Income statement
for the year ended 28 February 2007
| GROUP | |||
| 2007 | 2006 | ||
| Notes | R millions | R millions | |
| REVENUE | 19 | 17 126 | 13 913 |
| Operating costs before capital items | (15 598) | (12 873) | |
| Material and services consumed | (11 917) | (10 065) | |
| Employees' remuneration | 20.3 | (2 728) | (2 500) |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (235) | (213) | |
| Net change in inventories | (718) | (95) | |
| Operating profit before capital items | 20 | 1 528 | 1 040 |
| Capital items | 21 | (38) | (54) |
| Result from operating activities | 1 490 | 986 | |
| Financial income | 22 | 132 | 112 |
| Financial expense | 23 | (56) | (53) |
| Share of profit from associates | 24 | 4 | 32 |
| Profit before taxation | 1 570 | 1 077 | |
| Taxation | 25 | (481) | (326) |
| Profit for the year | 1 089 | 751 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Minority interest | 284 | 257 | |
| Altron equity holders | 805 | 494 | |
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 26 | 287 | 176 |
| Diluted basic earnings per share (cents) | 26 | 250 | 166 |
| Dividends per share (cents) – paid | 78 | 63 | |
| – proposed | 27 | 118 | 78 |