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unaudited condensed group results for the twenty six weeks ended December 2007

segmental analysis

52 weeks ended 26 weeks ended  
June 2007     December  
      2007 2006 
Rm      Rm Rm  change 
    Revenue      
    Retail      
16 099.5       Woolworths 8 926.3  7 845.8  13.8% 
1 361.8       Country Road 884.4  601.0  47.2% 
1 274.4    Financial services 792.9  570.5  39.0% 
(93.8)   Intra-group (46.5) (46.9)  
18 641.9    Total group 10 557.1  8 970.4  17.7% 
    Profit before tax      
    Retail      
1 252.8       Woolworths 648.6  735.5  (11.8%)
54.9       Country Road 48.1  31.2  54.2% 
159.1    Financial services 46.9  73.6  (36.3%)
1 466.8    Total group 743.6  840.3  (11.5%)
    Return on equity  
    Retail      
65.4%       Woolworths 59.5%  60.9%   
34.6%       Country Road* 18.5%  25.1%   
11.9%    Financial services** 6.0%  11.1%   
35.1%    Total group 27.8%  37.5%   
* Return on equity decreased due to tax on profits, previously shielded by tax losses.
**     Return on equity for Woolworths Financial Services is calculated using the weighted average segmental equity for the period.


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