Financial
resultsFinancial Results 2006
Annual Report 2006
Highlights
- Record total sales of R30.4 billion, 5.4% of which was from 21 foreign stores.
- Comparable store sales grew 5.5% and sales before acquisitions grew 8.3%.
- Consumer credit sales comprised 1.2% of Group sales.
- Total trading profit grew 36.7% to R1.3 billion.
- Pre- and post-interest operating profit margins increased to 4.4% and 4.3% respectively.
- Full year cash flow from operations rose 44.7% to exceed R1.8 billion.
- Return on equity increased from 44.2% to 48.9%.
- The store network was increased to 228 (922 855 m2) with the opening of 17 new stores and the acquisition of two stores with combined estimated annual sales of R1.8 billion.
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[ZIP - 2.51 MB]Published Results 2006
Highlights
- Record sales of R30,3 billion, 5,4% of which was from 21 foreign stores.
- Comparable store sales grew 5,5% and sales before acquisitions grew 8,3%.
- Consumer credit sales comprised 1,2% of Group sales.
- Trading profit grew 36,7% to R1,3 billion.
- Pre- and post-interest operating profit margins increased to 4,4% and 4,3% respectively.
- Full year cash flow from operations rose 44,9% to exceed R1,8 billion.
- Rolling twelve-month return on equity increased from 41,8% to 43,5%.
- The store network was increased to 228 (922 855 square metres) with the opening of 17 new stores and the acquisition of two stores with combined estimated annual sales of R1,8 billion.
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Published Snapshot June 2006 (159Kb - pdf) |
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Published Results June 2006 (175Kb - pdf) |
Interim Results to 25 December 2005
Highlights
- Record first-half sales of R15,9 billion, 6,4% of which was from 19 foreign stores.
- Given estimated average inflation of zero, real comparable store sales grew 5,2% and real sales before acquisitions grew 7,8%.
- Consumer credit sales comprised 2,6% of Group sales.
- Trading profit before tax grew almost three times faster than sales to R801 million, 82% of the full-year trading profit to June 2005.
- Pre- and post-interest operating profit margins increased to 4,9% and 5,0% respectively.
- Cash flow from operations rose 40% to exceed R1,6 billion.
- Rolling 12-month return on equity increased from 41,8% to 43,9%.
- The store network was increased to 222 (882 205 m2) with the opening of eight new stores and the acquisition of one store with combined estimated annual sales of over R1 billion.
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Interim Snapshot to 25 December 2005 (223Kb - pdf) |
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Interim Results to 25 December 2005 (91Kb - pdf) |
