audited group results for the year ended 30 June 2009

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consolidated income statement
Year ended June

        Restated    
      2009 2008   %
  Note   Rm Rm   change
Revenue     21 922.3 21 752.5   0.8
Turnover     21 175.0 20 064.9   5.5
Cost of sales     14 501.1 13 798.3   5.1
Gross profit     6 673.9 6 266.6   6.5
Other revenue     747.3 1 687.6   (55.7)
Expenses     5 783.7 5 955.0   (2.9)
Store costs     3 481.9 3 118.1   11.7
Net bad debts and bad debt provisions     134.2 584.3   (77.0)
Other operating costs     2 167.6 2 252.6   (3.8)
             
Operating profit     1 637.5 1 999.2   (18.1)
Finance costs     281.2 502.5   (44.0)
Earnings from joint ventures     58.1    
Earnings from associate     11.7 1.0    
Profit before exceptional item     1 426.1 1 497.7   (4.8)
Exceptional item 8   380.0    
Profit before tax     1 806.1 1 497.7   20.6
Tax 4   546.3 552.5   (1.1)
Profit after tax     1 259.8 945.2   33.3
Attributable to:            
Shareholders of the parent     1 247.7 936.7   33.2
Minority shareholders     12.1 8.5   42.4
Reconciliation of headline earnings            
Earnings attributable to shareholders of the parent     1 247.7 936.7   33.2
BEE preference dividend paid     (8.6) (6.7)    
Basic earnings     1 239.1 930.0    
Profit on disposal of controlling interest in subsidiary     (380.0)    
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment     3.5 0.8    
Total tax impact of adjustments     (1.0) (0.2)    
Headline earnings     861.6 930.6   (7.4)
Unrealised foreign exchange loss     56.9 (2.1)    
STC on share repurchase     20.0    
STC on special dividend     75.0    
Adjusted headline earnings*     993.5 948.5   4.7
Headline earnings per share (cents)     109.3 114.9   (4.9)
Earnings per share (cents) 5   157.2 114.8   36.9
Adjusted headline earnings per share (cents)     126.0 117.1   7.6
Adjusted headline earnings per share based on 52 weeks’ comparative basis (cents)     126.0 110.6   13.9
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents)     107.5 112.1   (4.1)
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 5   154.0 112.0   37.5
Adjusted diluted headline earnings per share (cents)     123.7 114.3   8.2
Distribution per ordinary share (cents)            
  Ordinary     85.0 79.0   7.6
  Special     94.0   100.0
Distribution cover (based on headline earnings per share excluding special dividend)     1.3 1.5   (13.3)
Distribution per preference share (cents)     17.3 11.1   55.9
Number of shares in issue (millions)     774.7 795.5   (2.6)
Weighted average number of shares in issue (millions)     788.3 809.9   (2.7)
*   Adjusted headline earnings for the prior year has been restated to exclude the BEE IFRS 2 charge as it is now comparable.
GROUP ANALYSIS            
Revenue            
Turnover     21 175.0 20 064.9   5.5
Woolworths     18 839.2 18 146.5   3.8
– Clothing and home     7 321.6 7 409.8   (1.2)
– Foods     11 126.1 10 360.3   7.4
– Logistics services and other     391.5 376.4   4.0
Country Road     2 335.8 1 918.4   21.8
Interest     560.6 1 359.8   (58.8)
Other revenue     186.7 327.8   (43.0)
      21 922.3 21 752.5   0.8
Operating profit            
Woolworths     1 498.4 1 897.2   (21.0)
Country Road     139.1 102.0   36.4
      1 637.5 1 999.2   (18.1)