Five-year review
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Financial information |
December
2010 |
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December
2009 |
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December
2008 |
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December
2007 |
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December
2006 |
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Income statement – extracts (Rm) |
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Revenue |
114 684 |
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111 947 |
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102 526 |
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73 145 |
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51 595 |
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EBITDA |
47 537 |
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46 063 |
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43 166 |
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31 845 |
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22 413 |
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Pro t from operations |
32 137 |
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31 588 |
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30 407 |
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22 872 |
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16 094 |
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Net finance costs |
(4 094) |
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(5 810) |
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(1 917) |
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(3 173) |
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(1 427) |
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Income tax expense |
(11 268) |
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(8 612) |
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(11 355) |
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(7 791) |
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(2 591) |
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Profit after tax attributable to |
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– Equity holders of the Company |
14 300 |
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14 650 |
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15 315 |
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10 608 |
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10 610 |
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– Non-controlling interest |
2 527 |
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2 511 |
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1 820 |
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1 308 |
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1 489 |
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Basic headline earnings |
14 011 |
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14 869 |
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15 603 |
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10 886 |
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10 628 |
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Statement of financial position – extracts (Rm) |
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Property, plant and equipment |
63 361 |
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67 541 |
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64 193 |
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39 463 |
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30 647 |
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Goodwill |
20 797 |
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24 756 |
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31 914 |
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25 744 |
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27 017 |
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Intangible assets |
9 469 |
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11 308 |
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13 872 |
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13 053 |
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13 088 |
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Investments and loans |
4 693 |
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5 291 |
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4 683 |
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2 493 |
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2 925 |
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Deferred taxation |
1 407 |
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1 317 |
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657 |
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1 332 |
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2 605 |
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Bank balances, deposits and cash |
36 232 |
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24 741 |
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28 738 |
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17 607 |
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10 091 |
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Other current assets |
18 002 |
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21 283 |
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26 049 |
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15 894 |
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10 544 |
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Assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale |
825 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Total assets |
154 786 |
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156 237 |
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170 106 |
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115 586 |
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96 917 |
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Ordinary shareholders’ interest |
71 855 |
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70 011 |
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76 386 |
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47 315 |
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38 696 |
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Non-controlling interest |
2 219 |
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2 855 |
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4 156 |
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4 187 |
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4 033 |
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Interest-bearing liabilities |
35 328 |
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36 917 |
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41 590 |
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33 657 |
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32 979 |
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Non-interest-bearing liabilities |
38 344 |
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40 788 |
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42 985 |
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27 751 |
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18 431 |
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Deferred taxation |
7 040 |
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5 666 |
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4 989 |
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2 676 |
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2 778 |
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Total liabilities |
80 712 |
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83 371 |
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89 564 |
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64 084 |
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54 188 |
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Total equity and liabilities |
154 786 |
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156 237 |
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170 106 |
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115 586 |
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96 917 |
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Cash flow statement – extracts (Rm) |
50 536 |
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49 632 |
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44 836 |
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34 334 |
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22 934 |
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Cash generated from operations |
34 728 |
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36 282 |
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34 236 |
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25 850 |
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17 622 |
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Net cash in flows from operating activities |
(15 701) |
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(33 192) |
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(27 177) |
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(17 152) |
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(35 711) |
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Net cash outflows from investing activities |
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Net cash outflows from financing activities |
(2 055) |
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(926) |
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292 |
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(2 135) |
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18 993 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
35 907 |
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22 646 |
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25 596 |
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15 546 |
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9 008 |
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Dividends paid |
(6 313) |
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(3 381) |
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(2 536) |
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(1 675) |
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(1 083) |
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Capital expenditure |
(15 343) |
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(27 720) |
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(26 896) |
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(15 348) |
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(9 796) |
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Performance per ordinary share |
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Basic headline earnings (cents) |
760,6 |
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803,2 |
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836,5 |
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584,8 |
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606,5 |
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Adjusted headline earnings (cents) |
747,0 |
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754,3 |
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904,4 |
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681,9 |
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584,7 |
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Attributable earnings (cents) |
776,2 |
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791,4 |
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821,0 |
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569,9 |
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605,4 |
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Dividends (cents) |
343,0 |
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181,0 |
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136,0 |
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90,0 |
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65,0 |
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Net asset value – book value (rands)(1) |
38,1 |
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38,2 |
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41,0 |
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25,4 |
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20,8 |
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Returns and pro tability ratios |
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Return on assets (%)(2) |
20,7 |
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19,4 |
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21,3 |
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21,5 |
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22,7 |
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Return on average shareholders’ funds (%)(3) |
19,8 |
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20,3 |
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25,2 |
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25,3 |
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36,4 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
41,5 |
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41,1 |
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42,1 |
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43,5 |
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43,4 |
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Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple (times)(4) |
5,4 |
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5,3 |
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5,1 |
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8,1 |
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8,3 |
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E ective taxation rate (%) |
40,1 |
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33,4 |
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39,9 |
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39,5 |
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17,6 |
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Solvency and liquidity ratios |
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Gearing (%)(5) |
(1,2) |
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16,7 |
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16,0 |
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31,2 |
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53,6 |
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Interest cover (times)(6) |
5,2 |
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2,6 |
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3,5 |
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4,6 |
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4,9 |
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Dividends cover (times)(7) |
2,2 |
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4,2 |
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4,6 |
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4,3 |
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6,3 |
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Net debt to EBITDA(8) |
— |
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0,3 |
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0,3 |
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0,5 |
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1,0 |
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Operating cash flow/revenue (%) |
44,1 |
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44,3 |
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43,7 |
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46,9 |
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44,5 |
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Share performance |
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Number of ordinary shares in issue (million) |
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– at year end |
1 885 |
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1 841 |
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1 868 |
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1 865 |
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1 860 |
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– weighted average during the year |
1 884 |
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1 851 |
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1 865 |
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1 862 |
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1 752 |
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Closing price (cents per share) |
13 442 |
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11 790 |
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10 850 |
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12 806 |
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8 530 |
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Market capitalisation (Rm) |
253 318 |
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216 999 |
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202 385 |
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238 806 |
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158 684 |
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| Definitions |
| (1) |
Ordinary shareholders’ interest dividend by the number of ordinary shares in issue at year end |
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Profit from operations as a percentage of the average of the opening and closing balances of total assets |
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Headline earnings as a percentage of the average of the opening and closing balances of ordinary shareholders’ interest |
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Market capitalisation less net debt (interest-bearing liabilities less bank balances, deposits and cash) divided by EBITDA |
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Net debt as a percentage of total equity |
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Profit from operations divided by finance costs |
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Headline earnings divided by total dividend |
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Interest-bearing liabilities less cash divided by EBITDA |
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Operational information |
December
2010 |
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December
2009 |
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December
2008 |
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December
2007 |
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December
2006 |
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South Africa |
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Mobile penetration (%) |
105 |
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103 |
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97 |
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86 |
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74 |
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Market share (%) |
36 |
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32 |
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36 |
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36 |
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36 |
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Subscribers (million) |
19 |
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16 |
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17 |
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15 |
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12 |
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ARPU (ZAR) |
154 |
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126 |
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164 |
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149 |
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159 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
34 |
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31 |
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33 |
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35 |
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34 |
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Capex/sales (%) |
11 |
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18 |
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15 |
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10 |
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10 |
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Nigeria |
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Mobile penetration (%) |
49 |
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42 |
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36 |
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28 |
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19 |
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Market share (%) |
52 |
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50 |
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44 |
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43 |
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46 |
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Subscribers (million) |
39 |
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31 |
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23 |
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17 |
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12 |
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ARPU (USD) |
11 |
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12 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
63 |
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59 |
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58 |
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57 |
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57 |
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Capex/sales (%) |
14 |
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31 |
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30 |
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24 |
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25 |
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Ghana |
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Mobile penetration (%) |
67 |
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61 |
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50 |
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33 |
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22 |
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Market share (%) |
53 |
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55 |
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55 |
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52 |
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52 |
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Subscribers (million) |
9 |
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8 |
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6 |
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4 |
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3 |
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ARPU (USD) |
7 |
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8 |
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12 |
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15 |
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17 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
44 |
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45 |
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46 |
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51 |
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42 |
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Capex/sales (%) |
54 |
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46 |
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31 |
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31 |
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28 |
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Iran |
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Mobile penetration (%) |
92 |
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80 |
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61 |
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37 |
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20 |
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Market share (%) |
44 |
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40 |
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37 |
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23 |
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1 |
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Subscribers (million) |
30 |
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23 |
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16 |
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6 |
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* |
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ARPU (USD) |
8 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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9 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
41 |
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35 |
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30 |
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(13) |
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(75) |
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Capex/sales (%) |
18 |
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44 |
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56 |
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116 |
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1 003 |
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Syria |
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Mobile penetration (%) |
50 |
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46 |
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38 |
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26 |
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26 |
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Market share (%) |
45 |
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45 |
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46 |
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46 |
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46 |
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Subscribers (million) |
5 |
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4 |
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4 |
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2 |
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2 |
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ARPU (USD) |
16 |
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18 |
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19 |
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17 |
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17 |
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EBITDA margin (%) |
24 |
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20 |
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28 |
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35 |
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32 |
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Capex/sales (%) |
6 |
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11 |
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16 |
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17 |
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10 |
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* Amount less than R1 million
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