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Segment analysis

The segment information has been prepared in accordance with IFRS 8 - Operating Segments (IFRS 8) which defines the requirements for the disclosure of financial information of an entity's operating segments.
IFRS 8 replaces IAS14 - Segment Reporting. The standard requires segmentation based on the group's internal organisation and reporting of revenue and operating income based upon internal accounting presentation.

The segment revenues, operating profit generated by and total assets of each of thegroup's reportable segments are summarised as follows:
 

  Revenue Operating Profit
  6 months to 31 Aug 2009 6 months to 31 Aug 2008 12 months to 28 Feb 2009 6 months to 31 Aug 2009 6 months to 31 Aug 2008 12 months to 28 Feb 2009
Rm  Rm  Rm  Rm  Rm  Rm 
           
Altech Autopage Cellular 

             2,796

           2,573

         5,264

          145

            136

              296

Altech UEC Group 

                597

             696

         1,324

            18

              33

               33

Altech Netstar Group 

                434

             410

            829

          132

            116

              241

Kenya Data Networks 

                215

             131

            334

            97

              52

              158

Other Altech Segments 

                728

             773

         1,539

          102

              67

              152

Altech Group 

             4,770

           4,583

         9,290

          494

            403

              880

Corporate and Intersegment eliminations

                (38)

              (50)

           (126)

          (15)

                6

(6.0)
Altech Group

             4,732

          4,533

        9,164

          479

            409

             874

Revenues/operating profit/total assets from segments below the quantitative thresholds are attributable to smaller operating segments of the Altech group. 

None of those segments has met any of the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments for the reportable periods.

Quantitative thresholds have been calculated based on totals for the Altech group.

       
R millions 6 months to 31 Aug 2009 6 months to 31 Aug 2008 12 months to 28 Feb 2009
Segment operating profit can be reconciled to 
Group profit before taxation as follows:      
             
Segment operating profit     493 418 899
Reconciling items:          
Amortisation of intangibles raised on acquisitions     (14) (9) (25)
Group operating profit     479 409 874
 

 

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