Salient features
for the year ended 30 September
Audited | |||||||
2015 Rm |
2014 Rm |
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Financial |
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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# |
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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 | ||||||||||
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Euro | 15.43 | 14.27 | 13.73 | 14.35 | ||||||||||
British sterling | 20.94 | 18.32 | 18.52 | 17.56 |