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Businesses
demonstrated adaptability and resilience in a declining
market
with all categories in food channel under stress |
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Bidvest’s
South African food businesses put in a resilient showing |
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Bidfood
Solutions created to exploit opportunities in general
foods sector |
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Revenue grew by
12,1% to R4 952,9 million from R4 418,9
million |
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Trading
profit rose 7,1%, up from R358,8 million to
R384,3 million. |
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Financial
indicators
(for the year ended June 30) |
2009
R'm |
2008
R'm |
%
change |
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Revenue |
4
952,9 |
4 418,9 |
12,1 |
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Trading profit |
384,3 |
358,8 |
7,1 |
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Operating profit |
384,3 |
358,8 |
7,1 |
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Operating assets |
1
656,5 |
1 569,2 |
5,6 |
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Operating liabilities |
889,1 |
859,7 |
3,4 |
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Depreciation |
50,2 |
47,6 |
5,5 |
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Amortisation and impairments of intangible
assets |
2,9 |
3,2 |
(9,4) |
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Goodwill and intangible
assets |
19,1 |
22,0 |
(13,2) |
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Sustainable
development indicator overview |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Employees |
3
654 |
3 497 |
3 238 |
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Total training spend (R’000) |
9
568 |
6 621 |
4 412 |
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Training spend per employee (R) |
2
619 |
1 893 |
1 363 |
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Employees attending HIV/Aids training (%) |
23,9 |
16,4 |
2,7 |
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Lost time injury frequency rate |
6,4 |
3,5 |
28,5 |
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Work-related fatalities (number) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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BEE procurement (R’000) |
1
079 622 |
768 351 |
764 342 |
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CSI spend (R’000) |
1
266 |
2 511 |
74 |
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Enterprise development spend (R’000) |
2
165 |
459 |
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Total water usage (litres ’000) |
697
083 |
308 006 |
256 430 |
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Total electricity usage (kWh ’000) |
32
907 |
30 644 |
38 834 |
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Petrol (litres) |
2
128 386 |
2 006 841 |
1 829 185 |
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Diesel (litres) |
6
822 428 |
5 843 986 |
5 505 496 |
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Total carbon emissions (tonnes) |
56
503 |
50 270 |
* |
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Carbon emissions per employee
(tonnes) |
15,5 |
14,4 |
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*Information not collated, not relevant
or not entirely reliable
The prior year numbers include subsidiaries that are now part of
Bidvest Namibia. The numbers have not been restated as the impact
is not significant |
Bidvest's vision lies in the realm of possibility
“Bidvest people put in a resilient performance and the Group achieved a creditable result.”
statement
“We refuse to participate in the recession and salute our employees for their efforts in exceptionally difficult trading conditions.”