Netcare Limited
Unaudited group interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2008

GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT

 

     Unaudited   Unaudited    
  Six months   Six months   Audited
           ended   ended   Year ended
        31 March   31 March   30 September
                 2008   2007   2007
  Rm   Rm   Rm
Cash flows from operating activities          
Cash received from customers             9 871   8 941   18 869
Cash paid to suppliers and employees          (8 292)   (7 419)   (14 895)
Cash generated from operations             1 579   1 522   3 974
Interest paid          (1 234)   (946)   (2 355)
   Continuing operations          (1 231)   (946)   (2 348)
   Discontinued operation (3)       (7)
Taxation paid                   (115)   (78)   (286)
   Continuing operations                   (115)   (78)   (269)
   Discontinued operation         (17)
Preference dividends paid                         (32)   (12)   (30)
Reductions of capital paid                   (227)   (185)   (347)
Net cash from operating activities                         (29)   301   956
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment                   (606)   (607)   (1 389)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment                      236   4   40
Additions to financial assets                         (49)        
Additions to intangible assets (6)   (41)   (103)
Settlement of post-retirement obligations     (111)   (151)
Increase in investments and loans (9)   (23)   (52)
Proceeds from disposal of investments and subsidiaries    2   6   1
Interest received                            64   103   158
Dividends received     1   1
Dividends received – associated companies                            39        
Acquisition of businesses          (2 084)       (169)
Net cash from investing activities          (2 413)   (668)   (1 664)
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares                            14   638   669
Long-term liabilities raised             1 802   1 248   262
Short-term liabilities raised/(repaid)                      235   (1 444)   (317)
Net cash from financing activities             2 051   442   614
Translation effects on cash and cash equivalents of          
foreign entities                            75   (18)   39
Net decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (316)   57   (55)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period                      900   1 009   1 009
Effects of cash in disposal group held for sale (1)       (54)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                      583   1 066   900