TEN YEAR STATISTICAL REVIEW
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | R000 | |
Operating performance |
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| Merensky | ||||||||||
| Tonnes milled | 793 490 | 1 002 208 | 1 050 404 | 1 059 624 | 1 341 057 | 1 424 160 | 1 434 198 | 1 541 234 | 1 582 421 | 1 288 141 |
| Head grade – g/ton (3PGEs + Au) | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| UG2 | ||||||||||
| Tonnes milled | 797 355 | 1 036 017 | 1 054 687 | 963 033 | 928 149 | 878 924 | 715 946 | 691 353 | 636 717 | 643 286 |
| Head grade – g/ton (3PGEs + Au) | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Combined | ||||||||||
| Tonnes milled | 1 590 845 | 2 038 225 | 2 105 091 | 2 022 657 | 2 269 206 | 2 303 084 | 2 150 144 | 2 232 587 | 2 219 138 | 1 931 427 |
| Head grade – g/ton (3PGEs + Au) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Precious metals in concentrate produced – kg |
7 779 | 9 999 | 9 408 | 9 113 | 10 087 | 11 247 | 10 115 | 10 592 | 10 354 | 8 458 |
| Precious metals in concentrate purchased – kg | 2 244 | 2 106 | 487 | – | 404 | |||||
| Precious metals sold – kg | 9 872 | 12 313 | 10 362 | 8 586 | 10 703 | 11 285 | 9 922 | 11 733 | 9 174 | 8 944 |
| Revenue – R/kg | 323 899 | 288 255 | 280 609 | 409 159 | 297 292 | 189 286 | 137 517 | 130 874 | 145 273 | 160 367 |
| Operating costs – R/kg | 307 203 | 239 769 | 219 691 | 193 409 | 148 872 | 120 475 | 120 862 | 109 392 | 106 309 | 105 587 |
| Cash costs – R/kg | 279 118 | 215 900 | 199 680 | 175 197 | 135 248 | 109 441 | 110 005 | 99 532 | 96 880 | 94 861 |
| Precious metals in concentrate produced – oz |
250 110 | 321 475 | 302 474 | 292 989 | 324 296 | 361 599 | 325 214 | 340 547 | 332 888 | 271 931 |
| Precious metals in concentrate purchased – oz |
72 146 | 67 709 | 15 657 | – | 12 989 | |||||
| Precious metals sold – oz | 317 392 | 395 879 | 333 147 | 276 059 | 344 101 | 362 821 | 318 992 | 377 239 | 294 947 | 287 546 |
| Price realised – US$/oz | 1 439 | 1 185 | 1 001 | 1 722 | 1 288 | 918 | 686 | 597 | 498 | 497 |
| Operating costs – US$/oz | 1 363 | 983 | 766 | 821 | 643 | 586 | 607 | 493 | 365 | 325 |
| Cash costs – US$/oz | 1 238 | 885 | 696 | 744 | 584 | 532 | 552 | 449 | 333 | 292 |
| Sales per metal – oz | ||||||||||
| Platinum | 196 688 | 242 596 | 202 141 | 169 611 | 212 484 | 221 580 | 196 056 | 236 792 | 179 108 | 177 580 |
| Palladium | 90 710 | 116 303 | 97 940 | 81 103 | 96 888 | 109 721 | 94 420 | 108 648 | 89 086 | 86 758 |
| Rhodium | 23 550 | 28 655 | 27 271 | 20 666 | 28 180 | 24 085 | 22 093 | 23 849 | 20 744 | 17 325 |
| Gold | 6 444 | 8 325 | 5 795 | 4 678 | 6 549 | 7 435 | 6 423 | 7 950 | 6 009 | 5 883 |
| Total – 3PGE + Au | 317 392 | 395 879 | 333 147 | 276 059 | 344 101 | 362 821 | 318 992 | 377 239 | 294 947 | 287 546 |
| Prices realised – US$/oz | ||||||||||
| Platinum | 1 698 | 1 452 | 1 152 | 1 668 | 1 206 | 1 017 | 855 | 782 | 605 | 491 |
| Palladium | 671 | 384 | 236 | 400 | 342 | 265 | 201 | 216 | 265 | 407 |
| Rhodium | 2 251 | 2 193 | 2 660 | 7 553 | 5 310 | 3 107 | 1 338 | 573 | 621 | 1 076 |
| Gold | 1 368 | 1 093 | 878 | 832 | 654 | 529 | 424 | 390 | 322 | 292 |
| Basket – 3PGE + Au | 1 439 | 1 185 | 1 001 | 1 722 | 1 288 | 918 | 686 | 597 | 498 | 497 |
| Prices realised – R/kg | ||||||||||
| Platinum | 382 245 | 353 507 | 325 730 | 396 780 | 278 054 | 210 131 | 171 186 | 171 534 | 175 249 | 159 696 |
| Palladium | 150 703 | 93 417 | 66 509 | 94 894 | 79 258 | 54 653 | 40 287 | 47 123 | 79 415 | 130 256 |
| Rhodium | 508 056 | 532 925 | 721 775 | 1 792 075 | 1 225 945 | 635 590 | 269 687 | 123 701 | 183 223 | 339 741 |
| Gold | 308 068 | 266 527 | 249 094 | 196 990 | 151 337 | 109 156 | 84 487 | 85 892 | 97 165 | 96 450 |
| Basket – 3PGE + Au | 323 899 | 288 255 | 280 609 | 409 159 | 297 292 | 189 286 | 137 517 | 130 874 | 145 273 | 160 367 |
Financial performance |
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| Operating margin – % | 10.8 | 19.9 | 25.7 | 58.6 | 53.8 | 42.5 | 17.6 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 37.4 |
| Effective tax rate – % | 34.3 | 34.2 | 37.9 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 35.4 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| Return on shareholders' equity – % | 3.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 56.5 | 60.5 | 39.2 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 20.6 |
| Return on total assets – % | 2.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 36.2 | 39.8 | 25.7 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 17.3 |
| Current ratio | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
| Acid ratio | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| US Dollar / Rand exchange rate – average |
7.01 | 7.59 | 8.92 | 7.32 | 7.20 | 6.39 | 6.19 | 6.90 | 9.05 | 10.13 |
| – at year end | 6.78 | 7.67 | 7.72 | 7.83 | 7.04 | 7.14 | 6.69 | 6.20 | 7.57 | 10.27 |
Share performance |
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| Weighted average number of shares in issue – 000 |
363 088 | 360 292 | 343 162 | 238 007 | 236 747 | 233 704 | 231 578 | 231 540 | 231 313 | 230 744 |
| Number of shares at year end – 000 | 382 416 | 360 642 | 359 910 | 238 688 | 237 226 | 236 003 | 231 969 | 231 544 | 231 539 | 230 915 |
| Operating cash flow per share – cents | 216.3 | 239.4 | 195.6 | 649.9 | 656.8 | 364.8 | 164.8 | 221.5 | 168.6 | 323.9 |
| Earnings per share – cents | 96.2 | 177.9 | 183.7 | 627.2 | 560.2 | 301.9 | 108.2 | 108.0 | 115.7 | 172.3 |
| Headline earnings per share – cents | 89.5 | 177.8 | 172.2 | 627.2 | 560.1 | 301.9 | 108.2 | 108.0 | 115.5 | 175.5 |
| Dividends per share – cents | 15.0 | 40.0 | 78.0 | 330.0 | 525.0 | 280.0 | 70.0 | 105.0 | 90.0 | 170.0 |
| Capital repayments per share – cents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20.0 | 55.0 | 75.0 |
| Dividend cover | 17.9 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Net assets value per share – cents | 2 645.0 | 2 449.0 | 2 315.0 | 1 217.0 | 1 004.0 | 848.0 | 689.0 | 684.0 | 655.0 | 820.0 |
| Share price (cents) |
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| – high | 5 153 | 5 772 | 7 035 | 7 984 | 6 190 | 3 800 | 1 280 | 1 345 | 2 210 | 2 000 |
| – low | 3 920 | 2 700 | 1 650 | 3 800 | 3 400 | 1 240 | 775 | 825 | 955 | 1 000 |
| – at year end | 4 247 | 4 550 | 3 000 | 6 760 | 4 800 | 3 784 | 1 260 | 890 | 1 230 | 1 665 |
| Platinum sector index at year end | 69.5 | 73.5 | 63.0 | 128.5 | 101.1 | 70.4 | 29.0 | 23.4 | 28.6 | 29.3 |
| Compound return over 5 years – % | 6.6 | 35.7 | 36.9 | 45.8 | 32.3 | 25.5 | 21.6 | 29.2 | 49.5 | 58.3 |
| Average monthly volume of shares traded – 000 |
16 289 | 17 188 | 13 655 | 13 920 | 12 339 | 5 542 | 5 384 | 4 916 | 4 906 | 8 014 |
| Annual liquidity (%) | 53.8 | 57.2 | 47.8 | 70.2 | 62.5 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 41.7 |
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