Group Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 August 2009
    2009 2008
      (restated)
  Notes R’000 R’000
Continuing operations      
Revenue 1 12 754 202 11 711 517
Turnover 1 12 175 312 11 193 577
Cost of merchandise sold   (9 657 930) (8 984 267)
Gross profit   2 517 382 2 209 310
Other income 1 564 482 499 209
Expenses   (2 372 694) (2 118 071)
 Depreciation and amortisation 3 (113 665) (95 378)
 Occupancy costs 4 (352 055) (306 488)
 Employment costs 5 (1 156 928) (986 128)
 Other costs 6 (750 046) (730 077)
       
Operating profit   709 170 590 448
(Loss)/profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (7 177) 13 925
Profit on disposal of business   1 244
Profit before financing costs   701 993 605 617
Net financing costs 2 (54 773) (51 184)
 Financial income 1 14 408 18 731
 Financial expense   (69 181) (69 915)
       
Profit before taxation   647 220 554 433
Income tax expense 8 (174 619) (146 897)
Profit for the year from continuing operations   472 601 407 536
Discontinued operations      
Profit for the year from discontinued operations 7 33 538
Total profit for the year   472 601 441 074
Attributable to:      
Equity holders of the parent   472 387 441 201
Minority interest   214 (127)
    472 601 441 074
Earnings per share (cents)      
 Continuing operations 9 165.6 136.7
 Discontinued operations 9 11.3
 Total 9 165.6 148.0
Diluted earnings per share (cents)      
 Continuing operations 9 163.8 134.2
 Discontinued operations 9 11.0
 Total 9 163.8 145.2