Financial & operational data

Key financial information Salient Features
Key financial information Salient Features
     
  2024 2023   
Financial      
Headline earnings per share from continuing operations (cents) 1 022 1 156  
Group headline earnings per share (cents) 1 022 1 291  
Group return on invested capital (ROIC) (%)** 15.7 % 17.7 %  
Group – Economic profit (Rm) 307 991  
Dividends per share (cents) 520 500  
Operating margin from continuing operations – including B-BBEE (%) 9.0 % 9.6 %  
Group rolling EBITDA/Interest paid (times) excl IFRS16 3.5 3.7  
Group net debt/equity (%) 8.4 % 4.0 %  
Group return on net operating assets (RONOA) (%) 27.3 % 28.6 %  
Group return on ordinary shareholders' funds (%) 11.7 % 18.6 %  
Net asset value per share (cents) 8 798 8 920  
Number of ordinary shares in issue (000) 189 642 189 642  
Non-financial continuing operations      
Natural capital      
    Renewable energy consumption – solar photovoltaic (MWh) 4 142 2 136  
    Non-renewable energy consumption (GJ)β 4 168 028 4 112 644  
    Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e)Δ 506 174 506 314  
    Water withdrawals# (ML) 2 851 2 929  
Human capital      
    Number of employees 6 234 6 289  
    Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)† 0.11 0.17  
    Number of work-related fatalities 2 0  
Social capital      
dti^ B-BBEE rating (level) 2 2  
** Return on invested capital (ROIC) is calculated by a rolling 12-month net group operating profit after tax over total equity, plus net debt and IFRS 16 lease liabilities.
β Excludes rental fleet.
Δ Scopes 1 and 2.
# Municipal and borehole withdrawals
† Lost-time injuries multiplied by 200 000 divided by total hours worked.
^ Department of Trade and Industry (South Africa).
  Closing rate Average rate
 
2024 		2023 2024 2023  
United States dollar 17.23 18.84 18.55 18.89  
British pound sterling 23.11 22.99 23.52 23.49  

Exchange rates used:

  • Balance sheet – closing rate (rand)
  • Income statement and cash flow statement – average rate (rand)