group income statement

for the year ended 31 May 2008

              2007  
      2008   2008   Predecessor  
      Pro forma**   Actual   value  
      unaudited   audited   audited  
  Notes   R’000   R’000   R’000  
Revenue     12 930 609   12 545 471   8 895 044  
Other income     68 142   69 545   34 585  
Changes in inventories of finished goods     (12 211 507)   (11 875 606)   (8 469 965)  
Employee compensation and benefit expense     (275 629)   (265 003)   (142 320)  
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges     (73 675)   (58 670)   (26 682)  
Other expenses     (164 686)   (146 240)   (88 208)  
Operating profit 18   273 254   269 497   202 454  
Finance costs 19   (106 604)   (147 704)   (134 280)  
Finance income 19   239 470   193 281   96 029  
Share of losses from associates 6   (19 661)   (17 441)   (956)  
Net profit before taxation     386 459   297 633   163 247  
Taxation 20   (116 529)   (89 841)   (53 420)  
Net profit for the year     269 930   207 792   109 827  
                 
Equity holders of the parent     269 423   180 891   63 867  
Minority interest     507   26 901   45 960  
Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity holders (cents)                
– Basic 21   35,16   30,65   16,89  
– Headline 21   34,86   30,26   15,29  

** Refer to annexure 1 for a reconciliation between group net profit and group pro forma net profit.