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Five-year review of
financial performance

Period
Number of weeks

2021
Reported
52

2020
Pro forma~
52

2020
Reported
52

2019
Pro forma~
52

2019
Reported
52

2018
52

2017
53

Returns and margin performance

Gross margin

(%)

51.0

50.8

50.8

51.6

51.6

52.4

52.6

Trading margin

(%)

13.8

7.9

(7.8)

12.6

2.5

14.4

15.0

Operating margin

(%)

18.5

15.0

(0.7)

19.0

9.0

22.5

23.3

Return on equity

(%)

32

14

(8)

22

7

27

31

Return on assets

(%)

24

13

(1)

19

10

25

26

Inventory turn

(times)

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.5

Asset turnover

(times)

1.3

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

Net cash/(debt) to equity

(%)

9

1

(7)

(8)

(9)

(18)

Net cash/(debt) to EBITDA

(times)

0.1

(0.1)

(0.2)

(0.2)

(0.4)

Return on invested capital (ROIC)

(%)

24

11

(1)

19

9

16

17

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)

(%)

12

11

11

12

12

14

13

ROIC divided by WACC

(times)

2.0

1.0

(0.1)

1.6

0.8

1.1

1.3

Cash realisation rate

(%)

107

136

136

93

93

109

91

Statements of comprehensive income

Sale of merchandise

(Rm)

16 400

16 379

16 379

18 094

18 094

17 547

18 065

Trading expenses

(Rm)

(6 454)

(7 457)

(10 027)

(7 388)

(9 208)

(6 954)

(7 086)

Trading profit/(loss)

(Rm)

2 269

1 296

(1 274)

2 279

459

2 518

2 708

Operating profit/(loss)

(Rm)

3 038

2 460

(110)

3 440

1 620

3 946

4 210

Profit/(loss) before tax

(Rm)

2 746

2 107

(463)

3 046

1 226

3 696

3 915

Headline earnings

(Rm)

2 114

1 716

1 716

2 445

2 445

2 647

2 836

Statements of financial position

Non-current assets

(Rm)

5 305

10 246

5 856

10 465

8 645

6 904

6 559

Cash and cash equivalents

(Rm)

1 077

2 150

2 150

777

777

982

2 055

Trade and other receivables

(Rm)

4 327

4 091

4 091

4 934

4 934

5 110

5 256

Inventories

(Rm)

1 755

2 010

2 010

2 108

2 108

2 072

1 916

Other current assets

(Rm)

57

174

174

175

175

423

353

Total assets

(Rm)

12 521

18 671

14 281

18 459

16 639

15 491

16 139

Total equity

(Rm)

6 191

9 826

6 008

10 105

8 379

10 369

9 450

Non-current liabilities

(Rm)

2 195

3 270

2 698

4 732

4 638

2 363

4 709

Current liabilities

(Rm)

4 135

5 575

5 575

3 622

3 622

2 759

1 980

Total equity and liabilities

(Rm)

12 521

18 671

14 281

18 459

16 639

15 491

16 139

Statements of cash flows

Cash inflow from operations

(Rm)

3 849

4 517

4 517

4 002

4 002

3 471

2 987

Capital expenditure

(Rm)

320

435

435

465

465

485

467

Share performance

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

(cents)

480.2

340.3

(133.0)

503.8

144.7

614.8

659.9

Headline earnings per share

(cents)

520.3

410.4

410.4

571.7

571.7

615.7

662.0

Diluted headline earnings per share

(cents)

516.7

409.0

409.0

569.5

569.5

612.7

660.9

Cash flow per share

(cents)

947.3

1 080.4

1 080.4

935.7

935.7

807.4

697.2

Cash equivalent earnings per share

(cents)

882.8

795.0

795.0

1 006.3

1 006.3

738.3

766.3

Net asset value per share

(cents)

1 562

2 371

1 450

2 375

1 969

2 421

2 201

Annual cash dividend per share

(cents)

350

280

280

384

384

420

452

Dividend cover

(times)

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Number of shares in issue

(000’s)

438 407

442 964

442 964

442 876

442 876

442 590

442 059

Number of shares in issue (net of treasury shares)

(000’s)

396 381

414 427

414 427

425 506

425 506

428 260

429 410

Weighted average number of shares

(000’s)

406 267

418 121

418 121

427 653

427 653

429 855

428 370

Cumulative value of shares repurchased#

(Rm)

4 831

4 063

4 063

3 480

3 480

3 214

3 030

Cumulative number of shares repurchased#

(000’s)

133 555

114 299

114 299

102 391

102 391

98 641

96 437

Closing share price

(cents per share)

5 616

3 428

3 428

7 000

7 000

7 725

7 150

~ Excluding the impact of goodwill and intangible asset impairments.

# Includes shares previously repurchased and cancelled: 5 million (cost of R222 million) in 2021, 44 million (cost of R1.9 billion) in 2014, 36 million (cost of R275 million) in 2007 and 7 million (cost of R200 million) in 2006.

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The Summarised Group Annual Financial Statements appear here.