NOTES TO THE GROUP ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l NOTE 1.1

1. Results of operations
1.1 Segmental summary

The Group’s segment reporting follows the organisational structure as reflected in its internal management reporting systems, which are the basis for assessing the financial performance of the business segments and for allocating resources to these segments. Management’s assessment of the Group’s organisational structure takes the geographical location of the segments into account.

Operating segments are reported internally to the chief operating decision-maker in a manner consistent with the financial statements. In addition, the chief operating decision-maker uses core net profit and core headline earnings as non-IFRS measures in evaluating the Group’s performance on a segmental level. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the executive directors, who are responsible for making strategic decisions on behalf of the Group.

Transactions between reportable segments are conducted on similar terms as other transactions of a similar nature. The segment results for the year ended 31 May are as follows:

  Total South Africa
Distribution
International
Distribution
Mobile Solutions Corporate
  2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
2016 
R’000 
2015 
R’000 
Total segment revenue  32 439 100  27 780 173  31 934 736  27 364 493  —  —  307 661  251 085  196 703  164 595  —  — 
Inter-segment revenue  (6 234 378) (5 735 951) (6 212 196) (5 706 602) —  —  (15 805) (10 917) (6 377) (18 432) —  — 
Revenue  26 204 722  22 044 222  25 722 540  21 657 891  —  —  291 856  240 168  190 326  146 163  —  — 
Segment result                                     
Operating profit/(loss) before depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges  1 240 559  1 080 165  1 133 433  1 038 252  44 152  35 379  111 142  51 359  35 889  40 831  (84 057) (85 656)
Depreciation and amortisation  (95 615) (89 112) (74 562) (72 649) —  —  (13 288) (7 068) (1 521) (2 877) (6 244) (6 518)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Impairment of intangible assets  (2 568) —  (1 042) —  —  —  (1 526) —  —  —  —  — 
Impairment of loans  —  (4 907) —  (219) —  (4 688) —  —  —  —  —  — 
Finance costs  (214 110) (233 165) (203 713) (225 994) (1) (152) (2 584) (733) —  (2) (7 812) (6 284)
Finance income  193 899  173 047  169 198  156 703  10 224  7 190  3 277  1 322  933  449  10 267  7 383 
Share of (losses)/profits from associates and joint ventures  (71 770) (79 338) (4 937) —  (70 283) (81 267) 2 690  2 658  760  (729) —  — 
Taxation  (318 783) (265 497) (258 313) (222 905) (16 062) (14 701) (23 826) (15 732) (14 680) (9 480) (5 902) (2 679)
Net profit/(loss) for the year  731 612  581 193  760 064  673 188  (31 970) (58 239) 75 885  31 806  21 381  28 192  (93 748) (93 754)
Reconciliation of net profit for the year to core headline earnings for the year                                     
Net profit/(loss) for the year  731 612  581 193  760 064  673 188  (31 970) (58 239) 75 885  31 806  21 381  28 192  (93 748) (93 754)
Amortisation of intangibles raised through business combinations net of tax  17 457  19 628  11 617  13 389  2 641  3 593  3 199  2 646  —  —  —  — 
Core net profit/(loss) for the year*  749 069  600 821  771 681  686 577  (29 329) (54 646) 79 084  34 452  21 381  28 192  (93 748) (93 754)
Headline earnings adjustment  (23 029) (30 570) 435  (1 016) (29 975) (25 379) 1 060  (213) 5 448  —  (3 962)
Core headline earnings for the year*  726 040  570 251  772 116  685 561  (59 304) (80 025) 80 144  34 239  26 829  28 192  (93 745) (97 716)
Core headline earnings for the year attributable to:                                     
Equity holders of parent  684 911  566 012  751 086  683 744  (59 327) (72 337) 65 333  28 346  21 564  23 975  (93 745) (97 716)
Non-controlling interest  41 129  4 239  21 030  1 817  23  (7 688) 14 811  5 893  5 265  4 217  —  — 
Non-cash items                                     
Net (loss)/profit on sale of subsidiaries  (3 885) 3 691  —  —  —  —  —  —  (3 885) —  —  3 691 
Net profit on disposal of associates  —  18 771  —  —  —  18 771  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Discounting of receivables  129 633  142 326  129 633  142 326  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Discounting of payables  (165 903) (165 201) (165 903) (165 201) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
The segment assets and liabilities at 31 May are as follows:                                     
Assets excluding investments in associates and joint ventures  6 395 384  6 478 248  5 725 082  5 866 457  16 608  18 894  489 351  425 046  135 841  151 077  28 502  16 774 
Investments in associates and joint ventures  910 567  548 572  62 649  6 000  792 488  500 203  54 210  41 905  1 220  464  —  — 
Total assets  7 305 951  7 026 820  5 787 731  5 872 457  809 096  519 097  543 561  466 951  137 061  151 541  28 502  16 774 
Additions to non-current assets                                     
Property, plant and equipment  41 956  54 897  37 706  44 673  —  —  2 469  8 257  928  1 657  853  310 
Intangible assets and goodwill  85 175  374 095  53 562  344 909  —  —  31 198  27 722  407  1 445  19 
Investment in associates  210 416  51 424  —  —  210 416  51 424  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Investment in joint ventures  —  30 051  —  —  —  —  —  30 051  —  —  —  — 
Total liabilities  (2 786 387) (3 108 839) (2 482 650) (2 781 588) (35 974) (26 792) (120 457) (147 536) (17 101) (18 011) (130 205) (134 912)

Segmental summary

The Company is domiciled in the Republic of South Africa. The result of its revenue from external customers in South Africa is R26.188 billion (2015: R22.026 billion), and the total revenue from external customers from other countries is R16.9 million (2015: R18.6 million).

The total non-current assets other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets located in South Africa is R1.426 billion (2015: R1.483 billion), and the total non-current assets located in other countries is R792 million (2015: R459 million).

The South African Distribution segment includes revenues of R7.647 billion and R4.637 billion earned from two external customers.

At 31 May 2016, the Group is managed on the basis of five main business segments:

South African Distribution, which includes the distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime and electricity of the South African mobile/fixed-line network operators and utility suppliers, and the distribution of starter packs in South Africa.
International Distribution, which includes international distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime in India and Mexico, and payment solutions in India. This segment also incorporates the Africa Prepaid Services group.
Mobile, which includes the provision of a complete mobile transactional ecosystem and services provisioning platform delivering mobile-centric products and services through any mobile channel, including location-based and WASP services, and music and digital content provision.
Solutions, which includes marketing of cellular and financial products and services through outbound telemarketing and other channels, provides inbound customer care and technical support, and markets data and analytics services.
Corporate, which performs the head office administration function.

* Core net profit and core headline earnings

Historically, a measurement of the Group’s performance and the growth thereon was based on core earnings per share. This has been substituted to core headline earnings per share which is a more informative measurement of the day-to-day operations of the Group. Core net profit and core headline earnings are non-IFRS measures used by the Group in evaluating the Group’s performance. These supplement the IFRS measures. Core net profit is calculated by adjusting net profit for the year with the amortisation of intangible assets net of deferred taxation and non-controlling interests that arise as a consequence of the purchase price allocations completed in terms of IFRS 3 – Business Combinations. Core headline earnings is calculated by adjusting core net profit with the headline earnings adjustments required by SAICA circular 2/2015.

Reconciliation of core net profit and core headline earnings to relevant IFRS measures are presented in note 1.5.


NOTES TO THE GROUP ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l NOTE 1.1