annual report 2009

financial statements: income statement
for the year ended 31 March 2009

      Group 
      2009  2008  
  Notes   Rm  Rm  
Revenue      3 807.1 3 596.4  
Merchandise sales     1 919.9 1 889.7  
Finance charges earned     826.6 794.9  
Insurance premiums earned 15    581.4 564.2  
Ancillary services     479.2 347.6  
Cost of merchandise sales  16    (1 318.3) (1 272.1)  
Operating costs      (1 648.5) (1 393.9)  
Employment costs 17    (538.4) (504.2)  
Administration and IT     (173.1) (167.0)  
Debtor costs 18    (338.8) (190.4)  
Marketing     (124.0) (107.1)  
Occupancy costs     (150.5) (135.1)  
Transport and travel     (138.8) (127.3)  
Depreciation     (45.8) (40.9)  
Other operating costs     (139.1) (121.9)  
           
Operating profit  20    840.3 930.4  
Investment income 21    76.9 71.7  
Profit before finance costs      917.2 1 002.1  
Net finance costs      (86.5) (56.8)  
Interest paid 22.1    (108.5) (68.2)  
Interest received 22.2    11.5 6.5  
Forward exchange contracts 22.3    10.5 4.9  
           
Profit before taxation      830.7 945.3  
Taxation 23    (263.7) (303.0)  
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders      567.0 642.3  
Earnings per share (cents) 24    642.8 717.0  
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 24    639.7 715.2  
Dividends paid per share (cents)     323.0 294.0  
Dividends declared per share (cents)     323.0 323.0