2005 
 
2004 
 
R million 
 
R million 
 
(Reviewed)
  
(Audited)

Note 1

Operating profit
Operating profit is stated after:
– Cost of sales
4,830,2 
4 268,4 
– Other income
(15,5)
(10,2)
– Other expenses excluding depreciation, amortisation
   and impairments
1 260,4 
  
1 177,2 
 

Note 2

Net interest and dividend income
Interest received
60,7 
47,8 
– from RC&C Finance Company
30,1 
18,6 
– external
30,6 
29,2 
Interest paid
(23,3)
(10,1)
Dividend income other than from associates
12,8 
27,4 
Total
50,2 
 
65,1 
 

Note 3

Abnormal Items
Surplus on sale of properties
– 
21,1 
Surplus on sale of investment
6,4 
– 
Impairment of plant and equipment
(4,9)
(1,1)
Negative goodwill taken to profit
2,4 
– 
Impairment of goodwill in an associate
– 
 
(14,0)
Total before taxation
3,9 
6,0 
Taxation
1,4 
(1,4)
Total
5,3 
 
4,6 
 

Note 4

Number of shares used to calculate earnings per share
(Restated)
Weighted average number of shares in issue used to determine
basic earnings per share and headline earnings per share
(millions of shares)
173,4
189,9 
Adjusted by the dilutive effect of unexercised share options
granted to certain group employees (millions of shares)
2,1
   
2,4 
Weighted average number of shares used to determine diluted
earnings per share and diluted headline earnings per
share (millions of shares)
175,5
   
192,3 
The prior year number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings
and diluted headline earnings per share has been restated as a
result of the early adoption of IFRS 2 on Share-based payments,
as required by IAS 33 on Earnings per share.
 
  
 
 

Note 5

Headline Earnings
Headline earnings are determined by eliminating the effect of
the following items in attributable earnings:
       
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders
709,2
478,4 
Loss/(surplus) on sale of property, plant and equipment
0,2
(21,7)
Surplus on sale of investment
(6,4)
– 
Goodwill amortisation
53,5 
Negative goodwill reflected in abnormal items
(2,4)
– 
Impairments
4,9
15,1 
       
Tax
(1,5)
 
1,6 
Headline earnings
704,0
 
526,9 
 

Note 6

Investments and loans
Unlisted associate company – at cost plus equity
accounted earnings excluding goodwill
86,8
76,8 
Listed associate company – at directors valuation
11,7 
Other unlisted investments – at cost
0,7
2,4 
Listed investment held for sale – at market value
7,8
4,9 
Loans – at cost
20,9
   
14,1 
Total carrying values
116,2
109,9 
       
Directors’ valuations of unlisted investments
Unlisted associate
520,0
520,0 
Unlisted investments
0,7
2,4 
        

Note 7

     
RC&C Finance Company accounts receivable      
Accounts receivable mainly comprise discounted deals that consist of the present value of discounted rental agreements which are repayable over varying periods up to a maximum of five years from the balance sheet date.
 

Note 8

     
RC&C Finance Company short-term bank borrowings
RC&C Finance Company has total long-term banking facilities of R1 200 million. The banks which have granted these facilities are contractually bound to provide these on a long-term basis but they may give notice to run down these facilities. Once notice has been given these facilities reduce to zero in line with the reduction in the underlying rental debtors over a maximum of five years.
 

Note 9

Accounting policies

Reunert has adopted certain Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) during the current financial year. This has resulted in changes to accounting policies which are detailed below:

During the year the International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS 2 (AC 139) on Share-based payments was early adopted. In terms of this standard all share-options granted after 7 November 2002 must be recognised as an expense over the vesting period of the share-option. This resulted in a R6,7 million expense which was recognised in the current year.

GAAP requires the reversal of the sale of the black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction relating to African Cables, where the purchase consideration has not been fully paid for by the BEE partner and conditions are attached to the unpaid portion, notwithstanding that the legal effect of this transaction is in fact a sale. The earnings attributable to the BEE partner are included in arriving at the earnings attributable to shareholders in Reunert Limited and an equity instrument of R24,1 million, which values the BEE deal in terms of IFRS 2, has been expensed in arriving at operating profit in the current year. When dividends are paid to these BEE partners they are treated as an appropriation of profit.

During the year the International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS 3 (AC 140) on Business Combinations was adopted. In terms of this standard all existing negative goodwill at 1 October 2004 (R3,0 million) was transferred to opening accumulated profit. Thereafter negative goodwill must be reflected in income in the year in which it arises. In addition, goodwill is no longer amortised, but is subjected to an annual impairment test.

The group’s accounting policies are in accordance with South African GAAP and, except for the above changes, are consistent with those of the prior year. This report has been prepared in terms of AC 127 on Interim Financial Reporting.

 

Note 10

Acquisitions
In January 2005 the business of Nashua Direct, a division of Nashua Office Automation was merged with that of Kopano, an independent franchise dealing in Nashua products to form Kopano Copier Company (Pty) Limited, trading as Nashua Kopano. Nashua Direct contributed 74% of the net assets of the new business and Kopano 26%, the latter amounting to R5,6 million. The respective share holdings are in the same ratio.
 

Note 11

Restatement
The previous annual financial statements included a provision for debtors’ recourse guarantee. This R46,6 million provision was no longer required following the realisation of RC&C Finance Company’s debtors book in December 2003 and has been adjusted in the group statement of changes in equity. This amount had previously been reflected as a provision.
 
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