Financial Capital

• Revenue increased by 10.0% to R21.4bn
• Gross margin came in at 24.4%
• Total income increased by 14.2% to R6.2 billion
• Operating profit increased by 8.2% to R1.2bn
• Operating margin came in at 5.7%
• Headline earnings increased by 7.4% to R735m
• HEPS increased 7.4%  85.4 cents
• Return on equity (ROE) came in at 40.1%
• R22.2bn market capitalisation
• R1.1bn in free cash flow

Human Capital

• More than 17 500 permanent, fixed – term and casual employees
• Successfully absorbed casual staff as permanent staff
• 81.1% of employees are black
• 60.5% of employees are women
• 8886 employees completed learnership agreements
• Over R40m spent on training and education
• More than R3m in bursary grants to pharmacy students

 

Intellectual Capital

• Gained share in all key categories
• Over 200 years experience among eight board members
• Wholesale control of own store stock at 80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Capital

• More than 4000 tons of recycling
• Ethical waste management
• Over 10 000m of cultivated land for food garden
• 1.2 million litres of fuel used
• Energy management initiatives
• Water waste management

 

Social and Relationship Capital

• 3.8m active loyalty customers
• R262.5m redeemed by loyalty programme members
• Over 13.6m donated to the Dis-Chem Foundation

• Various social campaigns including:

> Feeding schemes
> Mobile health clinic
> Million comforts

• Foundation projects include:

> Million Comforts
> Reach for a dream

• Engagement with regulators

• Positive supplier relationships

• Trusted brand