Discontinued operation

In December 2017, management committed to a plan to discontinue the UK Contract Distribution (CD) business. As a result, this operation has been classified as a discontinued operation.

CD was not previously classified as held-for-sale or as a discontinued operation. The comparative consolidated statement of profit or loss and OCI has been re-presented to show the discontinued operation separately from continuing operations.

The relevant requirements of IFRS 5 have been met for this classification.

The results of the discontinued operation included in the Group’s results for the year ended June 30, are detailed below:

R000s  2018 
Audited 
     2017 
Audited 
  
Revenue   18 254 268       20 458 449    
Cost of revenue  (16 686 301)      (18 622 873)   
Gross profit  1 567 967       1 835 576    
Operating expenses  (2 194 450)      (1 814 230)   
Trading (loss) profit   (626 483)      21 346    
Share-based payment expense  (3 110)      (3 456)   
Impairment of property, plant and equipment  (793)      (21 366)   
Operating loss   (630 386)      (3 476)   
Net finance charges  (5 226)      (3 446)   
   Finance income       11    
   Finance charges  (5 231)      (3 457)   
Loss before taxation   (635 612)      (6 922)   
Taxation  106 283       (4 317)   
Loss for the year from discontinued operation  (529 329)      (11 239)   
The following adjustments to profit attributable to shareholders were taken into account in the calculation of discontinuing headline (loss) earnings:               
Loss attributable to shareholders of the company from discontinuing operation  (529 329)      (11 239)   
   Impairment of property, plant and equipment  793       21 366    
   Taxation relief  (151)      (4 060)   
Headline (loss) earnings from discontinued operation  (528 687)      6 067    
   Basic loss per share (cents) (159,1)      (3,4)   
   Diluted basic loss per share (cents) (158,6)      (3,4)   
   Headline (loss) earnings per share (cents) (158,9)      1,8    
   Diluted headline (loss) earnings per share (cents) (158,5)      1,8    

R000s  2018 
Audited 
     
Effect of the discontinued operation on the statement of financial position of the Group         
Assets classified as held-for-sale  2 590 657       
   Property, plant and equipment  212 090       
   Intangible assets  7 437       
   Deferred taxation asset  1 338       
   Investments and loans  440       
   Inventories  428 733       
   Trade and other receivables  1 161 229       
   Taxation  101 043       
   Cash and cash equivalents  678 347       
Liabilities classified as held-for-sale  2 613 207       
   Deferred taxation liability  6 476       
   Long-term portion of provisions  30 013       
   Trade and other payables  2 576 718       

R000s  2018 
Audited 
  2017 
Audited 
  
Cash flows from discontinued operation         
Net operating cash flows from discontinued operation  36 227    (258 291)   
Net investing cash flows from discontinued operation  (12 491)   (15 384)   
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  23 736    (273 675)   

Capital commitments

The board of directors’ policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to sustain future development of the businesses so that it can continue to provide benefits to its shareholders.

R000s 2018
Audited
  2017
Audited
 
Capital expenditure approved
Contracted for 831 471   675 164  
Not contracted for 1 015 846   873 494  
1 847 317   1 548 658  
Capital expenditure split
Property, plant and equipment 1 794 724   1 515 614  
Computer software 52 593   33 044  
1 847 317   1 548 658  

It is anticipated that capital expenditure will be financed out of existing cash resources.

Financial instruments

Fair value hierarchy

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques categorised as follows:

  • Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
  • Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
  • Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The following table shows the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments measured at fair value. It does not include fair value information for financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value if the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.

   Non-current assets (liabilities)         Current assets (liabilities)  
R000s  Puttable 
non- 
controlling 
interests 
   Invest- 
ments 
   Vendors for 
acquisition 
        Puttable 
non- 
controlling 
interests 
   Vendors for 
acquisition 
    
June 30 2018                           
Financial assets measured at fair value  –     56 288     –          –     –      
Financial liabilities measured at fair value  (356 522)    –     (300 315)         (1 122 068)    (234 709)     
June 30 2017                           
Financial assets measured at fair value  –     54 504     –          –     –      
Financial liabilities measured at fair value  (118 028)    –     (82 377)         (1 077 168)    (379 474)     

R000s  Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      
June 30 2018                   
Financial assets measured at fair value  56 288     –     –     56 288      
Financial liabilities measured at fair value  (2 013 614)    –     –     (2 013 614)     
June 30 2017                   
Financial assets measured at fair value  54 504     –     1 848     52 656      
Financial liabilities measured at fair value  (1 657 047)    –     –     (1 657 047)     

Valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs

Valuation technique

The expected payments are determined by considering the possible scenarios of forecast EBITDA, the amount to be paid under each scenario and the probability of each scenario. The valuation models consider the present value of expected payment, discounted using a risk-adjusted discount rate.

Significant unobservable inputs

– EBITDA growth rates: 5% – 15% (2017: 10% – 23%)
– EBITDA multiples: 5,5x – 8,5x (2017: 4,8x – 7x)
– Risk-adjusted discount rate: 0,5% – 9,0% (2017: 1,99% – 5,0%)

Inter-relationship between significant unobservable inputs and fair value measurement

The estimated fair value would increase (decrease) if:

– the EBITDA was higher (lower); or
– the risk-adjusted discount rate were lower (higher).

Exchange rates

The following exchange rates were used in the conversion of foreign interests and foreign transactions for the year ended:

June 30  
2018
Audited
  2017
Audited
 
Rand/Sterling
   Closing rate 18,06   16,80  
   Average rate 17,27   17,29  
Rand/Euro
   Closing rate 16,00   14,78  
   Average rate 15,30   14,85  
Rand/Australian dollar
   Closing rate 10,15   9,93  
   Average rate 9,94   10,27