Ten-year review
| 2017 R'000 |
2016 R'000 |
2015 R'000 |
2014 R'000 |
2013 R'000 |
2012*** R'000 |
2011 R'000 |
2010 R'000 |
2009 R'000 |
2008 R'000 |
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Revenue |
26 311 875 | 26 204 722 | 22 044 222 | 19 401 666 | 18 984 210 | 18 722 080 | 18 601 571 | 17 027 696 | 15 281 449 | 12 930 609** | |
Gross profit |
2 172 582 | 1 829 694 | 1 644 340 | 1 349 534 | 1 271 245 | 1 208 077 | 1 124 569 | 1 174 224 | 1 065 609 | 719 102** | |
GP (%) |
8.26 | 6.98 | 7.46 | 6.96 | 6.70 | 6.45 | 6.05 | 6.90 | 6.97 | 5.56** | |
EBIT |
1 218 472 | 1 142 376 | 986 146 | 722 856 | 645 671 | 643 828 | 517 060 | 569 459 | 474 847 | 273 254** | |
EBITDA |
1 331 323 | 1 240 559 | 1 080 165 | 787 993 | 713 622 | 735 385 | 710 192 | 689 244 | 568 067 | 346 929** | |
Net profit attributable to the parent |
786 965 | 691 590 | 577 617 | 450 230 | 424 841 | 438 104 | 431 448 | 365 022 | 390 547 | 269 423** | |
Cash from operating activities |
1 361 959 | 432 942 | 132 495 | 907 332 | (439 794) | 528 109 | 427 663 | 515 910 | 666 994 | (19 796) | |
Cash and cash equivalents |
1 350 666 | 589 027 | 788 411 | 1 184 131 | 941 282 | 1 975 242 | 2 226 170 | 2 054 902 | 1 756 806 | 1 328 294 | |
Capital expenditure |
113 280 | 127 131 | 178 684 | 149 089 | 291 605 | 164 485 | 186 196 | 195 817 | 103 496 | 70 136 | |
| Ratios | |||||||||||
EPS (cents) |
117.92 | 103.85 | 86.86 | 67.88 | 64.22 | 61.87 | 57.04 | 48.17 | 51.13 | 35.16** | |
HEPS (cents) |
117.98 | 100.35 | 82.26 | 67.98 | 64.17 | 64.65 | 46.20 | 48.27 | 51.63 | 34.86** | |
Core HEPS (cents) |
120.09 | 102.85 | 85.11 | 69.54 | 66.08 | 67.15 | 49.50 | 52.44 | 56.43 | 48.10** | |
NAV per share (cents) |
731.98 | 662.32 | 578.87 | 524.40 | 480.77 | 432.08 | 388.90 | 342.76 | 294.04 | 249.17 | |
Dividends declared per share (cents) |
40* | 36* | 31* | 27* | 25* | 23* | 14 | 12 | – | – | |
Dividend cover on headline earnings (cents) |
2.25* | 2.75* | 2.62* | 2.48* | 2.52* | 2.95* | 3.30 | 4.02 | – | – | |
Weighted average number of shares ('000) |
667 349 | 665 950 | 665 030 | 663 298 | 661 578 | 708 060 | 756 359 | 757 793 | 763 834 | 766 361 | |
Number of employees at year-end – subsidiaries |
796 | 776 | 1 305 | 1 176 | 1 112 | 1 216 | 1 357 | 1 620 | 1 979 | 1 616 |
| * | Gross ordinary dividend. |
| ** | Figures relate to the pro forma unaudited information. |
| *** | Includes a once-off income receipt of R79.4 million. |
| Revenue (R’million) |
Gross PINless transactional
values* (R’million) |
Gross profit (R’million) |
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