Financial History
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As at 30 June
|
2018
$’000
|
2017
$’000
|
2016
$’000
|
2015
$’000
|
2014
$’000
|
|
Revenue
|
5,541,371
|
5,122,143
|
5,052,486
|
4,200,525
|
3,913,475
|
|
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
|
948,288
|
868,559
|
880,404
|
694,649
|
733,020
|
|
Net profit after tax
|
475,606
|
427,773
|
451,374
|
347,698
|
384,984
|
|
Net cash flow from operations
|
767,920
|
736,365
|
707,708
|
512,084
|
556,358
|
|
Total assets
|
8,200,934
|
7,878,165
|
7,370,619
|
6,348,705
|
5,797,606
|
|
Total liabilities
|
3,918,009
|
3,952,035
|
3,637,910
|
3,022,707
|
2,688,612
|
|
Net assets
|
4,282,925
|
3,926,130
|
3,732,709
|
3,325,998
|
3,108,994
|
|
Net interest bearing debt
|
2,482,781
|
2,435,405
|
2,284,247
|
1,975,989
|
1,738,790
|
|
Statistics
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|
Diluted earnings per share (cents)
|
112.2
|
102.1
|
109.3
|
86.0
|
95.5
|
|
Dividends paid per ordinary share (cents)
|
78.0
|
75.0
|
71.0
|
69.0
|
64.0
|
|
Dividend payout ratio
|
69.1%
|
73.0%
|
64.0%
|
79.7%
|
66.6%
|
|
Gearing ratio
|
36.7%
|
38.3%
|
38.0%
|
37.3%
|
35.9%
|
|
Interest cover (times)1
|
10.1
|
10.8
|
11.5
|
10.8
|
10.7
|
|
Debt cover (times)1
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
|
Net tangible asset backing per share ($)
|
(3.39)
|
(3.47)
|
(3.44)
|
(2.74)
|
(2.43)
|
|
Return on invested capital
|
8.6%
|
8.1%
|
9.1%
|
7.2%
|
9.2%
|
|
Return on equity
|
11.6%
|
11.2%
|
12.8%
|
10.8%
|
12.8%
|
1 Calculated using bank debt facility covenant definitions
