Six - year review

Restated Restated Restated Restated Restated
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
In US Dollars ($ ’000)
Revenue 3167 772 2714 751 2312 458 2155 663 1891 387 2009 824
Continuing operations 3075 344 2609 497 2213 636 2031 952 1660 202 1852 659
Acquisitions 92 428 105 254 85 628 103 467 21 076
Discontinued operations 13 194 123 711 127 718 136 089
Operating profit before finance costs, depreciation
and amortisation (“EBITDA”) 119 356 85 151 24 363 23 788 18 250 89 926
Operating profi t/(loss) before goodwill adjustment/impairment 100 284 69 394 9 964 1 061 (5 356) 68 811
Westcon 72 504 56 861 15 420 23 781 20 908 62 796
Logicalis 18 783 11 546 6 081 (6 811) (7 390) (4 199)
Analysys Mason 5 752 5 835 3 007 (1 400) 2 057 590
Other Holdings (5 916) (5 743) (4 686) (8 124) (4 747) (4 027)
Head Office foreign exchange gain/(loss) 9 161 895 (5 602) (6 727) (10 730) 15 501
Discontinued operations (4 256) 342 (5 454) (1 850)
Operating profit/(loss) 99 142 68 969 6 649 (13 219) (31 774) 2 665
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 89 433 63 795 53 525 (20 522) (29 080) (17 617)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation 62 152 39 187 51 864 (26 383) (31 683) (36 457)
Attributable profit/(loss) 60 049 37 772 51 757 (26 612) (31 513) (37 636)
Headline profit/(loss) 61 226 38 293 4 958 (9 213) (9 842) 37 036
Capital distribution to shareholders (6 589)
Non-current assets 242 096 189 959 138 608 118 028 144 326 141 229
Current assets 1149 138 951 613 841 778 860 956 747 351 735 651
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 537 744 448 846 412 227 344 283 337 886 353 570
Minorities’ interest 14 852 12 505 24 089 19 276 18 782 17 391
Non-current liabilities 65 518 50 880 39 50 7 643 23 682 6 782
Current liabilities 773 120 629 341 540 120 607 782 511 327 499 136
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (3 626) 52 207 19 539 (31 948) 124 701 118 873
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from investing activities (60 334) (54 382) 24 469 (3 365) (32 594) (54 601)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities 24 896 40 740 1 067 (12 213) 2 274 (10 093)
Cash net of short-term borrowings 141 392 172 251 140 270 88 703 115 604 14 650
Cash net of short and long-term borrowings 98 783 129 356 138 820 85 047 101 428 9 562
In US cents
Headline earnings/(loss) per share 41 27 4 (7) (7) 28
Basic earnings/(loss) per share 40 27 37 (19) (23) (29)
Net tangible asset value per share 220 207 228 203 195 208
  Restated Restated Restated Restated Restated
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003* 2002
Summary of statistics
Ratios
Return on total assets 7,2% 6,1% 1,0% 0,1% (0,6%) 7,8%
Return on capital employed 16,3% 13,5% 2,3% 0,3% (1,4%) 18,2%
Return on ordinary shareholders’ funds 16,9% 14,3% 1,5% (1,0%) (2,2%) 16,6%
Debt/equity ratio 0,12:1 0,11:1 0,01:1 0,02:1 0,07:1 0,02:1
Current ratio 1,5:1 1,5:1 1,6:1 1,4:1 1,5:1 1,5:1
EBITDA margin 3,8% 3,1% 1,1% 1,1% 1,0% 4,5%
Operating profit margin 3,2% 2,6% 0,6% 0,0% (0,3%) 3,4%
Interest cover 5,2 6,0 1,6 0,1 3,8
Percentage change in SA Consumer Price
Index 4,6 3,4 1,4 5,8 9,2 5,7
Stock exchange performance
Total number of shares traded (‘000) 94 326 74 667 54 950 58 790 9 0719 130 566
Total number of shares traded as a percentage
of total shares 60,7% 51,0% 39,7% 42,6% 65,9% 95,0%
Total value of shares traded (R’m) 2 725 1 202 477 484 1 027 2 199
Prices (SA cents)
Closing 3 360 2 200 959 1 480 500 1 650
High 3 675 2 350 1 515 1 750 1 850 2 500
Low 2 125 867 840 370 470 880
Market capitalisation (R’m) 5 208 3 220 1 328 2 042 689 2 267
P:E ratio 17 22 20 (17) 4 5
Shares issued
Issued (million) 155 146 138 138 138 137
Weighted average (million) 150 142 138 138 138 131
Employees
Number of employees 3 084 2 440 2 232 2 389 3 202 3 023
Average number of employees 2 954 2 336 2 311 2 796 3 113 3 427
Operating profit per employee ($’000) 34 30 3 (5) (10) 1
Gross assets per employee ($’000) 451 468 439 410 278 290
Exchange rates
Rand/$ income statement translation rate 7,0 6,4 6,2 7,2 9,7 9,6
Rand/$ balance sheet translation rate 7,2 6,2 5,8 6,6 8,1 11,4

Notes:
* 2003 represents an eleven-month period for all Group companies other than Westcon, which is
included for a twelve-month period. 

Revenue in years 2002 to 2006 has been restated to consider the effect of the change in accounting
for the sale of vendor maintenance contracts. This change is more fully explained in Note1 of the
annual financial statements on page 100.

Net tangible asset value per share is calculated on net asset value exclusive of intangible assets
and capitalised development costs and the number of shares in issue at the end of the financial period.

2005 and 2004 numbers have been restated in accordance with IFRS. Years prior to 2004 are
presented under the previously applicable SA GAAP.

Detailed segmental information is set out in note 33 of the annual financial statements on
pages120 to123.

Return on total assets is calculated utilising operating profit.

Return on capital employed is calculated utilising profi t before goodwill adjustment/impairment and
total shareholders’ funds and non-current liabilities.

Return on ordinary shareholders’ funds is calculated utilising profit before goodwill adjustment/impairment
and after net finance costs.

Debt includes all long-term liabilities including amounts due to vendors of a long-term nature.

The SA Consumer Price Index is sourced from The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited.