ANNUAL REPORT 2008
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COMPARABLE KEY RATIOS
 
    12 months ended
31 December
    2008     2007  
RATIOS        
Profitability and asset management        
Return on net assets (%)   39     24  
Return on equity attributable to owners of the parent        
– Attributable earnings (%)   30     14  
– Headline earnings (%)   32     14  
Return on invested capital (%)   28     16  
Return on capital employed (%)   34     20  
Operating margin (%)   19     14  
Solvency and liquidity        
Net financing cost cover (times) – EBIT   6     4  
Net financing cost cover (times) – EBITDA   9     6  
Current ratio (times)   2     3  
Net debt to equity (%)   18     31  
Net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (times)   0,6     1,2  
Number of years to repay interest-bearing debt   1     2  
 
Key ratios for 2007 and 2008 have been restated for comparable purposes to include Namakwa Sands as well as the equityaccounted 26% interest in Black Mountain Mining (Pty) Limited as if effective from 1 January 2007.