Summarised notes to the consolidated financial statements l Note 2

        Audited  
        2015
Rm
    2014
Rm
 
2. Reconciliation of net profit to headline earnings              
  Net profit attributable to Barloworld shareholders     1 713     2 143  
  Adjusted for the following:              
  Loss/(profit) on disposal of subsidiaries and investments (IFRS 10)     4     (530)  
  Profit on disposal of properties and other assets (IAS 16)     (35)     (77)  
  Impairment of goodwill (IFRS 3)     33     208  
  Reversal of impairment of investments in associates and joint ventures (IAS 36)     (2)     2  
  Impairment of plant and equipment (IAS 16) and intangibles (IAS 38) and other assets     6     94  
  Loss on sale of plant and equipment excluding rental assets (IAS16)     (10)        
  Rate change of amounts excluded from headline earnings     13        
  Taxation benefit on impairment of plant and equipment (IAS 16) and intangible assets (IAS 38)     1        
  Non-controlling interest in remeasurements           27  
  Headline earnings     1 724     1 867  
  Headline earnings from continuing operations     1 724     1 813  
  Headline earnings from continuing operations – excluding B-BBEE charge     1 960     1 813  
  Headline earnings from discontinued operations           54  
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year (000)              
  – basic     211 843     211 669  
  – diluted     212 537     212 680  
  Headline earnings per share (cents)              
  – basic     813.8     882.5  
  – diluted     811.1     877.7  
  Headline earnings per share from continuing operations (cents)              
  – basic     813.8     856.5  
  – diluted     811.1     852.1  
  Headline earnings per share from continuing operations (basic) excluding              
   B-BBEE charge              
  – basic     925.5     856.5  
  – diluted     922.3     852.1  
  Headline earnings per share from discontinued operations (cents)              
  – basic           26.0  
  – diluted           25.6  

Summarised notes to the consolidated financial statements l Note 2