Financial History
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As at 30 June
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20201
$’000
|
2019
$’000
|
2018
$’000
|
2017
$’000
|
2016
$’000
|
|
Revenue2,4
|
6,831,843
|
6,184,056
|
5,541,371
|
5,122,143
|
5,052,486
|
|
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)2,4
|
1,411,834
|
1,074,828
|
948,288
|
868,559
|
880,404
|
|
Net profit after tax2,3,4
|
527,749
|
549,725
|
475,606
|
427,773
|
451,374
|
|
Net cash flow from operations
|
1,360,298
|
847,308
|
767,920
|
736,365
|
707,708
|
|
Total assets
|
12,127,130
|
9,959,834
|
8,200,934
|
7,878,165
|
7,370,619
|
|
Total liabilities
|
6,462,732
|
4,467,968
|
3,918,009
|
3,952,035
|
3,637,910
|
|
Net assets
|
5,664,398
|
5,491,866
|
4,282,925
|
3,926,130
|
3,732,709
|
|
Net interest bearing debt5
|
2,021,969
|
2,298,953
|
2,482,781
|
2,435,405
|
2,284,247
|
|
Statistics
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Diluted earnings per share (cents)2,3,4
|
110.6
|
122.1
|
112.2
|
102.1
|
109.3
|
|
Dividends paid per ordinary share (cents)
|
85.0
|
82.0
|
78.0
|
75.0
|
71.0
|
|
Dividend payout ratio
|
76.5%
|
66.4%
|
69.1%
|
73.0%
|
64.0%
|
|
Gearing ratio6
|
26.1%
|
29.5%
|
36.7%
|
38.3%
|
38.0%
|
|
Interest cover (times)6
|
11.5
|
10.5
|
10.1
|
10.8
|
11.5
|
|
Debt cover (times)6
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
|
Net tangible asset backing per share ($)
|
(2.72)
|
(2.69)
|
(3.39)
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(3.47)
|
(3.44)
|
|
Return on invested capital2,4
|
7.3%
|
8.7%
|
8.6%
|
8.1%
|
9.1%
|
|
Return on equity2,3,4
|
9.5%
|
11.2%
|
11.6%
|
11.2%
|
12.8%
|
1 2020 reflects the impacts of adopting the new lease accounting standard AASB 16 from 1 July 2019 and is therefore not comparable to the other years
2 2016 included a non-recurring pre- and post-tax gain of $34,766,000 on the sale and leaseback of properties
3 2018 included a non-recurring income tax benefit of $20,115,000 relating to the restatement of net deferred tax liabilities to the new 21% US corporate tax rate
4 2019 included a non-recurring pre-tax gain of $50,385,000 (post-tax $49,585,000) on the sale of GLP Systems
5 Net interest-bearing debt for 2020 excludes lease liabilities under AASB 16
6 Calculated using debt facility covenant definitions
