Woolworths Holdings Limited
income statement audited group results for year ended 30 June 2004
  Year ended
  30 June
 2004       2003   %
  Note   Rm       Rm   Change
Revenue    11 281.7       10 094.8   11.8
Turnover 10 648.8    9 500.3   12.1
Cost of merchandise    7 262.2     6 358.6   14.2
Gross profit 3 386.6    3 141.7   7.8
Other revenue  632.9    594.5   6.5
Expenses 2 957.7    2 848.2   3.8
Depreciation   232.8      227.1   2.5
Occupancy cost   544.4      512.4   6.2
Employment cost   1 303.2      1 276.5   2.1
Other operating cost   877.3      832.2   5.4
 
Operating profit 1 061.8    888.0   19.6
Interest paid    108.7     87.4   24.4
Net profit before exceptional items   953.1    800.6   19.0
Exceptional items 2   (16.4)     (22.2)   
Net profit before tax  936.7    778.4   20.3
Tax 3  268.9       227.4   18.2
Net profit after tax  667.8    551.0   21.2
Outside shareholders' interest     (1.0)    (1.4)   
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders     666.8       549.6  21.3
Reconciliation of headline earnings     
Attributable earnings - all operations   666.8    549.6   21.3
Goodwill amortisation   10.1    10.0  
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment      
net of outside shareholders' interest   0.1    4.9  
Reversal of provision for loss on discontinuance      
net of outside shareholders' interest     -     (1.3)   
Headline earnings      677.0      563.2   20.2
Headline earnings per share (cents)   78.6    64.8   21.3
Earnings per share (cents)  77.4    63.3   22.3
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 4   75.3    61.9   21.6
Distributions per share (cents) 5   38.5    29.0   32.8
Distribution cover  2.0    2.2  
Number of shares in issue (millions)   868.3    853.1   1.8
Weighted average number of shares      
in issue (millions)    861.2      868.5   (0.8)
GROUP ANALYSIS     
Revenue     
Turnover  10 648.8    9 500.3   12.1
Woolworths   9 715.4     8 430.0   15.2
- Clothing and home   4 792.2     4 280.4   12.0
- Foods   4 747.1     3 980.8   19.2
- Logistics services and other   176.1     168.8   4.3
Country Road   933.4     1 070.3   (12.8)
Interest   543.4    522.3   4.0
Other revenue    89.5     72.2   24.0
    11 281.7       10 094.8   11.8
Operating profit     
Woolworths  1 048.4    870.7   20.4
Country Road    13.4     17.3   (22.5)
    1 061.8       888.0   19.6