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Annual financial statements
 

Group income statement

for the year ended 31 August

  Notes     2009  
Rm  		     2008  
Rm  
Revenue 1     12 922       12 610  
Cost of sales     6 428       6 627  
Operating expenses     4 739       4 288  
Administration and other expenses     1 102       1 003  
Depreciation and amortisation     197       170  
Employees     2 103       1 787  
Marketing     361       407  
Occupancy     706       632  
Share-based payment     24       32  
Transport and travel     249       261  
Surplus on disposal of property, plant and equipment     (3)      (4) 
Operating profit before debtors costs     1 755       1 695  
Debtors costs 2     1 109       898  
Operating profit     646       797  
Investment income     9       30  
Finance income 3     184       104  
Finance costs 3     (272)      (188) 
Share of losses of associates 12     (12)      (14) 
Profit before taxation 4     555       729  
Taxation 5     475       215  
Profit for the year     80       514  
Attributable to:            
Shareholders     75       514  
Minorities     5       —  
Headline earnings     73       511  
Earnings per share (cents)            
– basic 6     45,8       302,8  
– diluted 6     45,6       300,1  
Cash equivalent dividends per share (cents) 7     41,0       152,0