| |
2018
R’000 |
|
|
2017
R’000 |
|
| Profit before taxation |
5 322 210 |
|
|
6 196 821 |
|
| Costs incurred in respect of acquisitions |
50 190 |
|
|
24 230 |
|
| Net finance charges |
1 020 730 |
|
|
1 059 560 |
|
| Share of current year earnings of associates |
(217 004) |
|
|
(264 737) |
|
| Depreciation and amortisation |
1 680 638 |
|
|
1 641 568 |
|
| Share based payment expense |
154 986 |
|
|
143 145 |
|
| Share based payment settlements |
(419 756) |
|
|
(307 280) |
|
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
4 426 |
|
|
(1 147) |
|
| Impairment of goodwill |
15 258 |
|
|
– |
|
| Remeasurement to recoverable fair value of associate |
248 709 |
|
|
(1 144 633) |
|
| Loss on disposal of interests in subsidiaries and associates, and disposal and closure of businesses |
185 654 |
|
|
147 383 |
|
| Other non-cash items |
(145 659) |
|
|
(223 596) |
|
| Remeasurement of post-retirement obligations |
(19 025) |
|
|
(14 503) |
|
| Decrease in life assurance fund |
(36 929) |
|
|
(9 156) |
|
| Working capital changes |
1 523 258 |
|
|
(367 886) |
|
| Decrease (increase) in inventories |
45 270 |
|
|
(35 952) |
|
| Increase in trade and other receivables |
(776 913) |
|
|
(464 142) |
|
| Increase in banking and other advances |
(421 236) |
|
|
(192 537) |
|
| Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables and provisions |
1 467 099 |
|
|
(398 198) |
|
| Increase in amounts owed to bank depositors |
1 209 038 |
|
|
722 943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash generated by operations |
9 367 686 |
|
|
6 879 769 |
|
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|
|
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