for the six months ended
DOWNLOAD EXCEL| 30 June 2025 Unaudited R'000 |
30 June 2024 Unaudited R'000 |
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|---|---|---|
| Profit before taxation | 305 822 | 1 003 112 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 105 960 | 168 702 |
| Impairments | 112 800 | – |
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations | 89 699 | (5 682) |
| Movement in environmental obligations | 5 306 | (11 923) |
| Income from equity-accounted investment | (5 171) | (10 971) |
| Other non-cash movement | (2 283) | – |
| Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment | (124) | (19 395) |
| Asset held for sale | – | 13 098 |
| Fair value adjustment on provisionally priced revenue | (11 571) | (40 405) |
| Movement in long-term receivable | 5 540 | – |
| Share grants vested | (11 214) | (15 283) |
| Share-based payment (credit)/expense | (1 225) | 11 944 |
| Finance income | (20 432) | (30 460) |
| Finance expense | 653 | 679 |
| Net realisable value inventory adjustment | 1 580 | 724 |
| Changes in working capital: | ||
| Inventories | (679 160) | 249 251 |
| Trade and other receivables | 118 411 | (247 299) |
| Trade and other payables | (173 230) | (56 650) |
| Cash (utilised in)/generated from operating activities | (158 639) | 1 009 442 |
| Finance income received | 23 156 | 30 506 |
| Finance cost paid | (974) | (1 139) |
| Dividend from associate | 639 | – |
| Taxation paid | (24 144) | (186 967) |
| Net cash (utilised in)/generated from operating activities | (159 962) | 851 842 |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – sustaining | (189 409) | (225 955) |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – expansionary | (14 095) | (27 267) |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 142 | 8 227 |
| Movement in other long-term receivables | 597 | 199 |
| Net cash utilised in investing activities | (202 765) | (244 796) |
| Dividends paid | (200 069) | (549 393) |
| Repayment of capital portion of lease liabilities | (551) | (1 901) |
| Net cash utilised in financing activities | (200 620) | (551 294) |
| Total cash movement for the period | (563 347) | 55 752 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 1 794 911 | 1 655 807 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate movement on cash balances | (89 699) | 5 682 |
| Total cash at 30 June | 1 141 865 | 1 717 241 |