notes

The consolidated results of Foschini Limited for the year ended 31 March 2008 have been reviewed by the company’s auditors, KPMG Inc. Their unqualified review report is available for inspection at the company’s registered office.

1 The reviewed provisional results for the year ended 31 March 2008 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, using the group’s accounting policies, which comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and have been consistently applied to prior periods. Certain comparative figures have been reclassified in order to improve disclosure.
2 These financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the company, all its subsidiaries and all entities over which it has operational and financial control.
3
     
Included in share capital are 24,0 (2007: 16,9) million shares which are owned by a subsidiary of the company, and 11,9 (2007: 11,6) million shares which are owned by the share incentive trust.

These have been eliminated on consolidation.
    2008 2007
    Rm Rm
4 Revenue    
      Retail turnover 7 668,7 7 230,0
  Interest received (refer note 5) 1 056,4 877,4
  Dividends received – retail 17,2 22,8
  Merchant’s commission – RCS Group 39,7 36,2
  Club income – retail 175,6 159,9
  Club income – RCS Group 5,5 4,3
  Customer charges income – retail 16,5 16,0
  Customer charges income – RCS Group 99,1 39,7
  Insurance income – retail 80,0 35,5
  Insurance income – RCS Group 66,0 66,9
  Cellular income – one2one airtime product 22,6 8,8
  Sundry income 6,3 30,3
    9 253,6 8 527,8
5 Interest received    
  Trade receivables – retail 385,5 299,3
  Loan receivables 314,7 336,5
  Private label card receivables 347,9 237,0
  Sundry – RCS Group 1,1 1,0
  Sundry – retail 7,2 3,6
    1 056,4 877,4
6 Net trading expenses    
  Depreciation and amortisation (204,7) (174,1)
  Employee costs: normal (1 053,9) (920,9)
  Employee costs: bonuses (4,4)
  Employee costs: restraint payments (35,4) (20,0)
  Employee costs: share-based payments (30,7) (19,2)
  Store occupancy costs: normal (575,8) (512,7)
  Store occupancy costs: operating lease liability    
  adjustment (7,7) (7,7)
  Net bad debts and provision movement – retail (217,2) (187,8)
  Net bad debts and provision movement – RCS Group (253,7) (132,4)
  Other income 511,3 397,6
  Other operating costs (489,8) (466,5)
    (2 357,6) (2 048,1)
7 Inventory    
  Merchandise 1 227,5 1 194,8
  Raw materials 32,8 44,4
  Goods in transit 10,0 34,3
  Shopfitting stock 15,1 18,1
  Consumables 4,6 1,3
    1 290,0 1 292,9
8 Trade and other payables
In the 2007 financial year, March month-end trade creditors amounting to R286,9 million were paid on 2 April 2007, after the year-end whilst those in respect of the current year amounting to R289,7 million were paid prior to the year-end.
9 Operating profit before working capital changes    
  Operating profit before finance charges 1 905,5 1 887,0
  Interest received (1 056,4) (877,4)
  Dividends received (17,2) (22,8)
  Non-cash items 242,3 201,1
    1 074,2 1 187,9