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Lewis Group Unaudited Interim Results

for the six months ended 30 September 2006
 
 

income statement

 
  6 months     6 months   12 months  
  ended     ended   ended  
  30 Sept 2006     30 Sept 2005   31 March 2006  
  Rm   % Rm   Rm  
  Notes   Unaudited   change Unaudited   Audited   
Revenue   1 545.1   16.0 1 332.2   2 874.5  
Merchandise sales   834.4     724.0    1 567.8  
Finance charges earned   369.0     313.9   674.4  
Insurance premiums earned   212.8     186.6   400.4  
Services rendered   128.9     107.7    231.9  
Cost of merchandise sales 2 (548.2)     (467.3)   (1 020.6)  
Operating costs   (628.1)   2.3 (613.9)   (1 183.7)  
Employment costs   (237.1)     (214.4)   (439.9)  
Share-based payments   (1.4)     (58.4)   (58.7)  
Administration and IT   (79.7)     (76.2)   (152.3)  
Debtor costs 3   (70.7)     (50.7)   (115.5)  
Marketing   (52.9)     (48.5)   (89.1)  
Occupancy costs   (55.5)     (46.8)   (98.3)  
Transport and travel   (54.8)     (48.6)   (98.4)  
Depreciation   (23.0)     (21.5)   (35.0)  
Other operating costs   (53.0)     (48.8)   (96.5)  
                   
Operating profit   368.8   46.9 251.0   670.2  
Investment income     20.1     19.2   28.9  
Profit before finance income/costs 388.9     270.2   699.1  
Net finance income/(costs) 4   3.3     (5.3)   (12.8)  
Profit before taxation   392.2   48.1 264.9   686.3  
Taxation     (131.4)     (103.3)   (237.6)   
Net profit attributable to ordinary            
shareholders     260.8   61.4 161.6   448.7   
Reconciliation of headline earnings            
Net profit attributable to ordinary            
shareholders 260.8     161.6   448.7  
Adjusted for:            
Surplus on disposal of property, plant            
and equipment (2.4)     (2.5)   (6.0)  
Disposal/impairment of available-            
for-sale assets (0.3)     (1.2)   (5.8)  
Impairment of available-for-sale                
assets         12.3  
Taxation effect     0.7     0.9   2.8  
Headline earnings     258.8   63.0 158.8   452.0  
Number of ordinary shares (000)            
In issue 100 000     100 000   100 000  
Weighted average 93 100     98 878   97 300  
Fully diluted weighted average 93 421     99 004   97 501  
Earnings per share (cents) 280.1   71.4 163.4   461.2  
Headline earnings per share            
(cents) 278.0   73.1 160.6   464.5  
Fully diluted earnings per share            
(cents) 279.2     163.2   460.2  
Fully diluted headline earnings            
per share (cents)     277.0     160.4   463.6