ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE BOARD ASKED THAT AECI'S BUSINESSES "MAINTAIN MARKET SHARE AND MARGINS THROUGH CONTINUED EXCELLENT SERVICE". OVERALL, MARKET SHARE WAS AT LEAST MAINTAINED AND WAS INCREASED IN SOME INSTANCES. ALTHOUGH CHEMSERVE'S MARGINS WERE DEPRESSED IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, PERFORMANCE IN THE SECOND HALF WAS MORE IN LINE WITH THAT OF PREVIOUS YEARS. AEL ALSO IMPROVED ITS MARGINS AND GREW MARKET SHARE THANKS TO ITS INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION.

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Notes to the statements of cash flow

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

              Group                 Company  
R millions 2009   2008   2009   2008  
i. CASH GENERATED BY OPERATIONS                
  Profit from continuing operations 767   1 035   119   251  
  Profit from discontinued operations 66   (49)   13   (90)  
  Profit from operations 833   986   132   161  
  Adjusted for non-cash movements:                
  Closure costs 16   204   16   204  
  Depreciation and amortisation 267   216   49   50  
  Impairments of loans to subsidiaries       33  
  Non-current provisions 118   299   55   232  
  Surplus on disposal of property, plant and equipment (88)   (38)   (25)   (4)  
  Surplus on disposal of listed investments (34)   (10)      
  Change in fair value of investments 25   33      
  1 137   1 690   227   676  
ii. INCOME TAX PAID                
  Owing at the beginning of the year (314)   (175)   (134)   (109)  
  Current charge for the year (145)   (371)   (7)   (115)  
  Translation differences 8        
  Owing at the end of the year 118   314   31   134  
  (333)   (232)   (110)   (90)  
iii. CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL                
  Decrease/(increase) in inventories 968   (1 215)   586   (518)  
  Decrease/(increase) in accounts receivable 1 029   (1 164)   935   (674)  
  (Decrease)/increase in accounts payable (773)   1 068   (462)   447  
    1 224   (1 311)   1 059   (745)  
  Translation differences (72)   17   (59)   (22)  
  Classified from held for sale   314     263  
  Business combinations 9   2     (17)  
  1 161   (978)   1 000   (521)  
iv. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS                
  Property, plant and equipment 1   (17)      
  Working capital 9   2     (17)  
  Non-controlling interest 9   24      
  Reserves   (15)      
  Net loss on disposal of investments and businesses   17     17  
  Goodwill 67   57      
  Net cash outflow 86   68      
  Proceeds from disposal of other businesses and subsidiaries   (10)      
  Acquisition of businesses and subsidiaries (see note 33) 86   78      
  Net consideration paid to acquire subsidiaries 53   64      
  Consideration paid to acquire businesses 33   14      
                   
    86   68