Value added statement

for the year ended 30 September 2017

Value added is a measure of the wealth the group has been able to create. The following statement shows how this wealth has been distributed.

  2017   2016  
(R'million)     %   Restated *# %  
Revenue 31 297,9   100,0   30 588,2   100,0  
Less: Net cost of products and services 22 363,7   71,5   22 198,8   72,6  
Value added 8 934,2   28,5   8 389,4   27,4  
Add: Income from investments and associates 568,1   1,8   887,0   2,9  
Wealth created 9 502,3   30,4   9 276,4   30,3  
Applied to:
Employees
- Salaries, wages and other benefits 3 733,7   39,3   3 621,8   39,0  
Providers of capital 2 066,6   21,7   1 837,9   19,8  
- Interest on borrowings 241,4   2,5   188,3   2,0  
- Dividends and capital distributions to non-controlling interests and preference shareholders 16,6   0,2   19,7   0,2  
- Dividends to ordinary shareholders 1 808,6   19,0   1 629,9   17,6  
Government
Taxation (refer to note 1) 1 257,8   13,2   1 292,6   13,9  
Retained in the group 2 444,2   25,8   2 524,1   27,3  
  9 502,3   100,0   9 276,4   100,0  

(R'million)         2017   2016
Restated
#
Note 1
Income taxation (excluding deferred tax) 1 145,2   1 164,2  
Skills Development Levy 22,4   26,9  
Rates and taxes paid to local authorities 30,6   27,9  
Customs duties, import surcharges and excise taxes         59,6   73,6  
Gross contribution to government         1 257,8   1 292,6  

The payments to government exclude taxation deducted from employees' remuneration of R514,7 million (2016: R507,4 million), net VAT of R625,5 million (2016: R429,0 million), excise duty on revenue and UIF payments.

(R'million) 2017   %   Restated
2016
# %   2015   %   2014   %   2013   %  
Trend of value added
Employees 3 733,7   39   3 621,8   39   3 422,6   39   3 307,2   38   2 860,2   38  
Providers of capital 2 066,6   22   1 837,9   20   1 814,3   21   1 896,2   22   1 825,5   24  
Government 1 257,8   13   1 292,6   14   1 128,0   13   1 472,8   17   1 346,1   18  
Retained in the group 2 444,2   26   2 524,1   27   2 374,6   27   1 952,5   23   1 539,3   20  
  9 502,3   100   9 276,4   100   8 739,5   100   8 628,7   100   7 571,1   100  

* Restated for the early adoption of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Refer to note 6.
# Restated as required by IFRS 5 in relation to the treatment of East Africa Tiger Brands Industries Plc. (EATBI) and Haco Tiger Brands (E.A.) Limited (Haco) as discontinued operations. Refer to note 34.