Financial highlights

as at 31 March
 
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Share information  
Number of ordinary shares in issue (’000) 228 129 228 129 228 129 229 971 229 985 245 116 245 116
Number of treasury shares (’000) (13 978) (12 853) (32 440) (37 300) (39 259) (42 023) (27 803)
   
Income statement  
Total income (R’000) 1 452 013 1 329 782 1 112 523 692 745 369 797 347 496 255 649
Profit from operations (R’000) 307 485 663 881 539 160 312 907 154 487 105 655 69 394
Headline earnings (R’000) 73 067 462 254 321 868 215 795 105 493 68 460 60 063
Attributable earnings (R’000) 118 041 467 754 374 663 251 811 107 223 42 501 15 879
Headline earnings per share (cents) 33.9 222.7 166.3 111.7 54.1 33.2 27.4
Basic earnings per share (cents) 54.8 225.4 193.6 130.4 55 20.6 7.3
Headline earning per share excluding intangible amortisation (cents) 43.7 223.4 167.1 112.5 54.9 33.2 27.4
Basic earnings per share excluding      
intangible amortisation (cents) 64.6 226.1 194.3 131.2 55.3 20.6 7.3
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents) 33.9 222.7 153.8 104.3 52.1 32.7 26.8
Diluted basic earnings per share (cents) 54.8 225.4 179.1 121.8 52.9 20.3 7.1
Dividend per ordinary share declared subsequent to 31 March 13 56 45 30 12 5 -
   
Balance sheet  
Shareowners’ equity (R’000) 1 417 880 1 602 313 1 090 353 747 986 504 406 416 586 430 897
Total assets (R’000) 9 977 654 12 582 287 11 236 586 6 403 387 3 177 562 1 897 465 1 94 365
Return on average equity (%) 7.8 34.7 40.8 34.5 22.9 16.2 15
Net asset value per share (cents) 662.1 744.3 557.2 388.2 264.5 205.1 198.3
Net tangible asset value per share (cents) 119.8 619.7 419.4 260.8 166.5 112.8 96.4
Assets under management (Rm) 80 863 43 354 33 677 22 999 17 857 14 633 11 169
 
Personnel
Number of employees at year-end 573 418 380 353 299 304 417
Definitions:
Shareowners’ equity: Equity attributable to equity holders of the company
Average shareowners’ equity: Average of shareowners’ equity at the beginning and end of the financial year
Return on average equity: Attributable earnings as a percentage of average shareowners’ equity
Net asset value per share: Shareowners’ equity divided by the number of shares in issue at year end, net of treasury shares
Net tangible asset per share: Shareowners’ equity, net of intangible assets (excluding intangible assets attributable to minorities), divided by the number of shares in issue at year end, net of treasury shares