FIVE YEAR REVIEW


FINANCIAL STATISTICS   2007 2006 2006 2005 2004 2003#
    Restated *        
TRADING RESULTS (Rmillion)              
Revenue   6 395 5 110 7 848 6 926 6 298 6 559
Profit from Tongaat Hulett operations 838 726 726 550 323 150
Profit from Hulamin operations       211 159 74 3
Other net income/(expenditure)   3 012 83 83 21 (39) (73)
Operating profit   3 850 809 1 020 730 358 80
Net financing costs   (119) 88 (23) (60) (93) (152)
Share of associate company’s (loss)/profit   (4) (4) (25) 6 (45)
Profit before tax   3 731 893 993 645 271 (117)
Tax   (288) (238) (269) (162) (41) 77
Minority shareholders   (28) (1) (1) (11) (10) (1)
Discontinued operation - Hulamin unbundling 42 69        
Net profit attributable to shareholders 3 457 723 723 472 220 (41)
Headline earnings attributable to shareholders 61 703 703 466 206 (93)
SOURCE OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)              
Shareholders’ interest   2 735 3 293 4 957 4 613 4 347 4 193
Minority interests in subsidiaries   223 56 76 75 71 6
Equity    2 958  3 349 5 033 4 688 4 418 4 199
Deferred tax   673 605 1 055 936 854 866
Borrowings - long & short-term 1 387 500 1 223 840 1 380 1 369
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 812          
Provisions   261 247 297 283 271 260
Capital employed   6 091 4 701 7 608 6 747 6 923 6 694
EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)            
Property, plant, equipment, investments and intangibles 3 525 2 642 4 625 4 183 4 161 4 204
Growing crops   353 212 212 182 185 179
Long-term receivable   203 203 203 203 210 210
Inventories, receivables and derivative instruments 3 150 2 452 3 507 2 834 2 793 2 912
Cash and cash equivalents   396 162 509 526 803 808
Total assets   7 627 5 671 9 056 7 928 8 152 8 313
Current liabilities (excluding short-term borrowings) 1 536 970 1 448 1 181 1 229 1 619
    6 091 4 701 7 608 6 747 6 923 6 694
RATIOS AND STATISTICS              
EARNINGS              
Headline earnings per share - (cents) 58,1 666,4 666,4 452,4 202,5 (91,7)
Dividends per ordinary share - (cents) 310,0 550,0 550,0 400,0 170,0 120,0
Dividend cover - (times)   0,2 1,2 1,2 1,1 1,2 -
PROFITABILITY              
Operating margin   13,1% 14,2% 13,0% 10,5% 5,7% 1,2%
Return on capital employed   17,0% 16,3% 14,8% 11,1% 5,5% 1,2%
Return on equity   1,9% 21,2% 14,5% 10,2% 4,8% (2,1%)
FINANCE              
Debt to equity   46,9% 14,9% 24,3% 17,9% 31,2% 32,6%
Net debt to equity   33,5% 10,1% 14,2% 6,7% 13,1% 13,4%
Current ratio   1,41 1,25 1,53 1,78 1,53 1,42
Liquidity ratio   0,88 0,72 0,92 1,01 0,83 0,75
SHARES              
Shares in issue - (millions) - issued                                              103 107 107 104 102 101
  - weighted 105 105 105 103 102 101
Market capitalisation - Rmillion 9 167 11 938 11 938 8 467 5 525 3 399
Value of shares traded - Rmillion 4 218 3 512 3 512 1 899 1 325 1 821
Net asset value per share - (cents) 2 872 3 142 4 722 4 512 4 321 4 132
Share price - (cents) - balance sheet date 8 900 11 200 11 200 8 150 5 404 3 350
  - high 15 000 11 400 11 400 8 500 5 500 4 698
  - low 8 500 7 800 7 800 5 010 3 280 2 900
Annual volume of shares traded - (millions) 36 37 37 29 30 53
* Comparative figures have been restated to reflect Hulamin as a discontinued operation and the relevant ratios have been restated.
# Prepared in accordance with South African Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.