Consolidated Income Statement

  26 weeks 26 weeks   52 weeks
  ended ended   ended
  30.09.2007 30.09.2006   31.03.2007
  Unaudited Unaudited % Audited
  Rm Rm change Rm
Revenue (note 5) 4 428,6 3 941,6   8 431,7
Retail turnover 3 666,3 3 370,2 8,8 7 230,0
Cost of turnover 2 153,5 1 982,9   4 195,1
Gross profit 1 512,8 1 387,3   3 034,9
Interest received (note 6) 510,2 424,3   873,8
Dividends received 8,2 5,0   22,8
Net trading expenses (note 7) (1 167,9) (1 070,7)   (2 044,5)
Operating profit before finance charges 863,3 745,9 15,7 1 887,0
Interest paid 58,4 30,3   104,7
Profit before tax 804,9 715,6 12,5 1 782,3
Income tax expense 261,8 235,7   590,3
Profit for the period 543,1 479,9   1 192,0
Attributable to:        
Equity holders of Foschini Limited 493,2 442,4   1 119,2
Minority interest 49,9 37,5   72,8
Profit for the period 543,1 479,9 13,2 1 192,0
Reconciliation of attributable profit to headline earnings        
Profit attributable to equity holders of Foschini Limited 493,2 442,4   1 119,2
Headline earnings 493,2 442,4 11,5 1 119,2
Earnings per ordinary share (cents)        
Basic 236,0 210,3 12,2 534,2
Headline 236,0 210,3 12,2 534,2
Diluted (basic) 230,7 203,9 13,2 514,8
Diluted (headline) 230,7 203,9 13,2 514,8
Dividend per ordinary share (cents)        
Interim 118,0 100,0   100,0
Final   170,0
Total 118,0 100,0 18,0 270,0
Dividend cover (times) 2,0 2,1   2,0