FIVE YEAR REVIEW


FINANCIAL STATISTICS 12 months to 12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 12 months to
  31 March 31 March 31 March 31 December 31 December
  2012 2011 2010 2008 2007
TRADING RESULTS (Rmillion)          
Revenue 12 081 9 681 11 136 7 106 6 395
           
           
Profit from operations 1 921 1 338 1 691 1 132 838
Other net (expenditure)/income (43) 268 1 996# 40 3 012^
           
Operating profit 1 878 1 606 3 687 1 172 3 850
Net financing costs (507) (472) (452) (280) (119)
Share of associate company’s profit/(loss) 1 (2) 1    
           
Profit before tax 1 372 1 132 3 236 892 3 731
Tax (351) (261) (208) (212) (288)
Minority (non-controlling) interest (132) (38) (130) (31) (28)
Discontinued operation - Hulamin unbundling         42
Net profit attributable to shareholders 889 833 2 898 649 3 457
Headline earnings attributable to shareholders 891 806 858 583 61
SOURCE OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)          
Shareholders’ interest 6 709 4 800 4 573 3 059 2 735
Minority interests in subsidiaries 1 087 840 870 276 223
Equity 7 796 5 640 5 443 3 335 2 958
Deferred tax 1 663 1 365 1 272 582 673
Borrowings - long and short-term 4 996 4 275 3 180 2 585 1 387
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 737 761 787 792 812
Provisions 574 510 546 279 261
Capital employed   15 766 12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091
EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)          
Property, plant, equipment, investments and intangibles 9 363 7 934 7 969 5 032 3 525
Growing crops   3 575 2 608 2 041 742 353
Defined benefit pension fund asset 294 294      
Long-term receivable   115 135   196 203
Inventories, receivables and derivative instruments 3 843 3 170 3 218 3 358 3 150
Cash and cash equivalents 592 350 140 229 396
Total assets   17 782 14 491 13 368 9 557 7 627
Current liabilities (excluding short-term borrowings) 2 016 1 940 2 140 1 984 1 536
    15 766 12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091
RATIOS AND STATISTICS          
EARNINGS          
Headline earnings per share - (cents) 838,9 760,5 826,5 565,6 58,1
Dividends per share - (cents) 290,0 250,0 275,0 310,0 310,0
Dividend cover - (times) 2,9 3,0 3,0 1,8 0,2
PROFITABILITY          
Operating margin 15,9% 13,8% 15,2% 15,9% 13,1%
Return on capital employed 13,9% 11,5% 19,3% 18,8% 17,0%
FINANCE            
Debt to equity   64,1% 75,8% 58,4% 77,5% 46,9%
Net debt to equity   56,5% 69,6% 55,9% 70,6% 33,5%
SHARES            
Shares in issue - (millions) - issued 105 105 104 103 103
  - weighted 106 106 104 103 105
Market capitalisation - Rmillion 10 934 10 238 10 679 6 556 9 167
Value of shares traded - Rmillion 2 833 3 173 12 490 1 609 4 218
Share price - (cents) - balance sheet date 10 399 9 749 10 300 6 350 8 900
  - high 10 770 11 000 10 628 10 250 15 000+
  - low 8 547 9 300 6 260 4 900 8 500
Volume of shares traded - (millions) 30 34 138 21 36
#   Other income includes the gain of R1,969 billion arising on consolidation of the Zimbabwe subsidiaries during the year ended 31 March 2010.
^ Other income includes the fair value adjustment of R3,348 billion relating to the investment in Hulamin prior to its unbundling in June 2007.
+ Includes Hulamin.

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