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Cash flow statement

    Reviewed  
Year to  
Feb 2012  
Rm  
    Audited  
Year to  
Feb 2011  
Rm  
Cash flows from operating activities            
Trading profit     1 267.5       1 417.7  
Loss on sale of property, equipment and vehicles     7.6       —  
Depreciation and amortisation     808.1       733.3  
Share options expense     95.7       73.8  
Net operating lease obligations     52.6       29.3  
Cash generated before movements in working capital     2 231.5       2 254.1  
Movements in working capital     490.3       (844.8) 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables     1 030.4       (678.1) 
Increase in inventory     (172.2)      (349.1) 
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables     (367.9)      182.4  
Cash generated by trading activities     2 721.8       1 409.3  
Interest received     39.5       39.5  
Interest paid     (135.1)      (111.0) 
Cash generated by operations     2 626.2       1 337.8  
Dividends paid     (605.4)      (808.0) 
Tax paid     (462.0)      (526.3) 
Total net cash from operating activities – continuing operations     1 558.8       3.5  
Net cash (utilised in)/ from operating activities – discontinued operation     (330.4)      13.9  
Total net cash from operating activities     1 228.4       17.4  
Cash flows from investing activities            
Intangible asset additions     (271.7)      (82.5) 
Property, equipment and vehicle additions     (1 339.3)      (1 163.2) 
Proceeds on sale of property, equipment and vehicles     44.5       21.9  
Purchase of operations     (106.4)      —  
Increase in investment in associate (note 5   (102.5)      —  
Loans repaid     9.4       34.5  
Net cash utilised in investing activities – continuing operations     (1 766.0)      (1 189.3) 
Net cash from/(utilised in) investing activities – discontinued operation (note 6   1 459.6       (151.4) 
Total net cash utilised in investing activities     (306.4)      (1 340.7) 
Cash flows from financing activities            
Debt raised/(repaid)    787.5       (32.5) 
Share repurchases     (42.7)      (90.2) 
Proceeds from employees on settlement of share options     31.1       25.1  
Total net cash from/(utilised in) financing activities – continuing operations     775.9       (97.6) 
Total net cash from financing activities – discontinued operation     —       10.0  
Total net cash from/(utilised in) financing activities     775.9       (87.6) 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     1 697.9       (1 410.9) 
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 March     (431.8)      1 055.3  
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents     5.6       (76.2) 
Cash and cash equivalents at 29 February     1 271.7       (431.8) 
Continuing operations     1 271.7       (547.4) 
Discontinued operation     —       115.6