| |
Notes |
|
31 March
2008
R’000 |
|
31 March
2007
R’000 |
| Revenue |
22 |
|
20 518 408 |
|
17 218 713 |
| Cost of providing services and sale of goods |
23 |
|
(10 778 067) |
|
(9 164 138) |
| Selling, general and administration expenses |
23 |
|
(5 877 318) |
|
(4 531 211) |
| Other gains/(losses) – net |
24 |
|
14 549 |
|
(107 957) |
| Operating profit |
|
|
3 877 572 |
|
3 415 407 |
| Interest received |
25 |
|
1 162 338 |
|
329 512 |
| Interest paid |
25 |
|
(323 626) |
|
(219 377) |
| Other finance income/(cost) – net |
25 |
|
166 371 |
|
(447 680) |
| Share of equity-accounted results |
7 |
|
654 373 |
|
338 628 |
| Impairment of equity-accounted investments |
7 |
|
(278 667) |
|
(175 648) |
| Profit on sale of investments |
|
|
16 037 |
|
3 421 |
| Profit before taxation |
|
|
5 274 398 |
|
3 244 263 |
| Taxation |
26 |
|
(1 377 823) |
|
(1 185 026) |
| Profit after taxation |
|
|
3 896 575 |
|
2 059 237 |
| Profit from discontinued operations |
27 |
|
243 232 |
|
131 587 |
| Loss arising on discontinuance of operations |
27 |
|
(82 352) |
|
— |
| Net profit for the year |
|
|
4 057 455 |
|
2 190 824 |
| Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity holders of the group |
|
|
3 418 064 |
|
1 998 877 |
| Minority interest |
|
|
639 391 |
|
191 947 |
| |
|
|
4 057 455 |
|
2 190 824 |
| Continuing and discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per N ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
28 |
|
967 |
|
676 |
| Fully diluted |
28 |
|
944 |
|
649 |
| Headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
28 |
|
1 076 |
|
866 |
| Fully diluted |
28 |
|
1 051 |
|
832 |
| Dividend paid per A ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
31 |
|
24 |
| Dividend paid per N ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
156 |
|
120 |
| Proposed dividend per A ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
36 |
|
31 |
| Proposed dividend per N ordinary share (cents) |
|
|
180 |
|
156 |
| The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated annual financial statements. |
