Operational review Bidvest Financial Services

  • Revenue up 13,7% to R1,7 billion while trading profit moves 15,1% higher to R641,6 million
  • Total assets at refocused insurance business rise to R884,4 billion
  • Deposits up from R1,18 billion to R1,36 billion
  • Level 3 status achieved after sustained improvement in B-BBEE scores
  • Wider customer-base includes an increasing number of listed companies
  • Business strongly cash generative

A comprehensive range of banking products and services, specialising in foreign exchange and insurance.

 

Alan Salomon
Chief executive

 

Revenue

R1,7 billion

13,7% increase

Trading profit

R181,8 million

6,2% decrease

 

 

 

Financial indicators
(for the year ended June 30)
2011
R’m
2010
R’m
Revenue 1 676,7 1 474,4
Trading profit 641,6 557,6
Operating assets 3 007,8 2 571,0
Operating liabilities 1 901,7 1 640,3
Depreciation 249,0 302,5
Amortisation and impairments of intangible assets 9,2 5,6
Goodwill and intangible assets 51,0 51,7
Sustainable development indicator overview    
Employees 1 228 1 253
Total training spend (R’000) 16 465 15 146
Training spend per employee (R) 13 408 12 088
Employees attending HIV/Aids training (%) 94,5 72,9
Lost-time injury frequency rate – –
Work-related fatalities (number) – –
CSI spend (R’000) 1 956 1 130
Total water usage (litres ’000) 11 557 10 903
Total electricity usage (including electricity from renewable sources) (kWh ’000) 13 621 4 723
Petrol (litres) 303 968 286 762
Diesel and biofuel (litres) 58 503 55 192
Total carbon emissions (tonnes) 14 800 5 569
Carbon emissions per employee (tonnes) 12,1 4,4

 

QUICK LINK: Operational report and historic sustainable development data

Material issues

  • Ensuring full and current compliance with all regulations and responsible banking practices across all levels of the company
  • Finding ways to continue to diversify our revenue streams and broaden our customer base
  • Continued focus to reduce losses to crime
  • Attracting and retaining senior historically disadvantaged individuals
  • Improved efficiency, productivity and the elimination of expense waste
  • Succession planning
  • Challenging trading conditions in a strong rand, low-interest rate environment
  • Slow economy due to impact of worldwide recession