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Altron Annual Report 2005
 
Six-year review
 
 
 
         
 
2005 
 
2004*
 
2003*
 
2002 
 
2001 
 
2000 
 
R millions 
 
R millions 
 
R millions 
 
R millions 
 
R millions 
 
R millions 
INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
12 206 
 
10 045 
 
11 397 
 
9 900 
 
8 951 
 
6 972 
Operating income
968 
 
718 
 
909 
 
763 
 
627 
 
540 
Investment income
100 
 
145 
 
131 
 
110 
 
82 
 
137 
Finance costs
(62)
 
(26)
 
(35)
 
(18)
 
(6)
 
(15)
Income from associates
24 
 
 
19 
 
24 
 
11 
 
15 
Goodwill amortisation and impaired
(300)
 
(134)
 
(105)
 
(49)
 
(43)
 
— 
Capital items
114 
 
(5)
 
203 
 
(84)
 
64 
 
11 
Income before taxation
844 
 
707 
 
1 122 
 
746 
 
735 
 
688 
Taxation
(340)
 
(255)
 
(269)
 
(196)
 
(146)
 
(189)
Income after taxation
504 
 
452 
 
853 
 
550 
 
589 
 
499 
Attributable to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minority shareholders
104 
 
148 
 
396 
 
242 
 
291 
 
244 
Ordinary and participating
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
preference shareholders
400 
 
304 
 
457 
 
308 
 
298 
 
255 
Dividends paid
143 
 
117 
 
100 
 
90 
 
89 
 
81 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE SHEET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current assets
1 784 
 
1 322 
 
1 423 
 
2 008 
 
1 847 
 
1 167 
Associates and other investments
423 
 
183 
 
181 
 
167 
 
301 
 
511 
Deferred taxation
114 
 
113 
 
132 
 
127 
 
80 
 
40 
Cash and cash equivalents
1 520 
 
2 004 
 
1 510 
 
1 444 
 
1 082 
 
843 
Other current assets
2 937 
 
2 447 
 
2 947 
 
3 234 
 
2 985 
 
2 354 
Total assets
6 778 
 
6 069 
 
6 193 
 
6 980 
 
6 295 
 
4 915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity and liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
2 612 
 
2 489 
 
2 283 
 
1 945 
 
1 761 
 
1 400 
Minority interest
954 
 
1 082 
 
1 292 
 
1 636 
 
1 642 
 
1 300 
Fixed capital
3 566 
 
3 571 
 
3 575 
 
3 581 
 
3 403 
 
2 700 
Long-term liabilities
661 
 
277 
 
281 
 
784 
 
618 
 
338 
Short-term loans
30 
 
247 
 
193 
 
179 
 
137 
 
70 
Borrowings
691 
 
524 
 
474 
 
963 
 
755 
 
408 
Non-current liabilities
83 
 
41 
 
120 
 
158 
 
165 
 
100 
Current liabilities
2 438 
 
1 933 
 
2 024 
 
2 278 
 
1 972 
 
1 707 
Total equity and liabilities
6 778 
 
6 069 
 
6 193 
 
6 980 
 
6 295 
 
4 915 
*Restated for changes in accounting policy and adoption of new accounting standards see note 10.
 

DEFINITIONS

Earnings – Attributable earnings – as disclosed in the income statement.
Borrowings – All interest-bearing liabilities, including redeemable preference shares.
Capital employed – The total of fixed capital and borrowings.
Operating income – Is stated before goodwill amortised/impaired and capital items.
Fixed capital – Shareholders' equity interest, plus minority equity interest in subsidiaries.
Total assets – Property, plant and equipment, investments and loans together with current assets.
Operating assets – Total assets less investments, loans, deferred tax and cash.
 
 
2005 
 
2004*
 
2003*
 
2002
 
2001
 
2000
 
R million 
 
R million 
 
R million
 
R million
 
R million
 
R million
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RATIOS AND STATISTICS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share (cents)
144.7 
 
111.5 
 
169,9
 
111.9
 
103.3
 
88.9
Headline earnings per share (cents)
161.2 
 
138.1 
 
155.3
 
129.2
 
101.5
 
85.2
Dividend proposed per share (cents)
63.0 
 
52.0 
 
43.0
 
37.0
 
31.0
 
28.0
Headline dividend cover (times)
2.6 
 
2.7 
 
3.6
 
3.5
 
3.3
 
3.0
Ordinary shares in issue (millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
– at year end
94 
 
94 
 
94
 
94
 
96
 
97
– weighted average
94 
 
94 
 
94
 
95
 
97
 
97
Participating preference shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in issue (millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
– at year end
184 
 
180 
 
177
 
174
 
192
 
191
– weighted average
182 
 
179 
 
175
 
181
 
191
 
191
Profitability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income to turnover (%)
7.9 
 
7.1 
 
8.0
 
7.7
 
7.0
 
7.7
Return on shareholders'equity (%)
17.3 
 
16.0 
 
14.3
 
24.1
 
15.1
 
17.9
Return on capital employed (%)
22.7 
 
17.5 
 
22.5
 
16.8
 
15.1
 
17.4
Return on operating assets (%)
20.5 
 
19.1 
 
20.8
 
14.6
 
17.2
 
18.6
Financial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings ratio (%)
19.4 
 
14.7 
 
13.3
 
26.9
 
22.2
 
15.1
Current ratio
1.8:1 
 
2.0:1 
 
2.0:1
 
1.9:1
 
1.9:1
 
1.8:1
Acid test ratio
1.3:1 
 
1.5:1 
 
1.5:1
 
1.3:1
 
1.3:1
 
1.3:1
Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
– ordinary shares
1 616 
 
1 202 
 
1 058
 
1 067
 
510
 
426
– participating preference shares
2 916 
 
2 722 
 
2 685
 
1 471
 
2 184
 
2 351
Net asset value per share (cents)
938.5 
 
907.0 
 
842.9
 
725.9
 
611.7
 
486.3
Price earnings ratio (times)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
– ordinary shares
9.6 
 
8.0 
 
5.3
 
5.9
 
7.8
 
8.2
– participating preference shares
9.5 
 
8.1 
 
4.8
 
5.8
 
7.8
 
7.8
Market value per share at
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
year end (cents)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
– ordinary shares
1 555 
 
1 105 
 
820
 
760
 
795
 
695
– participating preference shares
1 538 
 
1 125 
 
750
 
755
 
790
 
665
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer price index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(percentage increase)
2.6 
 
0.7 
 
10.3
 
5.9
 
7.8
 
2.3
Production price index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(percentage (decrease)/increase)
1.2 
 
(1.0)
 
6.2
 
13.2
 
9.1
 
8.4
Number of employees
11 800 
 
10 712 
 
10 449
 
11 232
 
13 292
 
12 625
   
 

DEFINITIONS

  Acid test – The ratio of current assets excluding inventories to current liabilities.
Borrowings ratio – The percentage of borrowings to fixed capital.
Current ratio – The ratio of other current assets to current liabilities.
Headline dividend cover – Headline earnings per share divided by dividends per share.
Market value per share – The sellers, price quoted by the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
Net asset value per share – Shareholders' equity divided by the number of shares in issue at year end.
Price: earnings ratio – The market value per share divided by headline earnings per share.
Return on capital employed – The percentage of operating income to capital employed.
Return on operating assets – The percentage of operating income to operating assets.
Return on shareholders' equity – The percentage of attributable earnings to shareholders' equity, adjusted for net capital items, goodwill amortised/impaired and translation gains/losses.