| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004* | 2003* | |
| R millions | R millions | R millions | R millions | R millions | R millions | |
INCOME STATEMENT |
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Revenue |
21 431 | 17 126 | 13 913 | 12 206 | 10 045 | 11 397 |
Operating profit |
1 937 | 1 528 | 1 040 | 963 | 718 | 909 |
Financial income |
182 | 132 | 112 | 100 | 145 | 131 |
Financial expense |
(89) | (56) | (53) | (62) | (26) | (35) |
Profit from associates |
4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 19 |
Capital items |
(90) | (38) | (54) | (90) | (139) | 98 |
Profit before taxation |
1 944 | 1 570 | 1 077 | 935 | 707 | 1 122 |
Taxation |
(625) | (481) | (326) | (339) | (255) | (269) |
Profit after taxation |
1 319 | 1 089 | 751 | 596 | 452 | 853 |
Attributable to minority interest |
300 | 284 | 257 | 148 | 148 | 396 |
Attributable to Altron equity holders |
1 019 | 805 | 494 | 448 | 304 | 457 |
Headline earnings |
1 072 | 793 | 529 | 445 | 379 | 402 |
Dividends paid |
331 | 216 | 176 | 143 | 117 | 100 |
BALANCE SHEET |
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Assets |
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Property, plant and equipment |
1 264 | 954 | 905 | 848 | 671 | 666 |
Intangible assets |
1 502 | 844 | 773 | 925 | 462 | 471 |
Associates and other investments |
314 | 254 | 228 | 453 | 183 | 181 |
Rental finance advances |
86 | 77 | 90 | 75 | 189 | 286 |
Deferred taxation |
196 | 182 | 118 | 112 | 113 | 132 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
2 116 | 1 613 | 2 152 | 1 520 | 2 004 | 1 510 |
Other current assets |
5 501 | 4 526 | 3 271 | 3 022 | 2 447 | 2 947 |
Total assets |
10 979 | 8 450 | 7 537 | 6 955 | 6 069 | 6 193 |
Equity and liabilities |
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Shareholders' equity |
4 469 | 3 528 | 2 931 | 2 679 | 2 489 | 2 283 |
Minority interest |
877 | 1 218 | 1 103 | 964 | 1 082 | 1 292 |
Total equity |
5 346 | 4 746 | 4 034 | 3 643 | 3 571 | 3 575 |
Non-current loans |
940 | 321 | 297 | 716 | 277 | 281 |
Current loans |
229 | 65 | 238 | 59 | 247 | 193 |
Loans |
1 169 | 386 | 535 | 775 | 524 | 474 |
Non-current liabilities |
107 | 68 | 46 | 83 | 41 | 120 |
Bank overdraft |
33 | 24 | | | | |
Current liabilities |
4 324 | 3 226 | 2 922 | 2 454 | 1 933 | 2 024 |
Total equity and liabilities |
10 979 | 8 450 | 7 537 | 6 955 | 6 069 | 6 193 |
| * Not restated for effect of IFRS due to practical constraints. | ||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004* | 2003* | |
RATIOS AND STATISTICS |
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Earnings |
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Basic earnings per share (cents) |
356.7 | 287.0 | 176.4 | 162.0 | 111.5 | 169.9 |
Headline earnings per share (cents) |
375.3 | 282.8 | 189.2 | 161.7 | 138.1 | 155.3 |
Dividend proposed per share (cents) |
156.0 | 118.0 | 78.0 | 63.0 | 52.0 | 43.0 |
Headline dividend cover (times) |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
Ordinary shares in issue (millions) |
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at year end |
102 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
weighted average |
95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
Participating preference shares in |
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issue (millions) |
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at year end |
210 | 186 | 188 | 184 | 180 | 177 |
weighted average |
191 | 186 | 186 | 182 | 179 | 175 |
Profitability |
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Operating profit to revenue (%) |
9.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
EBITDA (R millions) |
2 209 | 1 763 | 1 253 | 1 154 | 847 | 1 071 |
Return on shareholders equity (%) |
24.7 | 23.0 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 14.3 |
Return on capital employed (%) |
29.7 | 29.8 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 22.4 |
Return on operating assets (%) |
23.2 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 20.8 |
Return on net assets (%) |
30.3 | 30.5 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 18.1 | 23.0 |
Financial |
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Borrowings ratio (%) |
21.9 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 21.3 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
Current ratio |
1.7:1 | 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 | 2.0:1 | 2.0:1 |
Acid test ratio |
1.2:1 | 1.2:1 | 1.4:1 | 1.4:1 | 1.5:1 | 1.5:1 |
Net asset value per share (cents) |
1 431.2 | 1 260.5 | 1 039.6 | 962.6 | 907.0 | 842.9 |
Shares |
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Number of shareholders |
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ordinary shares |
3 316 | 1 600 | 1 738 | 1 616 | 1 202 | 1 058 |
participating preference shares |
8 019 | 3 848 | 3 396 | 2 916 | 2 722 | 2 685 |
Price:earnings ratio (times) |
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ordinary shares |
13.1 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 5.3 |
participating preference shares |
12.7 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 4.8 |
Market value per share at year end |
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(cents) |
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ordinary shares |
3 700 | 4 478 | 2 550 | 1 555 | 1 105 | 820 |
participating preference shares |
3 600 | 4 200 | 2 250 | 1 538 | 1 125 | 750 |
Other |
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Consumer price index (percentage |
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increase) |
9.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
Production price index (percentage |
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(decrease)/increase) |
11.3 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
Number of permanent employees |
12 909 | 11 871 | 11 874 | 11 800 | 10 712 | 10 449 |
Not restated under Circular 8/2007 Headline Earnings.