CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE TABLE

       
Performance indicator % change 2011 2010
Economic and related core baseline indicators      
Retail turnover (Rm) 15,5 9 936,5 8 605,2
Operating profit before finance charges (Rm) 16,7 2 301,2 1 972,6
EBITDA (Rm) 15,5 2 583,9 2 236,8
Headline earnings (Rm) 20,3 1 305,6 1 085,6
Earnings per ordinary share (cents) 20,9 630,4 521,4
Headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) 21,3 632,3 521,4
Dividend declared per ordinary share (cents) 21,5 350,0 288,0
Value added 23,6 4 484,0 3 628,9
Total number of stores 6,1 1 727 1 627
Total number of distribution centres - 8 8
Total procurement from BBBEE sources (%)* 22,5 64,9 53,0
Number of environmental, health and safety and/or governance legal incidents none none none
Employee issues      
Total number of employees:      
Permanent full-time employees 4,5 10 969 10 494
Permanent part-time employees (2,1) 320 327
Flexitime employees 12,3 3 632 3 233
Contract employees 34,7 741 550
Casual employees 11,0 202 182
Employee turnover (excluding contractors) % (9,1) 30 33
Employment equity (% representation of previously disadvantaged groups among permanent employees)      
Top management - 11,1 11,1
Senior management 51,0 14,8 9,8
Specialists and middle management 4,3 38,6 37,0
Skilled technical and junior management 6,1 78,5 74,0
Semi and unskilled employees 1,8 95,9 94,2
Investment in employee training and development      
Total expenditure (Rm) 14,0 100,8 88,4
% of payroll (5,6) 6,7 7,1
Total number of employees trained# (1,1) 129 733 131 166
Work-related fatalities none none none
Number of classified injuries      
Number of days lost (33,9) 1 271 1 924
Number of incidents 1,2 408 403
Number of incidents where days off three or less 6,1 312 294
Number of work days lost due to industrial action - - -
Corporate social investment      
CSI total spend (Rm) 17,8 5,3 4,5
       
Environmental issues % change 2010* 2009*
Energy usage (kilowatt hours) (stores, distribution centres and offices) 10,8 163 861 019 147 937 072
Carbon footprint (tonnes CO2e)      
Total emissions 13,5 209 368 184 541
Scope 1 (7,7) 3 403 3 688
Scope 2 10,8 168 777 152 375
Scope 3 29,4 36 140 27 929
Non-kyoto 91,2 1 048 548
Intensity: emissions per m2 (including stores) 6,3 0,34 0,32
Water consumption (kilolitres) (head offices and distribution centres) 8,1 40 830 37 784
* Note: Data in respect of BBBEE and environmental issues is presented one year in arrears  
# Refers to attendees and not individual employees