Commentary
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Headline earnings
The Group achieved headline earnings for the six months ended 31 March 2011 of R382,2 million. This represents a
3,0% decrease from the comparable figure for 2010 of R393,5 million. After including the effects of a share buy-back
of 2,5% of issued shares by a subsidiary in the Group, this translates into a decrease of 1% from continuing operations
at both the headline earnings per share (HEPS) and earnings per share (EPS) level. This result was achieved during a
period in which Adcock Ingram was allocated a disappointing 4% of the Anti-retroviral (ARV) tender, saw the temporary
suspension of sales of dextropropoxyphene-containing (DPP) products and experienced significant upgrade-related
production disruptions in its Critical Care facility.
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