FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

NOTES

The reviewed preliminary condensed consolidated results of Foschini Limited for the year ended 31 March 2010 have been reviewed by the company’s auditors, KPMG Inc. Their unmodified review report is available at the company’s registered office.
   
1 These results have been prepared in accordance with the presentation and disclosure requirements of IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting using the group’s accounting policies that are in line with the measurement and recognition principles of International Financial Reporting Standards ( IFRS) and the AC 500 standards as issued by the Accounting Policies Board or its successor, and have been consistently applied to prior periods except as described in note 2 and note 11.
   
2 During the year, the group adopted IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, IFRS 8 Segmental Reporting and Circular 3/2009 Headline Earnings.

The principal effect of the changes required by IAS 1 were as follows:
  • All non-owner changes in equity are now presented in “other comprehensive income” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Previously these were presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity.
  • The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is now the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

The adoption of IFRS 8 and Circular 3/2009 has had no significant effect on these results.
 
3 These financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the company, all its subsidiaries and all entities over which it has operational and financial control.
   
4 Included in share capital are 24,0 (2009: 24,0) million shares which are owned by a subsidiary of the company and 7,5 (2009: 9,1) million shares which are owned by the share incentive trust.These have been eliminated on consolidation.
       
    2010 2009
    Reviewed Audited
    Rm Rm
5 Revenue    
  Retail turnover 8 605,2 8 089,6
  Interest received (refer note 6) 1 443,7 1 300,7
  Dividends received – retail 13,8 19,1
  Other revenue (refer note 7) 717,6 579,5
    10 780,3 9 988,9
       
6 Interest received    
  Trade receivables – retail 636,4 526,1
  Loan receivables – RCS Group 355,4 307,6
  Private label card receivables – RCS Group 440,3 449,2
  Sundry – RCS Group 2,7 8,2
  Sundry – retail 8,9 9,6
    1 443,7 1 300,7
       
7 Other revenue    
  Merchants’ commission – RCS Group 30,2 36,7
  Club income – retail 193,0 169,6
  Club income – RCS Group 5,4 6,0
  Customer charges income – retail 25,3 18,9
  Customer charges income – RCS Group 192,3 136,2
  Insurance income – retail 141,3 99,5
  Insurance income – RCS Group 87,8 75,3
  Cellular income – one2one airtime product 35,0 29,8
  Sundry income – retail 7,3 7,5
    717,6 579,5
       
8 Trading expenses    
  Depreciation: land and buildings (6,1) (6,1)
  Depreciation: shopfitting, vehicles, computers and furniture and fittings (258,0) (223,8)
  Amortisation (0,1) (1,2)
  Employee costs: normal – retail (1 207,8) (1 069,7)
  Employee costs: normal – RCS Group (132,4) (110,6)
  Employee costs: bonuses and restraint payments (2,4) (16,0)
  Employee costs: share-based payments (34,3) (25,7)
  Occupancy costs: normal – retail (797,1) (668,1)
  Occupancy costs: normal – RCS Group (10,7) (8,1)
  Occupancy costs: operating lease liability adjustment (8,6) 0,4
  Net bad debt – retail (359,1) (261,5)
  Net bad debt – RCS Group (352,4) (317,1)
  Other operating costs (632,9) (561,5)
    (3 801,9) (3 269,0)
       
9 Inventory    
  Merchandise 1 355,0 1 433,0
  Raw materials 59,2 55,2
  Goods in transit 59,9 12,9
  Shopfitting stock 14,8 18,1
  Consumables 4,9 5,7
    1 493,8 1 524,9
       
10 Operating profit before working capital changes    
  Operating profit before finance charges 1 972,6 2 025,5
  Interest received – sundry (11,6) (17,8)
  Dividends received (13,8) (19,1)
  Non-cash items 290,3 240,0
  Operating profit before working capital changes 2 237,5 2 228,6
       
11 Comparative figures    
  In order to provide improved disclosure in the condensed consolidated cash flow statement, certain reclassifications have been made. These changes have no impact on overall equity, net assets or profitability.

The RCS Group loan and private label card receivables are now disclosed as part of working capital changes as is required by IAS 7 Cash Flow Statements. The interest received on trade receivables – retail, as well as the RCS Group loan and private label card receivables, is now included, in operating profit before working capital changes as this is considered to be part of our revenue.

The effect on the comparative cash flow statement is as follows:
 
    Movement in operating profit before working capital changes   1 282,9
    Movement in working capital changes   (520,5)
    Movement in cash generated from operations   762,4
    Movement in RCS Group private label card receivables   248,5
    Movement in RCS Group loan receivables   272,0
    Movement in interest received   (1 282,9)
    Movement in net cash inflow from operating activities  

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