5-year              
  Year compound annual 2008  2007  2006   2005  2004  2003  2002 
  Number of weeks growth rate 53  52  52  52  52  52  53 

  group income statements (Rm)

 
  Revenue 16.6% 21 753.6  18 641.9  15 144.8  12 988.9  11 281.7  10 094.8  8 825.6 
  Turnover   20 064.9  17 376.9  14 208.0  12 220.7  10 648.8  9 500.3  8 421.4 
  Cost of sales   (13 076.7) (11 399.9) (9 340.4) (8 027.1) (6 932.2) (6 077.2) (5 323.9)
  Gross profit   6 988.2  5 977.0  4 867.6  4 193.6  3 716.6  3 423.1  3 097.5 
  Other revenue   1 688.7  1 265.0  936.8  768.2  632.9  594.5  404.2 
  Expenses   (6 670.3) (5 396.5) (4 314.1) (3 730.5) (3 332.3) (3 176.0) (2 866.6)
  Operating profit 19.0% 2 006.6  1 845.5  1 490.3  1 231.3  1 017.2  841.6  635.1 
  Finance costs   (502.5) (378.7) (243.9) (152.7) (108.7) (87.4) (44.5)
  Profit before exceptional items   1 504.1  1 466.8  1 246.4  1 078.6  908.5  754.2  590.6 
  Exceptional items   –  54.6  –  –  (10.1) (23.7) (41.5)
  Profit before tax   1 504.1  1 521.4  1 246.4  1 078.6  898.4  730.5  549.1 
  Tax   (552.5) (434.7) (409.0) (299.5) (257.4) (213.5) (188.6)
  Profit for the period from                
  continuing operations 13.0% 951.6  1 086.7  837.4  779.1  641.0  517.0  360.5 
  Attributable to:                
     Minority shareholders   8.5  12.3  1.8  2.2  0.7  0.8  1.7 
     Ordinary shareholders   943.1  1 074.4  835.6  776.9  640.3  516.2  358.8 
  Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of minority shareholders’ interest   –  –  –  1.3  (135.5)