Lewis Group Unaudited Interim Results
for the six months ended 30 September 2006
abridged group
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6 months | 6 months | 12 months | |||||
| ended | ended | ended | ||||||
| 30 Sept 2006 | 30 Sept 2005 | 31 March 2006 | ||||||
| Rm | Rm | Rm | ||||||
| Notes | Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |||||
| Cash generated from operations | 7 | 326.6 | 304.0 | 593.2 | ||||
| Dividends and interest received | 30.0 | 21.0 | 41.3 | |||||
| Finance costs | (6.9) | (8.3) | (18.7) | |||||
| Taxation paid | (224.3) | (170.3) | (244.4) | |||||
| Cash retained from operating activities | 125.4 | 146.4 | 371.4 | |||||
| Net cash outflow from investing activities | (65.3) | (7.0) | (45.5) | |||||
| Net cash outflow from financing activities | 8 | (337.0) | (169.3) | (313.9) | ||||
| Net movement in cash and cash equivalents | (276.9) | (29.9) | 12.0 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | (104.7) | (116.7) | (116.7) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | (381.6) | (146.6) | (104.7) | |||||
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