Consolidated Income Statement

  26 weeks 26 weeks   53 weeks
  ended ended   ended
  30.09.2006 24.09.2005   31.03.2006
  Unaudited Unaudited Change Audited
   Rm Rm % Rm
Revenue 3 911,3 3 291,4   7 306,7
Retail turnover 3 370,2 2 890,4 16,6 6 432,1
Cost of turnover 1 982,9 1 693,5   3 707,9
Gross profit 1 387,3 1 196,9   2 724,2
Interest received (note 4) 424,3 286,9   644,1
Dividends received 5,0 6,8   13,4
Net trading expenses (note 5) (1 070,7) (892,5)   (1 814,4)
Operating profit before finance        
   charges 745,9 598,1 24,7 1 567,3
Interest paid 30,3 31,9   79,1
Profit before tax 715,6 566,2 26,4 1 488,2
Income tax expense 235,7 182,7   479,2
Profit for the period 479,9 383,5 25,1 1 009,0
Attributable to:        
Equity holders of Foschini Limited 442,4 374,3   986,9
Minority interest 37,5 9,2   22,1
Profit for the period 479,9 383,5   1 009,0
Reconciliation of attributable        
   profit to headline earnings        
Profit attributable to equity holders        
   of Foschini Limited 442,4 374,3   986,9
Headline earnings 442,4 374,3 18,2 986,9
Earnings per ordinary share        
   (cents)        
Basic 210,3 175,1 20,1 463,0
Headline 210,3 175,1 20,1 463,0
Diluted (basic) 203,9 172,6   449,6
Diluted (headline) 203,9 172,6   449,6
Dividend per ordinary share        
   (cents)        
Interim 100,0 80,0   80,0
Final – –   140,0
Total 100,0 80,0 25,0 220,0
Dividend cover (times) 2,1 2,2   2,1