
| (All amounts in rand millions unless otherwise stated) | Notes | 2008 | 2007 |
| Revenue | 4 | 37 619 | 31 482 |
| Cost of sales | 24 | (19 888) | (17 010) |
| Gross profit | 17 731 | 14 472 | |
| Other operating expenses | 25 | (533) | (478) |
| Royalty expense | 26 | (648) | (1 703) |
| Profit from operations | 16 550 | 12 291 | |
| Finance income | 27 | 689 | 642 |
| Finance costs | 28 | (155) | (82) |
| Net foreign exchange transaction gains/(losses) | 439 | (15) | |
| BEE compensation charge | 29 | | (1 790) |
| Other (expense)/income | 30 | (215) | (214) |
| Profit on sale of investments | 31 | 4 831 | |
| Share of profit of associates | 32 | 678 | 388 |
| Profit before tax | 33 | 22 817 | 11 220 |
| Income tax expense | 34 | (5 112) | (3 895) |
| Profit for the year from continuing operations | 17 705 | 7 325 | |
| Profit attributable to: | |||
| Owners of the parent | 17 596 | 7 232 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 109 | 93 | |
| 17 705 | 7 325 | ||
| Earnings per share (expressed in cents per share cps) | |||
| Basic | 35 | 2 910 | 1 312 |
| Diluted | 35 | 2 907 | 1 309 |
| Dividends to group shareholders (cps) | |||
| Interim dividend (paid) | 36 | 300 | 275 |
| Final dividend (declared) | 36 | 1 175 | 700 |
| Dividends per share | 1 475 | 975 |
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Implats - Annual Report 2008
| Forward-looking statements