CONDENSED GROUP INCOME STATEMENT

    Reviewed   Audited  
  %   year ended   year ended  

R’000

change   June 09   June 08  
Sale of merchandise 24.5   59 318 559   47 651 548  
Cost of sales 25.5   (47 878 232)  (38 161 987) 
Gross profit 20.6   11 440 327   9 489 561  
Other operating income 26.6   1 244 363   982 770  
Depreciation and amortisation 26.3   (753 921)  (596 841) 
Operating leases 16.7   (1 310 522)  (1 122 522) 
Employee benefits 21.8   (4 453 771)  (3 655 978) 
Other expenses 15.2   (3 225 562)  (2 800 440) 
Trading profit 28.1   2 940 914   2 296 550  
Exchange rate gains (90.9)  3 005   33 187  
Items of a capital nature (562.2)  (31 227)  6 756  
Operating profit 24.7   2 912 692   2 336 493  
Interest received 4.2   191 566   183 915  
Finance costs 45.6   (86 142)  (59 149) 
Profit before tax 22.6   3 018 116   2 461 259  
Tax 14.2   (999 478)  (875 570) 
Profit for the year 27.3   2 018 638   1 585 689  
       

ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

     
Equity holders of the Company 27.3   1 998 246   1 570 252  
Minority interest 32.1   20 392   15 437  
    2 018 638   1 585 689  
Earnings per share (cents) 28.1   396.5   309.5  
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 29.5   386.3   298.3  
Ordinary dividend per share paid (cents)      
Interim dividend paid 42.9   70.0   49.0  
Final dividend declared 22.6   130.0   106.0  
Total 29.0   200.0   155.0  
Number of ordinary shares (‘000) used for      
calculation of : earnings per share (weighted average)   504 030   507 320  
  : diluted earnings per share      
   (weighted average)   517 250   526 455