Financial Results 2008
Annual Report 2008
Highlights
- Total Sales increased by 14 percent to R39,8bn
- Operating profit increased by 25 percent to R2,1bn
- Return on Equity up from 52,3 percent to 53,0%
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Published Results 2008
Highlights
- For the 53 weeks to 29 June 2008 total sales increased by 14,3% and total sales for the 52-week period increased by 12,1%. Sales inflation was 7,5%
- Comparable-store sales for the 52-week period increased by 10,8%
- Gross profit of 18,36%, just higher than the prior year’s 18,31%
- Total expenses increased by only 10,8% and improved as a percentage of sales over the prior year
- Headline earnings per share before Massmart’s BEE transaction grew by 23,8% (52-weeks: 18,7%)
- Return on equity of 53,0% at June 2008, higher than 52,3% at June 2007
| Published Snapshot June 2008 (62Kb - pdf) | |
| Published Results June 2008 (159Kb - pdf) |
Interim results to 23 December 2007
Highlights
- Sales increased by 11% to R20,123m
- Gross profit of 18,4% marginally higher than the previous period
- Total expenses as a percentage of sales remained constant at 13%, partly affected by a new Makro store not yet trading to full capacity
- Headline earnings per share before the BEE transaction increased 16,8%
- Return on equity of 48,0%, higher than 46,7% at December 2007
| Interim Snapshot to 23 December 2007 (97Kb - pdf) | |
| Interim Results to 23 December 2007 (295Kb - pdf) |




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