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| Financial Highlights |
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| For the year ended 31st December, 2004 |
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Group |
Company |
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2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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N'000 |
N’000 |
N'000 |
N’000 |
| Sales to third parties |
25,116,384 |
20,947,146 |
17,374,954 |
14,951,646 |
| Operating profit before taxation |
1,902,113 |
1,548,130 |
1,698,567 |
1,792,626 |
| Exceptional Items |
516,704 |
1,124,137 |
501,906 |
1,103,173 |
| Profit before taxation |
2,418,817 |
2,672,267 |
2,200,473 |
2,895,799 |
| Taxation |
(768,646) |
(481,033) |
(601,906) |
(312,978) |
| Profit after taxation |
1,650,171 |
2,191,234 |
1,598,567 |
2,582,821 |
| Minority interest |
(80,028) |
(6,642) |
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Profit after taxation & Minority interest |
1,570,143 |
2,184,592 |
1,598,567 |
2,582,821 |
| Capital expenditure |
1,724,854 |
2,480,563 |
1,273,501 |
1,294,944 |
| Shareholder's funds |
11,150,034 |
7,919,727 |
10,753,343 |
7,777,112 |
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| Earnings per share (Kobo) |
137 |
240 |
140 |
284 |
| Earnings per share (kobo)adjusted |
137 |
191 |
140 |
226 |
| Dividend per share (Kobo) |
85 |
60 |
85 |
60 |
| Dividend per share (Kobo) adjusted |
85 |
48 |
85 |
48 |
| Net assets per share (Kobo) |
1,048 |
957 |
941 |
850 |
| Share price at year-end (Kobo) |
1,417 |
1020 |
1,417 |
1,020 |
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