FIVE YEAR REVIEW


FINANCIAL STATISTICS 15 months to   12 months to   12 months to   12 months to   12 months to
  31 March   31 December   31 December   31 December   31 December
  2010   2008   2007   2006   2005
              Restated *    
TRADING RESULTS (Rmillion)                  
Revenue 11 136   7 106   6 395   5 110   6 926
Profit from Tongaat Hulett operations 1 691   1 132   838   726   550
Profit from Hulamin operations                 159
Other net income 1 996   40   3 012   83   21
Operating profit 3 687   1 172   3 850   809   730
Net financing (costs)/income (452)   (280)   (119)   88   (60)
Share of associate company’s profit/(loss) 1           (4)   (25)
Profit before tax 3 236   892   3 731   893   645
Tax (208)   (212)   (288)   (238)   (162)
Minority shareholders (130)   (31)   (28)   (1)   (11)
Discontinued operation - Hulamin unbundling         42   69    
Net profit attributable to shareholders 2 898   649   3 457   723   472
Headline earnings attributable to shareholders 858   583   61   703   466
SOURCE OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)                  
Shareholders’ interest 4 573   3 059   2 735   3 293   4 613
Minority interests in subsidiaries 870   276   223   56   75
Equity 5 443   3 335   2 958   3 349   4 688
Deferred tax 1 272   582   673   605   936
Borrowings - long and short-term 3 180   2 585   1 387   500   840
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 787   792   812        
Provisions 546   279   261   247   283
Capital employed 11 228   7 573   6 091   4 701   6 747
EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)                  
Property, plant, equipment, investments and intangibles 7 969   5 032   3 525   2 642   4 183
Growing crops 2 041   742   353   212   182
Long-term receivable     196   203   203   203
Inventories, receivables and derivative instruments 3 218   3 358   3 150   2 452   2 834
Cash and cash equivalents 140   229   396   162   526
Total assets 13 368   9 557   7 627   5 671   7 928
Current liabilities (excluding short-term borrowings) 2 140   1 984   1 536   970   1 181
  11 228   7 573   6 091   4 701   6 747
RATIOS AND STATISTICS                  
EARNINGS                  
Headline earnings per share - (cents) 826,5   565,6   58,1   666,4   452,4
Dividends per share - (cents) 275,0   310,0   310,0   550,0   400,0
Dividend cover - (times) 3,0   1,8   0,2   1,2   1,1
PROFITABILITY                  
Operating margin 15,2%   15,9%   13,1%   14,2%   10,5%
Return on capital employed 19,3%   18,8%   17,0%   16,3%   11,1%
Return on equity 19,5%   18,5%   1,9%   21,2%   10,2%
FINANCE                  
Debt to equity 58,4%   77,5%   46,9%   14,9%   17,9%
Net debt to equity 55,9%   70,6%   33,5%   10,1%   6,7%
Current ratio 0,80   1,07   1,41   1,25   1,78
SHARES                    
Shares in issue - (millions) - issued 104   103   103   107   104
  - weighted 104   103   105   105   103
Market capitalisation - Rmillion 10 679   6 556   9 167   11 938   8 467
Value of shares traded - Rmillion 12 490   1 609   4 218   3 512   1 899
Net asset value per share - (cents) 4 410   2 963   2 655   3 089   4 440
Share price - (cents) - balance sheet date 10 300   6 350   8 900   11 200   8 150
  - high 10 628   10 250   15 000   11 400   8 500
  - low 6 260   4 900   8 500   7 800   5 010
Volume of shares traded - (millions) 138   21   36   37   29
* Comparative figures have been restated to reflect Hulamin as a discontinued operation and the relevant ratios have been restated.

 

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