Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

 
  Sept. 2007 Sept. 2006 March 2007
  Unaudited Unaudited Audited
  Rm Rm Rm
Cash flows from operating activities      
Operating profit before working capital changes (note 10) 470,5 435,8 1 191,5
Increase in working capital (3,1) (37,5) (218,1)
Cash generated by operations 467,4 398,3 973,4
Increase in private label card receivables (124,7) (112,5) (346,6)
Decrease (increase) in loan receivables 67,0 (42,5) (49,0)
Interest received 510,2 424,3 873,8
Interest paid (58,4) (30,3) (104,7)
Taxation paid (note 11) (475,9) (201,4) (718,2)
Dividends received 8,2 5,0 22,8
Dividends paid (437,0) (344,5) (552,2)
Net cash (outflows) inflows from operating activities (43,2) 96,4 99,3
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (146,5) (165,5) (304,4)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2,7 1,9 4,0
Acquisition of client list (2,8) (2,8)
Decrease in participation in export partnerships 3,2 3,8 6,0
Decrease (increase) in loans 1,4 (0,6) 1,2
Proceeds on dilution of interest in subsidiary 211,6 183,3 183,3
Net cash inflows (outflows) from investing activities 69,6 22,9 (112,7)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Shares purchased by share trust and subsidiary (760,4) (181,8) (288,4)
Proceeds on delivery of shares by share trust 72,1 0,4 92,9
Increase in interest-bearing debt 661,1 65,9 217,6
Increase (decrease) in short-term loans 3,8 (0,5) (2,1)
Net cash (outflows) inflows from financing activities (23,4) (116,0) 20,0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period 3,0 3,3 6,6
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 69,1 62,5 62,5
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 72,1 65,8 69,1