| |
|
6 months |
6 months |
12 months |
|
| |
|
ended |
ended |
ended |
|
| |
|
30 Sept 2008 |
30 Sept 2007 |
31 Mar 2008 |
|
| Operating efficiency ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
| Merchandise gross profit % |
|
33.1% |
34.1% |
32.7% |
|
| Operating margin % |
|
22.8% |
24.6% |
25.9% |
|
| Number of stores |
|
529 |
517 |
525 |
|
| Number of employees (average) |
|
6 420 |
6 654 |
6 696 |
|
| Trading space (sqm) |
|
221 284 |
217 215 |
220 236 |
|
| Inventory turn |
|
4.7 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
|
| Current ratios |
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
|
| Credit ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and short-term credit sales % of total sales |
|
34.2% |
32.0% |
33.1% |
|
| Debtors costs as a % of the net debtors book |
|
4.5% |
3.0% |
6.5% |
|
| Doubtful debt provision as a % of net debtors book |
|
15.5% |
15.4% |
13.5% |
|
| Arrear instalments on satisfactory accounts as a percentage
of net debtors |
|
10.2% |
10.7% |
10.6% |
|
| Arrear instalments on slow-paying and non-performing
accounts as a percentage of net debtors |
|
21.7% |
20.7% |
19.3% |
|
| Doubtful debt provision coverage on non-performing accounts |
|
70.4% |
78.0% |
69.6% |
|
| Credit applications decline rate |
|
24.5% |
21.6% |
22.5% |
|
| Shareholder ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net asset value per share (cents) |
|
3 175 |
2 834 |
3 058 |
|
| Gearing ratio |
|
23.9% |
25.3% |
23.3% |
|
| Dividend cover |
|
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
| Return on average equity |
|
19.8% |
22.6% |
24.4% |
|
| Return on average capital employed |
|
17.2% |
19.6% |
21.4% |
|
| Return on average assets managed (after-tax) |
|
15.4% |
17.2% |
18.9% |
|
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