| |
Southern
Africa |
|
United
Kingdom
and Europe |
|
Asia
Pacific |
|
Total |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Capital expenditure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 (R’million) |
1
518,7 |
|
500,5 |
|
231,8 |
|
2
251,0 |
|
| 2008 |
2 126,7 |
|
508,6 |
|
339,2 |
|
2 974,5 |
|
| % change |
(28,6) |
|
(1,6) |
|
(31,7) |
|
(24,3) |
|
| Amortisation
and impairments of intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 (R’million) |
79,4 |
|
58,8 |
|
3,5 |
|
141,7 |
|
| 2008 |
125,4 |
|
47,1 |
|
4,0 |
|
176,5 |
|
| % change |
(36,6) |
|
24,8 |
|
(12,5) |
|
(19,7) |
|
| Goodwill
and intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 (R’million) |
1
039,5 |
|
2
586,2 |
|
853,5 |
|
4
479,2 |
|
| 2008 |
986,8 |
|
3 014,8 |
|
1 040,9 |
|
5 042,5 |
|
| % change |
5,3 |
|
(14,2) |
|
(18,0) |
|
(11,2) |
|
| Employee
benefits and remuneration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 (R’million) |
7
464,2 |
|
3
935,1 |
|
1
406,1 |
|
12
805,4 |
|
| 2008 |
6 626,6 |
|
3 837,2 |
|
1 236,9 |
|
11 700,7 |
|
| % change |
12,6 |
|
2,6 |
|
13,7 |
|
9,4 |
|
| Number of
employees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 (number) |
90
813 |
|
9
013 |
|
3
623 |
|
103
449 |
|
| 2008 (number) |
93 530 |
|
9 397 |
|
3 298 |
|
106 225 |
|
| % change |
(2,9) |
|
(4,1) |
|
9,9 |
|
(2,6) |
|
|
Bidvest's vision lies in the realm of possibility
“Bidvest people put in a resilient performance and the Group achieved a creditable result.”
statement
“We refuse to participate in the recession and salute our employees for their efforts in exceptionally difficult trading conditions.”