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| 31 March | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | Compound growth % |
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| Summarised income statement (Rm) | ||||||||||||
Revenue |
81 278 | 80 077 | 74 500 | 73 219 | 68 131 | 4.5 | ||||||
Operating profit |
21 750 | 21 059 | 19 235 | 20 394 | 18 897 | 3.6 | ||||||
Net finance charges |
(2 522) | (2 215) | (1 384) | (809) | (687) | 38.4 | ||||||
Profit before tax |
19 228 | 18 844 | 17 851 | 19 585 | 18 434 | 1.1 | ||||||
Taxation |
(6 102) | (5 934) | (5 341) | (5 918) | (5 210) | 4.0 | ||||||
Net profit |
13 126 | 12 910 | 12 510 | 13 667 | 13 224 | (0.2) | ||||||
Non-controlling interest |
292 | 7 | 162 | (424) | (233) | n/a | ||||||
EBITDA |
31 238 | 30 345 | 26 905 | 27 314 | 25 253 | 5.5 | ||||||
| Summarised statement of financial position (Rm) | ||||||||||||
Non-current assets |
52 127 | 51 085 | 45 954 | 37 954 | 34 434 | 10.9 | ||||||
Current assets |
29 011 | 27 618 | 25 353 | 22 787 | 21 157 | 8.2 | ||||||
Equity and reserves |
22 996 | 23 024 | 21 643 | 23 743 | 21 216 | 2.0 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities |
31 423 | 29 909 | 23 050 | 12 010 | 9 620 | 34.4 | ||||||
Current liabilities |
26 719 | 25 770 | 26 614 | 24 988 | 24 755 | 1.9 | ||||||
Net debt |
22 484 | 21 287 | 16 760 | 8 052 | 8 007 | 29.4 | ||||||
Capital expenditure |
11 292 | 12 875 | 13 305 | 10 779 | 9 456 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Summarised statement of cash flows (Rm) | ||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations |
31 791 | 29 800 | 26 198 | 28 901 | 25 320 | 5.9 | ||||||
Tax paid |
(6 051) | (5 456) | (4 979) | (5 298) | (5 323) | 3.3 | ||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities |
25 740 | 24 344 | 21 219 | 23 603 | 19 997 | 6.5 | ||||||
Net cash flows utilised in investing activities |
(12 195) | (13 680) | (13 131) | (9 375) | (7 154) | 14.3 | ||||||
Net cash flows utilised in financing activities |
(11 909) | (11 644) | (5 043) | (14 719) | (10 096) | 4.2 | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
1 636 | (980) | 3 045 | (491) | 2 747 | 0.6 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year |
8 873 | 7 751 | 8 870 | 5 792 | 6 188 | 9.4 | ||||||
| Performance per ordinary share (cents) | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share |
915 | 881 | 864 | 903 | 887 | 0.8 | ||||||
Headline earnings per share |
923 | 883 | 860 | 896 | 872 | 1.4 | ||||||
Diluted headline earnings per share |
894 | 860 | 840 | 894 | 870 | 0.7 | ||||||
Net asset value per share |
1 545 | 1 547 | 1 470 | 1 612 | 1 441 | 1.8 | ||||||
Dividends per share1 |
830 | 795 | 775 | 825 | 785 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Profitability and returns (%) | ||||||||||||
EBITDA margin |
38.4 | 37.9 | 36.1 | 37.3 | 37.1 | |||||||
Operating profit margin |
26.8 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 27.9 | 27.7 | |||||||
Effective tax rate |
31.7 | 31.5 | 29.9 | 30.2 | 28.3 | |||||||
Net profit margin |
16.1 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 19.4 | |||||||
Return on equity2 |
55.7 | 55.9 | 56.2 | 60.4 | 66.1 | |||||||
Return on capital employed3 |
45.4 | 48.2 | 50.1 | 62.1 | 62.8 | |||||||
| Liquidity and debt leverage (times) | ||||||||||||
Interest cover4 |
7.7 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 19.3 | 20.4 | |||||||
Net debt to EBITDA |
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||
Current ratio5 |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||||
Quick ratio6 |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Notes:
1. Total dividend declared for the financial year.
2. Return on equity is calculated by dividing net profit attributable to equity shareholders by shareholders’ equity.
3. Return on capital employed (before tax) is calculated by dividing adjusted statutory operating profit by the average of total assets less current liabilities.
4. Interest cover ratio is calculated by dividing earnings before interest and tax for the year by finance costs for the year.
5. The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
6. The quick ratio is calculated by dividing current assets, excluding inventory, by current liabilities.