2013

At a glance

Financial highlights

REVENUE

12.9% to R7.7 billion

2012: R6.8 billion

UNDERLYING
OPERATING PROFIT

12.0% to R655 million

2012: R585 million

BASIC UNDERLYING
EARNINGS PER SHARE

22.2% to 233.5 cents

2012: 191.1 cents

TOTAL GROSS CASH
DIVIDEND PER SHARE

14.3% to 80 cents

2012: 70 cents

RETURN ON CAPITAL
EMPLOYED (ROCE) OF

17.3%

2012: 16.0%

GEARING OF

28.1%

2012: 28.6%

People

  • Number of employees 3,998 people (2012: 3,790 people)
  • Board comprises of 71% males and 29% females
  • 38% of Exco consists of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals (2012: 33%)

Governance and risk

  • Mpact qualified for the 2013 JSE SRI Index
  • Compliance with King III
  • With effect 1 January 2014, appointed a Risk and Sustainability Manager for the Group

Social

  • Procurement spent with companies with:
    • at least 50% black ownership – R670 million (2012: R439 million)
    • at least 30% black women ownership – R139 million (2012: R64 million)
    • Emerging Micro Enterprises (EME) and Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE) – R389 million (2012: R319 million)
  • CSI expenditure for 2013 was allocated as follows:
    • 35.9% (2012: 29.4%) to Education
    • 25.7% (2012: 0.2%) to Sport
    • 14.7% (2012: 25.2%) to Health Care
    • 23.7% (2012: 45.2%) to Other (Cultural, Environmental, etc.)
  • Social and economic development spend for 2013 was R5.6 million (2012: R2.3 million)

Environmental

  • Upgrades to plant and equipment to further reduce air emissions and improve energy performance
  • South Africa’s largest collector of recovered paper for recycling, recovering 451,000 tonnes of paper in 2013 (2012: 457,000 tonnes paper)
  • ISO certification in place for all plants