FIVE YEAR REVIEW


FINANCIAL STATISTICS   12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 12 months to 12 months to
    31 March 31 March 31 December 31 December 31 December
    2011 2010 2008 2007 2006
            Restated *
TRADING RESULTS (Rmillion)            
Revenue   9 681 11 136 7 106 6 395 5 110
Profit from operations   1 338 1 691 1 132 838 726
Other net income   268 1 996# 40 3 012^ 83
Operating profit   1 606 3 687 1 172 3 850 809
Net financing (costs)/income (472) (452) (280) (119) 88
Share of associate company’s (loss)/profit (2) 1     (4)
Profit before tax   1 132 3 236 892 3 731 893
Tax   (261) (208) (212) (288) (238)
Minority shareholders   (38) (130) (31) (28) (1)
Discontinued operation - Hulamin unbundling       42 69
Net profit attributable to shareholders 833 2 898 649 3 457 723
Headline earnings attributable to shareholders 806 858 583 61 703
SOURCE OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)          
Shareholders’ interest   4 800 4 573 3 059 2 735 3 293
Minority interests in subsidiaries 840 870 276 223 56
Equity   5 640 5 443 3 335 2 958 3 349
Deferred tax   1 365 1 272 582 673 605
Borrowings - long and short-term 4 275 3 180 2 585 1 387 500
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 761 787 792 812  
Provisions   510 546 279 261 247
Capital employed   12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091 4 701
EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)          
Property, plant, equipment, investments and intangibles 7 934 7 969 5 032 3 525 2 642
Growing crops   2 608 2 041 742 353 212
Defined benefit pension fund asset 294        
Long-term receivable   135   196 203 203
Inventories, receivables and derivative instruments 3 170 3 218 3 358 3 150 2 452
Cash and cash equivalents 350 140 229 396 162
Total assets   14 491 13 368 9 557 7 627 5 671
Current liabilities (excluding short-term borrowings) 1 940 2 140 1 984 1 536 970
    12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091 4 701
RATIOS AND STATISTICS            
EARNINGS            
Headline earnings per share - (cents) 760,5 826,5 565,6 58,1 666,4
Dividends per share - (cents) 250,0 275,0 310,0 310,0 550,0
Dividend cover - (times)   3,0 3,0 1,8 0,2 1,2
PROFITABILITY            
Operating margin   13,8% 15,2% 15,9% 13,1% 14,2%
Return on capital employed 11,5% 19,3% 18,8% 17,0% 16,3%
Return on equity   14,5% 19,5% 18,5% 1,9% 21,2%
FINANCE            
Debt to equity   75,8% 58,4% 77,5% 46,9% 14,9%
Net debt to equity   69,6% 55,9% 70,6% 33,5% 10,1%
Current ratio   0,72 0,80 1,07 1,41 1,25
SHARES            
Shares in issue - (millions) - issued 105 104 103 103 107
  - weighted 106 104 103 105 105
Market capitalisation - Rmillion 10 238 10 679 6 556 9 167 11 938
Value of shares traded - Rmillion 3 173 12 490 1 609 4 218 3 512
Net asset value per share - (cents) 4 571 4 410 2 963 2 655 3 089
Share price - (cents) - balance
sheet date
9 749 10 300 6 350 8 900 11 200
  - high 11 000 10 628 10 250 15 000 11 400
  - low 9 300 6 260 4 900 8 500 7 800
Volume of shares traded - (millions) 34 138 21 36 37
# Other net income includes the gain of R1,969 billion arising on consolidation of the Zimbabwe subsidiaries during the period ended 31 March 2010.
^ Other net income includes the fair value adjustment of R3,348 billion relating to the investment in Hulamin prior to its unbundling in June 2007.
* Comparative figures for 2006 have been restated to reflect Hulamin as a discontinued operation and the relevant ratios have been restated.

 

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