Murra & Roberts
Annual Review 2002



Ratios and Statistics
  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993 
EARNINGS                    
Earnings/(loss) per ordinary                    
share (cents) 152  74  (165) (19) 150  (79) 109  126  108  106 
Headline earnings/(loss) per                    
ordinary share (cents) 154  76  36  49  (44) 72  126  108  105 
Dividends per ordinary                    
share (cents) 35,0  –  –  50,0  48,5  48,5  48,5  47,0  42,0  40,0 
Dividend cover 4,3  –  –  –  3,1  –  2,2  2,7  2,6  2,7 
Interest cover 37,1  10,3  4,6  1,9  2,1  0,7  3,2  6,2  5,5  6,8 
PROFITABILITY                    
EBIT on revenue (%) 4,3  2,6  2,2  1,6  4,3  1,9  5,4  8,0  7,6  7,8 
EBIT on average total assets (%) 6,5  3,9  4,7  3,0  8,2  3,1  8,4  12,6  11,3  11,3 
Attributable earnings on average                    
ordinary shareholders’ funds (%) 21,8  13,6  (27.7) (2.4) 18.2  (9.0) 11,8  14,8  14,2  15,1 
PRODUCTIVITY                    
Per R1 000 of revenue:                    
  Payroll cost (rand) 201  189  177  188  196  223  223  234  240  251 
  Total average assets(rand) 663  659  473  530  529  601  639  631  675  695 
Value created (Rm) 2 609  2 174  2 156  2 807  3 737  3 030  3 353  3 120  2 670  2 438 
Value ratio 1,44  1,34  0,91  1,15  1,52  1,12  1,40  1,43  1,44  1,43 
FINANCE                    
As a percentage of permanent capital:                    
  Interest bearing debt 19  28  33  27  (23) 38  26  14  19  26 
  Total liabilities 140  181  228  153  85  143  111  92  98  104 
Current assets to current liabilities 1,40  1,31  1,22  1,40  1,50  1,28  1,48  1,47  1,45  1,40 
Operating cash flow (Rm) 793  558  370  493  1 275  (99) 210  418  633  420 
Operating cash flow per                    
ordinary share (cents) 239  164  107  142  369  (29) 61  129  201  134 
OTHER                    
Weighted average ordinary                    
shares in issue (millions) 331,9  340,1  346,0  346,0  346,0  346,0  344,4  323,1  314,0  314,0 
Number of employees –
30 June
15 379  16 337  26 098  32 361  43 268  48 464  49 489  49 087  49 754  47 608 
The comparative figures for the years 1993 and 1994 relating to shares in issue and statistics per share have been adjusted to take account of the five for one sub division effective 15 May 1995.

DEFINITIONS      
EBIT Earnings before exceptional items, interest and taxation Total liabilities Borrowings, redeemable preference shares and non-interest bearing debt
EBT Earnings before taxation Permanent capital Ordinary shareholders’ equity and minority interest
EAT Earnings after taxation attributable to ordinary shareholders Net asset value (NAV) Ordinary shareholders’ equity
Interest cover EBIT divided by interest Average Arithmetic average between consecutive year ends
Value ratio Value created as a multiple of payroll cost    
Interest bearing debt Borrowings and redeemable preference shares