Primedia Limited Annual Report 2005 Annual Report 2005
Annual Report 2005

Five YearReview

  Restated   
20052004200320022001
For the year endedR'000R'000R'000R'000R'000

INCOME STATEMENTS

South African operations1 937 769 1 676 944 1 496 562 1 294 781 1 111 333
International operations 42 539 75 443 276 868 389 529 633 710
Total revenue 1 980 308 1 752 387 1 773 430 1 684 310 1 745 043
Operating profit before depreciation 418 929 324 700277 327 224 870246 160
Depreciation (62 680) (59 662) (78 796) (75 839) (84 540)
Operating profit before amortisation,
foreign exchange and exceptional items 356 249 265 038 198 531149 031 161 620
South African operations 355 642 261 629 214 865 165 018 130 823
International operations607 3 409 (16 334) (15 987) 30 797
Amortisation of intangibles (4 701) (8 620) (4 393) (5 316) (10 723)
Foreign exchange (losses)/gains (2 101) 1 030 (9 978) 1 081 3 865
Exceptional items16 915 23 308 (13 357) (343 567) (31 682)
Operating profit/(loss) 366 362 280 756 170 803 (198 771) 123 080
Net finance costs (47 265) (16 462) (14 659) (21 237) (21 528)
Debenture interest paid to shareholders (35 730) (69 661)
Profit/(loss) after interest319 097 264 294156 144 (255 738) 31 891
Associate companies' profits/(losses) 457 (331) (46 464) (83 434) (67 453)
Profit/(loss) before tax 319 554 263 963 109 680 (339 172) (35 562)
Taxation (86 642) (64 032) (63 889) (26 034) (11 564)
Profit/(loss) after tax232 912 199 931 45 791 (365 206) (47 126)
Minority interests (17 340) (24 403) (24 587) 2 153 5 240
Net profit/(loss) for the year 215 572 175 52821 204 (363 053) (41 886)

BALANCE SHEETS

Property, plant and equipment 279 718 248 919 284 381 298 056 290 393
Goodwill and intangible assets456 326 115 787 6 161 20 74518 114
Investment in associate companies10 940 8 062 24 217 149 527 236 920
Other investments 12 603 5 524 12 122 3 231 47 404
Deferred tax assets151 417 173 262 179 736 363 842 353 450
Current assets 459 556 372 901 394 302 385 226 406 117
Bank balances and cash 4 368 65 997 30 712 88 505 62 707
Total assets 1 374 928 990 452931 6311 309 1321 415 105
Shareholders' funds407 199 317 159302 693420 801615 743
Minority interests 80 927 16 238 20 245 127 637 127 121
Interest bearing debt 214 129 78 959 87 862 67 05962 536
Long-term provisions 22 699 24 928 76 477 100 036 26 264
Deferred tax liability63 125 272
Current liabilities 466 920 419 217 395 456372 927408 296
Amounts owed to vendors 7 704 129 132 1 000 17 037 28 275
Current portion of interest bearing debt101 446 4 5474 53819 34312 883
Bank overdraft10 779 43 360184 292133 987
Total equity and liabilities1 374 928 990 452931 6311 309 1321 415 105

CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

Cash generated from operations389 850 353 629 195 386 226 537 149 812
Net finance costs paid (30 845) (14 550) (13 092) (21 237) (21 528)
Dividends paid to minorities (1 916) (863)
Tax (paid)/refund received (69 365) (63 805) 11 014 (17 847) (18 903)
Net cash flow from operating activities289 640 273 358 192 445 187 453 109 381
Net investments (398 181) (27 335) (15 029) (120 816) (59 557)
Net capital expenditure (86 604) (43 227) (44 753) (53 992) (79 333)
Net cash flow from investing activities (484 785) (70 562) (59 782) (174 808) (138 890)
Distribution and debenture interest paid to
shareholders (103 289) (63 729) (28 336) (71 474) (69 082)
Net proceeds from issue of shares 29 060 (34) 50 372 22 430
Share buy-backs and share trust acquisitions (29 106) (7 540) (20 148) (9 129)
Long-term and vendor borrowings raised/(repaid) 225 008 (52 595) (2 970) (1 726) 23 401
Net cash flow from financing activities121 673 (123 864) (51 488) (31 957) (23 251)
Net cash (out)/in flow (73 472) 78 932 81 175 (19 312) (52 760)
JSE STATISTICS
Traded price – Ordinary shares (cents)
– close 1 150 940 440 440 415
– high1 235 950 580 480 730
– low855 400 390 300 355
Traded price – "N" shares (cents)
– close1 180 865 400 374 390
– high1 200 1 000 460 460 696
– low 830 400 320 300 335
Number of shares in issue ('000) 221 747 216 764 216 364 220 763 204 734
Weighted average number of shares ('000) 223 032 216 520 218 229 212 446 201 918
Market capitalisation (including treasury shares) (R'000) 2 682 183 1 975 609 916 269877 223841 886

KEY SHAREHOLDERS' RATIOS

Headline earnings (R'000)211 662 147 375 50 126 (103 103) (106 007)
Headline earnings per share (cents) 95 68 23 (49) (53)
Shareholder distributions declared per share (cents)56 40 26 34 34
Earnings yield (%) 8,3 9,2 2,4 (42,4) (5,1)
PE ratio (times)12,1 10,9 41,7 (2,4) (19,6)

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

Return on assets (%) 36,5 35,626,117,517,4
Return on shareholders' equity (%)
– Attributable earnings 59,5 56,65,9(70,1)(6,5)
– Headline earnings 58,4 47,613,9(19,9)(16,5)
Return on capital employed (%) 59,2 70,537,9(33,2)17,4
Operating margin (%) 18,0 15,111,28,89,3

SOLVENCY AND LIQUIDITY RATIOS

Interest cover (times) 9,0 16,014,32,81,9
Current ratio (times) 0,8 0,81,00,80,8
Gearing ratio (%)80,1 24,929,015,910,2
Debt to EBITD ratio (times) 0,8 0,20,30,30,3
The previously reported results for 2004 have been restated in accordance with the accounting policy changes disclosed in note 31 and 32.