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Group Income Statement

ABRIDGED INCOME STATEMENT
    12 months   12 months  
    ended   ended  
    31 March 2006   31 March 2005  
    Rm   Rm  
  Notes Audited   Audited  
Revenue   2 874.5   2 511.2  
Merchandise sales   1 567.8   1 351.9  
Finance charges earned   674.4   605.0  
Insurance premiums earned   400.4   357.6  
Services rendered   231.9   196.7  
Cost of merchandise sales 2 (1 020.6)   (885.0)  
Operating costs   (1 183.7)   (1 043.5)  
Employment costs   (439.9)   (406.0)  
Share-based payments   (58.7)   (10.8)  
Administration and IT   (152.3)   (134.5)  
Bad debts and impairment provision 3 (115.5)   (101.6)  
Marketing   (89.1)   (79.6)  
Occupancy costs   (98.3)   (87.9)  
Transport and travel   (98.4)   (85.6)  
Depreciation   (35.0)   (36.9)  
Other operating costs   (96.5)   (100.6)  
           
Operating profit   670.2   582.7  
Investment income   28.9   37.6  
Profit before finance costs   699.1   620.3  
Net finance costs 4 (12.8)   (42.7)  
Profit before taxation   686.3   577.6  
Taxation   (237.6)   (182.4)  
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders   448.7   395.2  
Reconciliation of headline earnings          
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders   448.7   395.2  
Adjusted for          
   Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (6.0)   (3.9)  
   Profit on disposal of available-for-sale assets   (5.8)   (2.8)  
   Impairment of available-for-sale assets   12.3    
   Taxation   2.8   1.6  
Headline earnings   452.0   390.1  
Number of ordinary shares (000)          
In issue   100 000   100 000  
Weighted average   97 300   100 000  
Fully diluted weighted average   97 501   100 000  
           
Earnings per share (cents)   461.2   395.2  
Headline earnings per share (cents)   464.5   390.1  
Fully diluted earnings per share (cents)   460.2   395.2  
Fully diluted headline earnings per share (cents)   463.6   390.1