Five-year review

    2011  2010  2009  2008(1) 2007(1)

Summarised group operating results

Ore milled (t’000) 24 187 22 590 14 523 14 859 14 811
– Underground   732 633 787 1 046 959
– Surface   23 455 21 957 13 736 13 813 13 852
Yield (g/t) 0.34 0.33 0.53 0.67 0.70
– Underground   3.89 3.79 4.26 5.17 5.47
– Surface  0.23 0.23 0.32 0.33 0.37
Gold produced(kg) 8 248 7 502 7 704 9 997 10 404
– Underground  2 845 2 402 3 354 5 413 5 242
– Surface   5 403 5 100 4 350 4 584 5 162
Gold produced (oz) 265 179 241 194 247 689 321 432 334 496
– Underground   91 469 77 226 107 834 174 052 168 534
– Surface   173 710 163 968 139 856 147 380 165 962
Average price received (R/kg) 308 220 267 292 250 589 192 475 147 518
Average price received ($/oz) 1 372 1 092 861 819 636
Cash operating costs (R/kg) 251 296 233 112 212 228 162 794 125 217
– Underground   342 123 324 736 274 066 190 967 150 045
– Surface   203 470 189 959 164 549 121 321 100 004
Cash operating costs ($/oz) 1 119 953 730 692 540
– Underground   1 523 1 327 942 810 646
– Surface   906 776 566 516 431
Operating margin (%) 18 13 15 15 15
– Underground   (11) (22) (10) 1 (2)
– Surface   34 29 35 37 33
Capital expenditure (R million) 317.3 194.0 345.1 286.7 313.0

Reserves and resources

Attributable Mineral Reserves (million ounces) 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.9 6.3
Attributable Mineral Resources (million ounces) 60.2 60.0 56.4 54.7 54.2

Summarised group statement of comprehensive income (R million)

Revenue   2 565.3 1 990.5 1 910.7 1 843.9 1 534.8
Cost of sales   (2 343.5) (1 891.8) (1 834.0) (1 598.4) (1 397.1)
Gross profit from operations   221.8 98.7 76.7 245.5 137.7
(Impairments)/reversal of impairments   (547.7) (6.2) (75.1) (63.9) (5.9)
Administration expenses and general costs (88.1) (57.0) (83.6) (79.4) (109.3)
Finance income/(expenses) – net   30.8 176.1 164.3 (16.1) (16.3)
(Loss)/profit before taxation   (383.2) 211.6 82.3 86.1 6.2
Income tax   (32.2) (8.2) 28.4 68.3 (0.7)
(Loss)/profit for the year   (415.4) 203.4 110.7 154.4 5.5

Summarised group statement of financial position (R million)

Non-current assets   1 778.7 2 178.2 2 075.3 1 073.3 785.3
Current assets   510.0 402.1 550.5 1 189.2 1 161.9
Total assets   2 288.7 2 580.3 2 625.8 2 262.5 1 947.2
Equity   1 219.2 1 650.0 1 584.0 1 305.5 143.5
Non-current borrowings   30.3
Other non-current liabilities   629.1 661.1 715.8 527.5 462.1
Current borrowings   79.3 2.1 21.7 790.3
Other current liabilities   330.8 269.2 323.9 405.7 551.3
Total equity and liabilities   2 288.7 2 580.3 2 625.8 2 262.5 1 947.2

Summarised group statement of cash flows (R million)

Cash flows from operating activities   324.0 53.6 208.2 182.6 (29.6)
Cash flows from investing activities   (335.2) (226.4) (593.4) 1 531.0 (316.3)
Cash flows from financing activities   81.3 7.8 (85.8) (840.0) (98.7)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 70.1 (165.0) (471.0) 873.6 (444.6)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 188.2 353.6 845.6 (12.4) 486.6
Foreign exchange movements   0.8 (0.4) (21.9) (15.6) (54.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 259.1 188.2 352.7 845.6 (12.4)

Group performance indicators

Profitability            
Operating margin (%) 18 13 15 15 15
Headline earnings per share (cents) 28 13 34 41 2
EBITDA (R million) 264.9 232.5 17.2 171.3 86.4
EBITDA margin (%) 10 12 1 9 6
Return on equity (%) 9 3 8 19 9
Asset and debt management            
Current ratio times 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.8 0.9
Debt to equity ratio (%) 9 2
Interest cover times 23.2 47.4 4.8 4.1 0.9
Net asset value per share (cents) 317 429 419 347 355
Market value and shareholder returns            
Market price per share (cents) 327 341 603 628 525
Ordinary shares in issue   384 884 379 384 884 379 378 001 303 376 571 588 370 341 981
Market capitalisation (R million) 1 258.6 1 312.5 2 279.3 2 364.9 1 944.3
Price earnings ratio times 11.7 26.5 17.7 15.3 262.5
Market/book ratio times 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 1.5
Dividend per share (cents) 7.5 5 5 10
Dividend yield (%) 2.3 1.5 0.8 1.6

Group sustainability indicators

Total economic value distributed (R million) 815 669 761.0 740.0 733.0
Value distributed to employees – salaries, wages and benefits (R million) 759.0 629.0 673.0 658.0 628.0
Value distributed to government – taxation and royalties (R million) 10.0 11.0 46.0 46.0 6.0
Total employees (including contractors)   6 875 6 409 6 715 7 627 7 971
Fatalities   1 2 5 4 6
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate   16.36 9.08 7.58 6.41 10.38
Cyanide consumption (tonnes) 6 682 4 896 4 380    
CO2 emmisions (direct) (tonnes) 8 472 6 242 10 110    
CO2 emmisions (indirect) (tonnes) 682 666 786 101 895 928    
Electricity consumption (gigajoules) 2 485 423 2 358 301 3 188 593    
Water consumption (1 000m³) 8 491 11 546 14 682    
Socio-economic development spend (R million) 15.8 5.3 2.4    

Exchange rates

Average rate (R:$) 6.9865 7.6117 9.0484 7.3123 7.2188
Closing rate (R:$) 6.8295 7.6529 7.8821 7.9645 7.0760

(1) Continuing operations

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