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OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Acquired a significant shareholding in Coles Group Limited
  • Acquired leading insurance brokers OAMPS (Australia) and Crombie Lockwood (New Zealand)
  • Completed construction of $360 million Curragh North conveyor and coal handling system
  • Good progress on expansion of CSBP’s ammonium nitrate facility
  • Commenced construction of LNG plant at Kwinana, Western Australia
  • Acquired Coregas, a major producer and distributor of industrial and medical gases
  • Acquired Bullivants, a leading supplier of materials handling, lifting and rigging equipment

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Revenue of $9.8 billion, up 10.1 per cent from $8.9 billion
  • Profit of $786.3 million
  • Full-year dividend up 4.7 per cent to $2.25 per share
  • Operating cash flow up 14.3 per cent to $3.41 per share
  • Home improvement division earnings up 25.7 per cent to $528.4 million
  • Return on equity of 25.1 per cent