Salient features

Salient features

for the year ended 30 September

      Audited  
      2015
Rm
    2014
Rm
 
Financial
             
Group headline earnings per share (cents)     814     883  
Continuing headline earnings per share (cents)     814     857  
Continuing headline earnings per share (cents) – excluding B-BBEE charge     926     857  
Dividend per share (cents)     345     320  
Continuing operating margin (%) – excluding B-BBEE charge     6.4     6.2  
Continuing net asset turn (times)     2.0     2.4  
Continuing EBITDA/interest paid (times)     5.2     5.5  
Net debt/equity (%)     55.1     40.9  
Group return on net operating assets (RONOA) (%)     16.8     18.8  
Group return on ordinary shareholders’ funds (%)     10.9     11.6  
Net asset value per share including investments at fair value (cents)     9 157     7 941  
Number of ordinary shares in issue, including B-BBEE shares (000)     226 728     231 292  
Non-financial#
             
Energy consumption (GJ)     3 122 041     2 953 038  
Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e)     287 597     273 986  
Water consumption (ML)     745      785  
Number of employees     19 745     19 616  
LTIFR†     1.11     1.23  
Work-related fatalities     0     3  
Corporate social investment (R million)     17     17  
dti^ B-BBEE rating (level+     2     2  
# Deloitte & Touche have issued an unmodified limited assurance report on the non-financial salient features included above, in accordance with International Standard 3000 on Assurance Engagements Other Than Audit or Reviews of Historical Financial Information.
Δ Scope 1 and 2.
Lost-time injuries multiplied by 200 000 divided by total hours worked.
^ Department of Trade and Industry (South Africa).
+ Audited and verified by Empowerdex.
      Closing rate       Average rate  
Exchange rates (Rand)     2015     2014       2015     2014  
United States dollar     13.86     11.30       11.98     10.57  
Euro     15.43     14.27       13.73     14.35  
British sterling     20.94     18.32       18.52     17.56