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Wed 23 Feb 2011, 7:05 TPC - Transpaco Limited - Unaudited interim group results for the 6 months ended
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TPC                                                                             
TPC - Transpaco Limited - Unaudited interim group results for the 6 months ended
31 December 2010 and dividend announcement                                      
Transpaco Limited                                                               
Reg. No. 1951/000799/06                                                         
ISIN: ZAE000007480                                                              
Share Code: TPC                                                                 
UNAUDITED INTERIM GROUP RESULTS FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010 AND     
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT                                                           
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 14%                                              
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE UP 16%                                                      
NET ASSET VALUE UP 20%                                                          
INTRODUCTION                                                                    
Transpaco continued to deliver growth with pleasing results for the six months  
ended 31 December 2010 ("the period"). Organic growth, the acquisition of Disaki
Cores and Tubes (Pty) Ltd ("Disaki") as well as a reduction in net interest paid
contributed to these results.                                                   
DISAKI ACQUISITION                                                              
Disaki, a former subsidiary of Nampak Products Limited is South Africa`s largest
producer of cardboard cores and tubes, angle board, carton dividers and void    
fillers. Transpaco acquired Disaki with effect from 1 November 2010 expanding   
Transpaco`s geographical and product offering within the Cores Division in line 
with the group`s growth strategy. The business consists of three manufacturing  
facilities situated in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.                 
The cost of the acquisition was R42,6 million of which R26,0 million was paid   
during the period. The final payment was made on 31 January 2011. All payments  
have been financed out of existing cash resources.                              
FINANCIAL RESULTS                                                               
Earnings per share ("EPS") increased by 13,9% to 142,2 cents (December 2009:    
124,9 cents). Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") increased by 13,9% to 141,9  
cents (December 2009: 124,6 cents). The inclusion of turnover from the Disaki   
acquisition for two months and acceptable volume growth from other divisions saw
turnover up 12,0% to R484,2 million (December 2009: R432, 4 million). This      
resulted in operating profit improving by 10,7% to R59,4 million (December 2009:
R53, 6 million). The group`s operating costs were well within expectations and  
increased in line with operational needs.                                       
Strong cash flows led to a reduction of R1,2 million in net interest paid while 
interest cover improved to 34,9 times (December 2009: 18,3 times). Stringent    
asset control and the group`s profitability resulted in the net interest-bearing
debt:equity ratio decreasing to 3% (December 2009: 6%). Net cash decreased by   
R15,2 million from R58,3 million to R43,1 million notwithstanding the payment   
during the period of the first two tranches for the Disaki acquisition amounting
to R26,0 million.                                                               
The ranking and weighted number of shares in issue increased marginally due to  
shares being taken up in terms of the Transpaco Share Option Scheme. This had a 
minimal effect on diluted earnings per share.                                   
Net asset value per share increased by 19,9% to 875 cents (December 2009: 730   
cents).                                                                         
PROSPECTS                                                                       
The group will continue in its endeavours to achieve further growth and pursue  
appropriate acquisitions.                                                       
POST-REPORTING PERIOD EVENT                                                     
Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement dated 3 February 2011.       
Amalgum Investments 36 (Pty) Ltd, Transpaco`s BBBEE shareholder, converted 3 312
126 convertible preference shares into ordinary shares on that date. These      
ordinary shares did not rank for EPS and HEPS purposes but will be eligible to  
receive the dividend declared below.                                            
DIVIDEND                                                                        
The board has declared an interim cash dividend of 29 cents per share (December 
2009: 25 cents per share) representing a 16% increase on the comparative period.
The salient dates for the dividend are as follows:                              
Last date to trade shares cum dividend       Thursday, 17 March 2011            
Shares trade ex dividend                     Friday, 18 March 2011              
Record date                                  Friday, 25 March 2011              
Payment date                                 Monday, 28 March 2011              
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Friday,  
18 March 2011 and Friday, 25 March 2011, both days inclusive.                   
BASIS OF PREPARATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                    
The unaudited interim financial results for the period are prepared in          
accordance with IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, and comply with the       
Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and the South African Companies Act,   
1973. The accounting policies applied in these unaudited interim financial      
statements are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the    
preparation of the group`s annual financial statements for the previous year    
ended 30 June 2010.                                                             
BOARD CHANGES                                                                   
Kobus Botha, who devoted the past thirteen years to the development and success 
of Transpaco, initially resigned as a main board director with the intention of 
remaining on as a divisional managing director. Subsequently, Kobus has decided 
to resign from Transpaco due to personal reasons. The board thanks Kobus for his
unrelenting contribution, dedication and loyalty to Transpaco and wishes him all
the success for the future.                                                     
In line with the recommendations of the King III Report Louis Weinberg has      
relinquished the position of Company Secretary and has been replaced by Hendrik 
van Niekerk with effect from 13 December 2010. Louis Weinberg remains on as the 
group Financial Director.                                                       
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                                                          
AJ Aaron                 PN Abelheim              L Weinberg                    
Non-executive Chairman   Chief Executive          Financial Director            
DIRECTORS                                                                       
AJ Aaron (Chairman)*; PN Abelheim (Chief Executive); L Weinberg (Financial      
Director); HA Botha*; SR Bouzaglou; SI Jacobson*; D Thomas*; SP van der Linde*  
*non-executive                                                                  
Date                  23 February 2011                                          
Auditors              Ernst & Young Incorporated                                
Company Secretary     HJ van Niekerk                                            
Sponsor               Investec Bank Limited                                     
Registered Office     331 6th Street, Wynberg, Sandton                          
Transfer Secretaries  Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited,            
                     70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg                           
Website               www.transpaco.co.za                                       
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS                                                              
R`000                  Plastic     Paper and    Properties    Total             
                      Products    Board        and Group                        
Products     Services                         
Turnover - 2010        346 737     137 468      -             484 205           
Revenue to external    362 687     146 188      -             508 875           
customers                                                                       
Less revenue to        15 950      8 720        -             24 670            
internal customers                                                              
Turnover - 2009        334 936     97 481       -             432 417           
Revenue to external    352 703     104 992      -             457 695           
customers                                                                       
Less revenue to        17 767      7 511        -             25 278            
internal customers                                                              
Operating profit -     42 079      16 755       526           59 360            
2010                                                                            
Operating profit -     41 161      12 195       244           53 600            
2009                                                                            
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                               
R`000                  Unaudited   %            Unaudited     Audited           
                      6 months    change       6 months      12 months          
                      Dec 2010                 Dec 2009      June 2010          
Turnover               484 205     12,0         432 417       786 340           
Cost of sales          294 866                  265 825       484 881           
Profit before          189 339     13,7         166 592       301 459           
operating costs and                                                             
depreciation                                                                    
Operating costs        116 957                  100 579       192 816           
Depreciation           13 022                   12 413        25 156            
Operating profit       59 360      10,7         53 600        83 487            
Net interest paid      1 700                    2 923         5 214             
Profit before          57 660      13,8         50 677        78 273            
taxation                                                                        
Taxation               17 569                   15 551        23 843            
Profit after taxation  40 091      14,1         35 126        54 430            
Other comprehensive    -                        -             -                 
income                                                                          
Total comprehensive    40 091      14,1         35 126        54 430            
income                                                                          
Weighted average       28 200                   28 131        28 144            
number of shares in                                                             
issue (`000)                                                                    
Diluted weighted       32 070                   31 768        31 882            
average number of                                                               
shares in issue                                                                 
(`000)                                                                          
Earnings per share     142,2       13,9         124,9         194,4             
(cents)                                                                         
Headline earnings per  141,9       13,9         124,6         193,7             
share (cents)                                                                   
Diluted earnings per   125,3       12,9         111,0         171,6             
share (cents)                                                                   
Diluted headline       125,1       12,9         110,8         171,0             
earnings per share                                                              
(cents)                                                                         
Dividend per share     29,0                     25,0          63,0              
(cents)*                                                                        
Reconciliation of                                                               
headline earnings                                                               
(R`000)                                                                         
Basic earnings         40 091                   35 126        54 430            
Profit on disposal of  (77)                      (71)         (202)             
property, plant and                                                             
equipment                                                                       
Headline earnings      40 014      14,1         35 055        54 228            
*Dividend declared after the period                                             
CAPITAL COMMITMENTS                                                             
R`000                       Unaudited        Unaudited     Audited              
                           6 months         6 months      12 months             
                           Dec 2010         Dec 2009      June 2010             
Capital expenditure                                                             
authorised and contracted                                                       
Property, plant and         4 746            9 994         4 469                
equipment                                                                       
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                                                 
R`000                       Unaudited        Unaudited     Audited              
                           6 months         6 months      12 months             
                           Dec 2010         Dec 2009      June 2010             
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets          163 150          147 643       150 635              
Property, plant and         151 829          142 298       146 830              
equipment                                                                       
Intangibles                 482              482           482                  
Goodwill                    3 204            3 204         3 204                
Unlisted investments        33               1 376         33                   
Deferred taxation           7 602            283           86                   
Current assets              350 146          267 355       281 342              
Inventories                 93 682           59 398        82 848               
Trade and other receivables 196 080          146 914       117 970              
Taxation receivable         781              2 719         3 804                
Cash at bank and in hand    59 603           58 324        76 720               
TOTAL ASSETS                513 296          414 998       431 977              
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Capital and reserves        256 598          214 639       226 993              
Issued share capital        283              281           282                  
Other reserves              533              405           469                  
Preference shareholders`    9 273            9 273         9 273                
interest                                                                        
Distributable reserve       246 509          204 680       216 969              
Non-current liabilities     46 476           61 818        55 358               
Preference share liability  1 109            2 122         2 122                
Interest-bearing borrowings 28 187           45 255        37 373               
Deferred taxation           17 180           14 441        15 863               
Current liabilities         210 222          138 541       149 626              
Trade payables and accruals 158 464          103 302       114 588              
Provisions                  11 162           10 157        11 838               
Current portion of interest-20 548           22 882        22 286               
bearing borrowings                                                              
Taxation payable            3 556            2 200         914                  
Bank overdraft              16 492           -             -                    
TOTAL EQUITY AND            513 296          414 998       431 977              
LIABILITIES                                                                     
Number of shares in issue                                                       
(`000)                                                                          
(Net of treasury shares)    28 192           28 078        28 078               
Net movement in treasury    73               67            114                  
shares                                                                          
Ranking number of shares    28 265           28 145        28 192               
Salient features                                                                
Net asset value per share   875              730           772                  
(cents)                                                                         
Operating margin (%)        12,3             12,4          10,6                 
Net interest-bearing        3                6             Net cash             
debt:equity ratio %                                        positive             
Interest cover (X)          34,9             18,3          16,0                 
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW                                                          
R`000                       Unaudited        Unaudited     Audited              
6 months         6 months      12 months             
                           Dec 2010         Dec 2009      June 2010             
Cash flow from operating                                                        
activities                                                                      
Cash generated from         35 225           37 893        98 866               
operations                                                                      
Dividends paid              (10 715)          (8 864)       (15 911)            
Interest paid               (2 772)           (3 702)       (7 428)             
Interest income             1 072            779           2 214                
Taxation paid               (8 468)           (10 006)      (19 049)            
Net cash inflow from        14 342           16 100        58 692               
operating activities                                                            
Cash flow from investing                                                        
activities                                                                      
Proceeds on disposal of     155              104           408                  
property, plant and                                                             
equipment                                                                       
Expansion and replacement   (10 296)          (10 015)      (27 413)            
of property, plant and                                                          
equipment                                                                       
Acquisition of new          (26 038)         -             -                    
business                                                                        
Decrease in unlisted        -                2 747         4 090                
investments                                                                     
Net cash outflow from       (36 179)          (7 164)       (22 915)            
investing activities                                                            
Cash flow from financing                                                        
activities                                                                      
Decrease in interest-       (9 186)           (10 783)      (18 665)            
bearing borrowings                                                              
Decrease in current         (1 738)           (4 414)       (5 010)             
portion of interest-                                                            
bearing borrowings                                                              
Decrease in preference      (1 013)           (927)         (927)               
share liability                                                                 
Net movement in treasury    165              47            80                   
shares                                                                          
Net cash outflow from       (11 772)          (16 077)     (24 522)             
financing activities                                                            
Net movement in cash for    (33 609)          (7 141)      11 255               
the period                                                                      
Cash and cash equivalents   76 720           65 465        65 465               
at the beginning of the                                                         
period                                                                          
Cash and cash equivalents   43 111           58 324        76 720               
at the end of the period                                                        
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                                  
R`000         Issued     Preference    Other      Distributable  Total          
Share      Shareholder`s Reserves   Reserves                       
             Capital    Interest                                                
Balance at 30 281        9 273         341        178 371        188 266        
June 2009                                                                       
(audited)                                                                       
Total         -          -             -          54 430         54 430         
comprehensive                                                                   
income                                                                          
Share-based   -          -             128        -              128            
payments                                                                        
Dividend paid -          -             -          (15 911)       (15 911)       
Net movement  1          -             -          79             80             
in treasury                                                                     
shares                                                                          
Balance at 30 282        9 273         469        216 969        226 993        
June 2010                                                                       
(audited)                                                                       
Total         -          -             -          40 091         40 091         
comprehensive                                                                   
income                                                                          
Share-based   -          -             64         -              64             
payments                                                                        
Dividend paid -          -             -          (10 715)       (10 715)       
Net movement  1          -             -          164            165            
in treasury                                                                     
shares                                                                          
Balance at 31 283        9 273         533        246 509        256 598        
December 2010                                                                   
(unaudited)                                                                     
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