Consolidated income statement
for the year ended 31 March 2011

  31 March  
2011  
R’m  
31 March  
2010  
R’m  
%  
change  
Revenue   33 085   27 998   18  
Cost of providing services and sale of goods   (17 794)  (14 438)   
Selling, general and administration expenses   (10 354)  (9 155)   
Other gains/(losses) – net   (881)  (364)   
Operating profit   4 056   4 041    
Interest received   401   348    
Interest paid   (1 389)  (883)   
Other finance income/(costs) – net   (30)  114    
Share of equity-accounted results   3 290   2 058   60  
Impairment of equity-accounted investments   (23)  (62)   
Dilution gains on equity-accounted investments   1 461   —    
Gains on acquisitions and disposals   42   144    
Income before taxation   7 808   5 760   36  
Taxation   (1 861)  (1 808)   
Profit for the year   5 947   3 952   50  
Attributable to:        
Equity holders of the group   5 260   3 257    
Non-controlling interest   687   695    
  5 947   3 952    
Core headline earnings for the period    6 036   5 319   13  
Core headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 612   1 426   13  
Fully diluted core headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 550   1 386   12  
Headline earnings for the period   4 213   3 297   28  
Headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 125   884   27  
Fully diluted headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 082   859   26  
Earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 405   873   61  
Fully diluted earnings per N ordinary share (cents)  1 351   848   59  
Net number of shares issued (’000)       
– At period-end   375 440   374 308    
– Weighted average for the period   374 501   372 951    
– Fully diluted weighted average   389 465   383 820