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  Audited abridged consolidated interim financial results for the year ended 28 February 2006
 
 
  • HEPS up 12%

  • Revenue exceeds R6bn

  • Operating income from continuing operations
    exceeds R500m

  • Strong balance sheet with cash at R1.5bn

  • Dividend increased by 20.1%

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Income statement | Balance sheet | Statement of changes in equity | Notes
Cash flow statement | Segmental Analysis | Supplementary information
Message to our shareholders

 
     
     
 
Abridged income statements

 Figures in R million

               
          2006   2005
      %        
      Change   (Audited)   (Audited and
              IFRS restated)
               
Revenue                   9  

               6,041

 

                5,552

         

 

 

 

Operating income before goodwill     

 

 

 

impairment and capital items    

                  485

 

                   491

Investment income        

                    54

 

                     49

Finance costs        

                    (5)

 

                      (4)

Income from associates      

                    26

 

                     12

Goodwill impaired        

                  (82)

 

                      (9)

Capital items (Note 1)      

                    74

 

                    (12)

Income before taxation                 

                  552

 

                   527

Taxation          

                  183

 

                   191

Income after taxation             10  

                  369

 

                   336

         

 

 

 

Attributable to minority shareholders    

                      5

 

                     17

Attributable to ordinary shareholders    

                  364

 

                   319

         

                  369

 

                   336

         

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (cents)           16  

                  373

 

                   321

         

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares    

 

 

 

in issue (millions)        

97.591

 

99.344

           

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Headline earnings per share (cents)           12  

                  379

 

                   338

         

 

 

 

Notes:          

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

1.  Capital items          

 

 

 

   Net loss on disposals      

                    (1)

 

                      (2)

   Divisional closure costs      

                  (54)

 

                    (10)

   Profit on disposal of Econet Wireless Global Limited    

                  129

 

                        -

         

                    74

 

                    (12)

              

 

 

 

2.     Reconciliation between earnings and      

 

 

 

headline earnings       

 

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders    

                  364

 

                   319

Goodwill impaired      

                    82

 

                       9

Capital items   -  gross      

                  (74)

 

                     12

Net profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment  

                       -

 

                      (1)

Tax effect of above adjustments    

                      4

 

                      (2)

Minority interest      

                    (6)

 

                      (1)

         Headline earnings      

                  370

 

                   336

               
               
3. Diluted earnings per share and diluted headline earnings per share are not materially different 
from basic earnings per share and headline earnings per share, respectively.    
               
4. The Altech group's auditors PKF (Jhb) Inc., have audited these year-end results. Their unqualified audit 
     report is available for inspection at the company's registered office during normal office hours.