Financial Review  -   FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2004

Group summary (R000)
12 months
2004
12 months
2003
Income statement    
Turnover
Operating income
Exceptional items
Interest received
Attributable profit
176 338
24 718
(930)
2 691
25 317
160 075
17 573
(362)
2 673
18 781
Balance sheet
Ordinary shareholders’ funds Preference shareholders’ funds
Bank Balances
Short term loans
54 277

26 046
107 024
-
35 966

26 046
76 772
(1 627)
Cash flow statement
Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
30 252
8 704
Group summary
12 months
2004
12 months
2003
Group statistics
Ordinary share performance
(cents per share)
   
Earnings
Headline earnings
Net asset value
Closing market price
3,5
3,6
7,7
49
2,6
2,7
5,2
31
Liquidity
Current ratio
1:1
1:1
Other    
Number of ordinary shares
issued (000)
718 188
717 188
Weighted average shares (000)
718 188
717 188
Number of employees
802
764