| |
Six months |
Six months |
Year to |
| |
28 February |
28 February |
31 August |
| |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
| R’000 |
(unaudited) |
(unaudited) |
(audited) |
| Operating profit before working capital changes |
376 681 |
423 749 |
825 407 |
| Working capital changes |
(324 699) |
101 378 |
489 583 |
| Net interest paid |
(14 291) |
(26 671) |
(28 337) |
| Taxation paid |
(99 463) |
(143 274) |
(229 158) |
| Cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities before distributions |
(61 772) |
355 182 |
1 057 495 |
| Distributions paid to shareholders |
(162 790) |
(125 541) |
(191 099) |
| Net cash effects of operating activities |
(224 562) |
229 641 |
866 396 |
| Net cash effects of investing activities |
(74 586) |
(94 279) |
(218 630) |
| |
Acquisition of business |
– |
(8 785) |
(9 924) |
| |
Capital expenditure |
(84 898) |
(82 473) |
(224 625) |
| |
Other investing activities |
10 312 |
(3 021) |
15 919 |
| Net cash effects of financing activities |
21 635 |
(65 036) |
(339 151) |
| |
Purchase of treasury shares |
(145 101) |
(142 037) |
(337 501) |
| |
Other financing activities |
166 736 |
77 001 |
(1 650) |
| |
|
|
|
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(277 513) |
70 326 |
308 615 |
