Notes to the Group financial statements l Note 2.1

2.1 Operating segments
 

The Group has identified reportable segments that are used by the Group executive committee (chief operating decision maker (CODM)) to make key operating decisions, allocate resources and assess performance. The reportable segments are geographically differentiated regions and are grouped by their relative size.

The Group’s principal activities include the provision of network IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services; broadband and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services.

Operating results are reported and reviewed regularly by the Group executive committee and include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be attributed on a reasonable basis, whether from external transactions or from transactions with other Group segments.

Unallocated items mainly comprise corporate expenses which do not directly relate to the operating activities of the segments or which cannot be re-allocated on a reasonable basis. Segment results are determined before any adjustment for non-controlling interests.

EBITDA is used as the measure of reporting profit or loss of each segment.

1 Including Iran, excluding adjustments for hyperinflation and head office companies.
2 Excludes adjustments for profit on tower sales and the regulatory fine in Nigeria (refer note 6.3)

        Large opco cluster           Adjustments to IFRS
  South
Africa
Rm
Nigeria
Rm
  Ghana
Rm
Cameroon
Rm
Ivory
Coast
Rm
Uganda
Rm
Syria1
Rm
Sudan1
Rm
  Small
opco
cluster
Rm
Major
joint
venture
– Iran1
Rm
Head office
companies
and
eliminations2
Rm
  Iran3
Rm
Profit on
tower
sales
Rm
Nigeria
regulatory
fine
Rm
Adjust-
ments
for hyper-
inflation
Rm
Consoli-
dated
Rm
2015                                      
Revenue 40 038 51 942   7 903 5 806 6 424 5 148 2 605 3 472   23 290 13 660 (275)   (13 660) –   710 147 063
EBITDA 13 370 27 504   3 197 2 101 2 195 1 775 460 1 216   7 525 5 665 575   (5 665) 8 263 (9 287) 231 59 125
Depreciation and amortisation                                     (23 293)
Impairment of goodwill                                     (504)
Net finance costs                                     (3 010)
Net monetary gain                                     1 348
Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax                                     1 226
Profit before tax                                     34 892
EBITDA margin (%) 33,4 53,0   40,5 36,2 34,2 34,5 17,7 35,0   32,3 41,5             40,2
Capital expenditure4 10 948 4 993   1 831 1 911 833 951 974 819   4 368 4 180 1 571   (4 180) –   412 29 611
Capex/revenue (%) 27,3 9,6   23,2 32,9 13,0 18,5 37,4 23,6   18,8 30,6             20,1
2014                                      
Revenue 38 922 53 995   7 149 6 194 6 418 5 289 3 449 2 701   22 385 11 631 (348)   (11 631) –   776 146 930
EBITDA 12 509 31 620   2 674 2 651 2 475 2 074 651 914   8 083 4 982 1 869   (4 982) 7 430 – 241 73 191
Depreciation and amortisation                                     (21 513)
Impairment of goodwill                                     (2 033)
Net finance costs                                     (3 668)
Net monetary gain                                     878
Share of profit/(loss) of associates and joint ventures after tax                                     4 208
Profit before tax                                     51 063
EBITDA margin (%) 32,1 58,6   37,4 42,8 38,6 39,2 18,9 33,8   36,1 42,8             49,8
Capital expenditure4 5 676 8 375   1 400 862 1 185 667 357 1 392   3 888 3 112 1 440   (3 112) –   164 25 406
Capex/revenue (%) 14,6 15,5   19,6 13,9 18,5 12,6 10,4 51,5   17,4 26,8             17,3
1 Excludes adjustments for hyperinflation.
2 Head office companies and eliminations consist mainly of the Group’s central financing activities, management fees and dividends received from segments as well as intersegment eliminations.
3 Irancell Telecommunication Company Services (PJSC) proportionate results are included in the segment analysis as reviewed by the CODM and excluded from IFRS reported results due to equity accounting for joint ventures.
4 Capital expenditure comprises additions to property, plant and equipment, software and capital work in progress.

The Group is domiciled in South Africa.