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| for the year ended February 2010 |
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Audited
year ended
February
2010
USD’000 |
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Audited
year ended
February
2009
USD’000 |
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| Revenue |
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3 738 026 |
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4 191 671 |
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| Continuing operations |
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3 698 134 |
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3 980 830 |
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| Acquisitions |
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39 892 |
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210 841 |
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| Cost of sales |
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(3 239 650) |
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(3 627 835) |
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| Gross profit |
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498 376 |
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|
563 836 |
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| Operating costs |
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(387 750) |
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(438 574) |
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| Unrealised foreign exchange (losses)/gains |
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(2 090) |
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|
386 |
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| Operating profit before finance costs, depreciation and amortisation (“EBITDA”) |
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108 536 |
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|
125 648 |
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| Depreciation |
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(17 132) |
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(16 751) |
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| Amortisation of acquired intangible assets |
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(15 438) |
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(17 711) |
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| Operating profit before intagible impairment |
|
75 966 |
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91 186 |
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| Impairment of acquired intangible assets |
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— |
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(6 375) |
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| Operating profit |
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75 966 |
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|
84 811 |
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| Interest income |
|
3 904 |
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|
6 194 |
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| Financing costs |
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(13 478) |
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(22 655) |
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| Fair value movements on put option liabilities |
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(12 010) |
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|
16 829 |
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| Share of equity accounted investment (losses)/earnings |
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(278) |
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|
333 |
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| Profit before taxation |
|
54 104 |
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|
85 512 |
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| Taxation |
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(22 465) |
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(25 493) |
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| Profit for the year |
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31 639 |
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|
60 019 |
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| Other comprehensive income |
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| Translation of foreign subsidiaries |
|
77 498 |
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(109 323) |
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| Initial recognition and transfers related to put option liabilities |
|
843 |
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(43 125) |
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| Translation of equity loans net of tax effect |
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(10 582) |
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2 778 |
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| Other items |
|
1 075 |
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1 561 |
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| Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |
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100 473 |
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(88 089) |
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| Profit attributable to: |
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| Owners of the parent |
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29 974 |
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58 696 |
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| Non-controlling interests |
|
1 665 |
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|
1 323 |
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31 639 |
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|
60 019 |
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| Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to: |
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| Owners of the parent |
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92 029 |
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(80 012) |
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| Non-controlling interests |
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8 444 |
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(8 077) |
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100 473 |
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(88 089) |
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| Number of shares issued (millions) |
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| Issued |
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182 |
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176 |
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| Weighted average |
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177 |
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|
174 |
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| Diluted weighted average |
|
178 |
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|
176 |
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| Earnings per share (“EPS”) (US cents) |
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| Basic EPS |
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17,0 |
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33,7 |
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| Diluted basic EPS |
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16,8 |
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33,4 |
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| SALIENT FINANCIAL FEATURES |
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| Headline earnings |
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29 978 |
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63 258 |
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| Headline earnings per share (US cents) |
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| Headline |
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17,0 |
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36,3 |
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| Diluted headline |
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16,8 |
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36,0 |
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| Underlying earnings |
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53 553 |
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57 655 |
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| Underlying earnings per share (US cents) |
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| Underlying |
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30,3 |
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33,1 |
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| Diluted underlying |
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30,0 |
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32,8 |
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| Net asset value per share (US cents) |
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366,4 |
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328,0 |
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| Operating cash generation per share (US cents) |
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123,7 |
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111,0 |
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| KEY RATIOS |
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| Gross margin (%) |
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13,3% |
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13,5% |
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| EBITDA (%) |
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2,9% |
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3,0% |
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| Effective tax rate (%) |
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41,5% |
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29,8% |
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Effective tax rate (%) excluding fair value movements
on put option liabilities |
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34,0% |
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37,0% |
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| Exchange rates |
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| Average Rand/US exchange rate |
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7,9 |
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8,7 |
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| Closing Rand/US exchange rate |
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7,6 |
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10,1 |
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