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Wed 20 Apr 2011, 14:37 SKJ - Sekunjalo Investments Limited - Unaudited interim results for the period
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SKJ - Sekunjalo Investments Limited - Unaudited interim results for the period  
ended 28 February 2011                                                          
Sekunjalo Investments Limited                                                   
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1996/006093/06                                              
Share code: SKJ and ISIN: ZAE000017893                                          
("Sekunjalo" or "the Group" or "the Company")                                   
Unaudited interim results for the period ended 28 February 2011                 
Abridged Group statement of comprehensive income                                
                                     Unaudited    Unaudited    Audited          
                                     Group to     Group to     Group to         
28 February  28 February  31 August        
                                     2011         2010         2010             
                                     R`000        R`000        R`000            
                                                                                
Revenue                               134 363      149 889      403 168         
Profit from operations                13 834       12 725       33 148          
Investment revenue                    2 144        4 411        5 567           
Loss from equity accounted            (3 698)      (3 365)      (6 596)         
investments                                                                     
Finance cost                          (3 851)      (6 636)      (11 033)        
Profit before taxation                8 429        7 135        21 086          
Taxation                              (1 762)      (2 579)      (12 511)        
Profit for the period                 6 667        4 556        8 575           
(Loss)/profit from discontinued                                                 
 operations                          (1 165)      (898)        215              
Total comprehensive income            5 502        3 658        8 790           

Total comprehensive income/(loss)                                               
 attributable to:                                                               
Equity holders of the parent          6 843        3 485        8 176           
Non-controlling interest              (1 340)      173          614             
                                     5 502        3 658        8 790            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Headline earnings                     6 642        1 120        12 898          
                                                                                
Basic and diluted earnings per                                                  
 ordinary share (cents)              1,40         0,71         1,67             
- continuing operations               1,64         0,90         1,97            
- discontinued operations             (0,24)       (0,19)       (0,30)          
Basic and diluted headline earnings                                             
 per ordinary share (cents)          1,36         0,23         2,64             
- continuing operations               1,60         0,41         2,94            
- discontinued operations             (0,24)       (0,18)       (0,30)          
Net asset value per share (cents)     83,62        81,26        82,22           
Tangible net asset value                                                        
per share (cents)                   68,84        64,56        67,18            
Weighted (and fully diluted) average                                            
 number of ordinary shares                                                      
 in issue (000)                      489 339      489 339      489 339          
Abridged Group statement of financial position                                  
                                       Unaudite     Unaudite     Audited        
                                       d            d                           
                                       Group to     Group to     Group to       
28           28           31             
                                       February     February     August         
                                       2011         2010         2010           
                                       R`000        R`000        R`000          
Assets                                                                          
Non-current assets                     571 075      525 314      551 275        
                                                                                
Property, plant and equipment          131 902      142 425      138 193        
Goodwill                               51 549       57 642       51 548         
Intangible assets                      20 793       24 176       22 060         
Investments in associates              135 016      155 766      138 179        
Investments in joint ventures          50           50           50             
Loan to associate                      25 474       -            17 900         
Other financial assets                 186 639      113 264      157 171        
Deferred tax                           18 193       31 991       24 956         
Operating lease asset                  1 459        -            1 218          
Current assets                         153 679      185 183      173 027        
Inventory                              30 543       29 132       15 703         
Biological assets                      33 012       37 065       34 046         
Other financial assets                 3 448        11 001       2 886          
Current tax receivable                 758          1 155        864            
Trade and other receivables            75 590       74 879       67 451         
Cash and cash equivalents              10 328       31 951       52 077         
                                                                                
Assets of disposal groups                                                       
classified                                                                      
  as held for sale                     15 337       -            3 336          
                                                                                
Total assets                           740 091      710 497      727 638        
                                                                                
Equity and liabilities                                                          
Equity                                                                          
Equity attributable to equity                                                   
holders of parent                                                               
  of the parent                        409 179      397 724      402 335        
Share capital and share premium        403 177      402 977      403 177        
Reserves                               121 194      121 194      121 194        
(Accumulated losses)                   (115         (126         (122           
                                       192)         447)         036)           
                                                                                
Non-controlling interest               1 377        (2 594)      867            
Total equity                           410 556      395 130      403 202        
Liabilities                                                                     
Non-current liabilities                154 021      152 718      153 199        
Loan from Group companies              423          529          -              
Other financial liabilities            58 612       56 002       53 454         
Finance lease obligation               422          -            228            
Operating lease liability              1 534        -            1 198          
Post-employment medical costs          1 383        -            1 080          
Deferred tax                           91 647       93 712       97 239         
Other non-current liabilities          -            2 475        -              
Current liabilities                    160 177      162 649      165 561        
Trade and other payables               66 671       68 728       61 778         
Other financial liabilities            25 180       9 298        27 237         
Current tax payable                    3 108        19 231       8 387          
Finance lease obligation               100          -            623            
Provisions                             19 942       15 968       26 138         
Other current liabilities              -            245          -              
Bank overdraft                         45 176       49 179       41 398         
Liabilities of disposal groups         15 337       -            5 676          
Total equity and liabilities           740 091      710 497      727 638        
                                                                                
   Abridged Group statement of cash flows                                       
                                                                                

                                          Unaudite    Unaudite     Audited      
                                          d           d                         
                                          Group to    Group to     Group to     
28          28           31           
                                          February    February     August       
                                          2011        2010         2010         
                                          R`000       R`000        R`000        

   Cash flows from operating              (24 775)    (14 770)     (4 656)      
   activities                                                                   
   Cash flows from investing              (16 988)    10 730       6 408        
activities                                                                   
   Cash flows from financing              (6 707)     (20 657)     (799)        
   activities                                                                   
   Total cash movement for the period     (48 470)    (24 697)     953          
Cash at the beginning of the           10 678      7 468        7 469        
   period                                                                       
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                    
   transferred                                                                  
to disposal group held for sale      2 944       -            2 256        
   Cash equivalents at the end                                                  
     of the period                        (34 848)    (17 229)     10 678       
                                                                                
Abridged group statement of changes in equity                                
   For the period ended 28 February 2011                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Attribut-    Outside      Total       
                                          able to      sharehold    equity      
                                                       ers`                     
                                          parent       interest                 
R`000        R`000        R`000       
                                                                                
   Balance at 1 September 2009            394 240      (1 942)      392 298     
   Profit for the period                  8 176        614          8 790       
Issue of preference shares in                                                
     subsidiary                           -            1 000        1 000       
   Dividends paid                         -            (1 869)      (1 869)     
   Treasury shares                        200          -            200         
Changes in ownership interest -                                              
     control not lost                     (280)        3 065        2 785       
   Balance at 31 August 2010              402 336      868          403 204     
   Profit/(loss) for the period           6 843        (1 340)      5 503       
Changes in ownership interest -                                              
     control not lost                     -            3 000        3 000       
   Dividends paid                         -            (1 151)      (1 151)     
   Balance at 28 February 2011            409 179      1 377        410 556     

   Abridged group segmental report                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                

                                          Financial    Informati                
                                                       on                       
                                          Services     Technolog     Fishing    
y                        
                                          Unaudited    Unaudited     Unaudited  
                                          Group to     Group to      Group to   
                                          28 Feb       28 Feb        28 Feb     
2011         2011          2011       
                                          R`000        R`000         R`000      
                                                                                
   Revenue                                4 623        54 413        69 610     
External sales                         259          39 009        69 610     
   Discontinued operations                4 364        15 404        -          
                                                                                
   Segment result                                                               
Operating profit/(loss)                225          4 954         (1 142)    
   Operating loss - discontinued                                                
     operations                           (367)        (42)          -          
                                                                                
Carrying amount of assets              3 319        76 317        248 783    
   Carrying amount of liabilities         8 663        62 781        135 915    
                                                                                
   Group segmental report (continued)                                           

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                        Financial     Informati                 
on                        
                                        Services      Technolog    Fishing      
                                                      y                         
                                        Unaudited     Unaudited    Unaudited    
Group to      Group to     Group to     
                                        28 Feb        28 Feb       28 Feb       
                                        2010          2010         2010         
                                        R`000         R`000        R`000        

   Revenue                              8 928         50 553       78 574       
   External sales                       5 316         36 082       78 574       
   Discontinued operations              3 612         14 471       -            

   Segment result                                                               
   Operating (loss)/profit              (3 373)       3 755        4 124        
   Operating (loss)/profit -                                                    
discontinued operations            (903)         5            -            
                                                                                
   Carrying amount of assets            24 425        42 306       267 591      
   Carrying amount of liabilities       56 792        35 587       143 858      
Note: Operating profits/(losses) are stated                                  
   after elimination of management fees.                                        
                                                                                
   Group segmental report (continued)                                           

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                           Bio-                                 
Healthca     technolo     Corporat    Group       
                              re           gy           e                       
                              Unaudite     Unaudite     Unaudite    Unaudite    
                              d            d            d           d           
Group to     Group to     Group to    Group to    
                              28 Feb       28 Feb       28 Feb      28 Feb      
                              2011         2011         2011        2011        
                              R`000        R`000        R`000       R`000       

   Revenue                    6 206        -            19 280      154 132     
   External sales             6 206        -            19 280      134 364     
   Discontinued operations    -            -            -           19 768      

   Segment result                                                               
   Operating profit/(loss)    (3 589)      (1)          13 387      13 834      
   Operating loss -                                                             
discontinued             -            -            -           (409)       
   operations                                                                   
                                                                                
   Carrying amount of         38 573       168 817      204 281     740 091     
assets                                                                       
   Carrying amount of                                                           
     liabilities              15 549       27 559       79 069      329 535     
   Loss from associate        -            (3 698)      -           (3 698)     

   Segmental report (continued)                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Bio-                                 
                              Healthca     technolo     Corporat     Group      
                              re           gy           e                       
                              Unaudite     Unaudite     Unaudite     Unaudite   
d            d            d            d          
                              Group to     Group to     Group to     Group to   
                              28 Feb       28 Feb       28 Feb       28 Feb     
                              2010         2010         2010         2010       
R`000        R`000        R`000        R`000      
                                                                                
   Revenue                    5 749        -            24 168       167 972    
   External sales             5 749        -            24 168       149 889    
Discontinued operations    -            -            -            18 083     
                                                                                
   Segment result                                                               
   Operating profit/(loss)    (4 196)      (13)         12 428       12 725     
Operating profit/(loss)                                                      
   -                                                                            
     discontinued             -            -            -            (898)      
   operations                                                                   

   Carrying amount of         36 348       144 993      194 834      710 497    
   assets                                                                       
   Carrying amount of                                                           
liabilities              56 517       7 351        15 262       315 367    
                                                                                
   Loss from associate        -            (3 365)      -            (3 365)    
   Note: Operating profits/(losses) are stated                                  
after elimination of management fees.                                        
                                                                                
   Note                                                                         
                                                                                

                                         Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited     
                                         Group to     Group to      Group to    
   Determination of                      28           28            31 August   
February     February                  
     headline earnings                   2011         2010          2010        
                                         R`000        R`000         R`000       
                                                                                
Earnings attributable                                                        
     to ordinary equity                                                         
     holders of parent                                                          
     entity                 IAS 33       6 843        3 485         8 176       
Adjusted for:                                                                
   Impairments of           IAS 38/                                             
     intangible assets      IAS 36       -            -             1 380       
   Gains on disposal of                                                         
property, plant                                                            
     and equipment          IAS 36       (201)        (2 365)       (2 752)     
   Impairment of                                                                
     goodwill               IFRS3        -            -             6 094       
Headline earnings                     6 642        1 120         12 898      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                

   Commentary                                                                   
                                                                                
   Chief executive officer Khalid Abdulla was honoured to take the helm at      
Sekunjalo Investments Limited in November 2009, which puts the Group         
   halfway along its three-year plan to unlock value and build sustainable      
   growth initiatives.                                                          
                                                                                
At this stage we can announce our satisfaction with the performance of       
   Sekunjalo. As an investment holding company, the group has set its           
   objective to increase net asset value ("NAV"), which is able to extract      
   optimum performance from existing interests and also latch onto new          
opportunities that present themselves in the prevailing economic             
   environment.                                                                 
                                                                                
   Key financial highlights                                                     

   The benchmark to measure our progress is the underlying value, and in this   
   regard it is pleasing to note further growth in both NAV and tangible net    
   asset value for the interim period. NAV grew to 83.,2c per share, while      
tangible NAV grew to 68,84 per share. Earnings per share from continuing     
   operations are up by 82%, while headline earnings from continuing            
   operations quadrupled.                                                       
                                                                                
Group operating performance during the interim period proved to be more      
   than satisfactory with good earnings growth - 50% increase - since last      
   year.                                                                        
                                                                                
Our largest investment, Premier Fishing SA (Pty) Ltd, broke even as of       
   midyear. The investment in the Information Technology Communication group    
   is performing reasonably well with operating profits increasing by 32%       
   compared with the prior period.                                              

   Generally the Group performs better during the second six months of the      
   year due to the seasonal nature of the fishing business.                     
                                                                                
Our non-controlling interests in large multinational companies like British  
   Telecom Communication Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd ("BTSA") and Saab SA   
   (Pty) Ltd ("Saab") have proved to be strong value-creating transactions.     
   Our focused strategy of value creation has also strengthened the statement   
of financial position.                                                       
                                                                                
   Strategic investments                                                        
   BTSA is the Group`s strategic investment in one of the world`s leading       
providers of communication solutions and services. BTSA, which provides      
   global broadband access and networked IT services to its sub-Saharan         
   African customers, continues to exceed our expectations. Consequently the    
   value of our investment in BTSA has increased by 19,7% since the previous    
year.                                                                        
                                                                                
   Saab is another strategic investment in which we acquired a 5% equity in     
   the South African operations in May 2010 (with an option of increasing the   
stake to 25%). The deal enhanced Sekunjalo`s status as a partner of choice   
   for companies investing in South Africa and throughout Africa. The business  
   has performed according to expectations.                                     
                                                                                
Information technology and communication Sekunjalo Technology Solutions      
   Group (Pty) Ltd ("Sekunjalo TSG") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekunjalo  
   Investments Limited and focuses on the acquisition and development of niche- 
   market information and communication technology (ICT) companies.             

   The division continues to perform well. All subsidiaries are cash positive   
   and are in a strong financial position. Compared with the previous interim   
   period, Sekunjalo TSG`s group revenue has increased by 7,6%, mainly          
attributable to the revenue contribution from Health System Technologies     
   (Pty) Ltd and Saratoga Software (Pty) Ltd.                                   
                                                                                
   Saratoga Software (Pty) Ltd, a software development company, which builds    
custom software solutions for corporate customers, has extended its          
   previous successes and has been awarded additional medium-term contracts.    
   Saratoga Software is currently exceeding expectations.                       
                                                                                
Digital Matter (Pty) Ltd, an innovative technology company, provides mobile  
   software solutions for a wide range of industry applications for industrial  
   plant and equipment inspection and asset auditing. The company is below set  
   targets as the revenue from a major contract has been delayed.               

   Health System Technologies (Pty) Ltd ("HST") is an information system        
   provider to the wider healthcare sector and continues to roll out the HIS    
   and Pharmacy Solution to the provincial government hospitals in the Western  
Cape. It also completed the implementation of a new centralised laboratory   
   information system (LIS) for the National Health Laboratory Services in      
   KwaZulu-Natal`s 52 laboratories. HST`s management is pleased that the        
   company has significantly improved from a break-even position of last        
year`s interim results to a healthy profit of R3 million. They are           
   confident the company will continue to yield more positive results.          
                                                                                
   Fishing                                                                      
Premier Fishing SA (Pty) Ltd ("Premier") has performed satisfactorily        
   despite the effect of the stronger rand on revenue income. Interim results   
   show an operating loss of R1 million compared with operating profit of R4    
   million in the corresponding interim period last year. However, during the   
second six months they consistently perform better due to the seasonal       
   nature of the business.                                                      
                                                                                
   The west coast rock lobster division put in a solid performance despite      
sales volumes decreasing due to a slow start in sales. The catching season   
   was delayed as lobster species were unusually small and therefore needed     
   time to mature. Catching has since recommenced and the company is confident  
   that the full quota will be caught and sold before the year-end. The         
markets in the Far East, where most of the products are sold, are quite      
   stable and management expects this trend to continue during the second half  
   of the year. As most sales occur in China, the events in Japan will not      
   significantly impact our sales in the region.                                

   The south coast rock lobster division had a late start to the season due to  
   a longer than anticipated off-season maintenance period. Sales have also     
   been slower as a result of uncontrollable shipping logistics, which have     
delayed deliveries to our customers. This has improved subsequently and      
   management is confident that this division will catch up during the second   
   half of the year to make up for the shortfall in revenue and profits.        
                                                                                
The pricing in the international squid markets has shown improvement. Catch  
   costs have also decreased due to increased efficiencies in the division.     
   The hake division also performed better than expected with sales volumes     
   markedly improved.                                                           

   The catches in the pelagic division are in line with expectations. The       
   catching season began in January and improved performance is expected in     
   the second half of the year.                                                 

   Premier has also spent extensively on upgrading and maintaining its fishing  
   fleet and facilities during the interim period, which resulted in            
   significant outflows. Capital expenditure was approximately R13 million for  
fleet maintenance and factory upgrades.                                      
                                                                                
   Aquaculture                                                                  
   The abalone division has performed well in the first six months of this      
financial year with increased sales volumes. We expect this trend to         
   continue for the remainder of the year.                                      
                                                                                
   Healthcare                                                                   
Sekunjalo Health Care Ltd ("SHC") is still receiving attention as it         
   continues to underperform and we are currently considering our options with  
   our investment and should this business not turn around by year-end, we may  
   review our position. Being an investment holding company we would like to    
extract the maximum value in the option selected.                            
                                                                                
   Biotechnology                                                                
   Genius Biotherapeutics is South Africa`s largest medical biotechnology       
company focused on the manufacture and development of biopharmaceutical      
   products. The company currently manufactures Repotin (erythropoietin)        
   active pharmaceutical ingredient in Pretoria, and through its partner        
   Sekpharma markets and sells the product in South Africa and Namibia.         

   Genius has applied for a foreign listing with the South African Reserve      
   Bank and awaits its response to continue with the next stage of the listing  
   process.                                                                     

   Ribotech (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Genius Biotherapeutics, is in the        
   process of constructing and developing a facility for the manufacture of     
   Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF), a product used in the         
oncology market. Ribotech is near completion of the development of a state-  
   of-the-art facility for the manufacture of G-CSF. Engineering work has       
   largely been completed, with equipment currently in the process of being     
   installed.                                                                   

   Media                                                                        
   espAfrika (Pty) Ltd, a Group subsidiary, has grown from a one-concert-a-     
   year company to a company that hosts events around the African continent.    
Our footprint in South Africa and Africa has been set with jazz festivals    
   secured for Port Elizabeth, Botswana and Luanda later this year. Its         
   performance for the six months is an expected loss but as espAfrika has      
   most of its events during the second part of the year, management is         
confident of it achieving expectations.                                      
                                                                                
   Events after reporting date                                                  
                                                                                
Subsequent to the financial reporting date the Group concluded the sale of   
   its investment in Fios (Pty) Ltd.                                            
                                                                                
   Prospects                                                                    

   As an investment holding company we are acutely aware of the need to         
   extract value and drive returns from our existing investments. We are        
   pleased to be in a position to make new investments and will continue our    
strategy as a partner of choice in pursuing joint-venture or equity          
   arrangements with multinational companies that are keen to secure African    
   opportunities.                                                               
                                                                                
We are confident in our belief to invest meaningfully in the growth of our   
   operations to improve operational efficiencies and sustainable growth, and   
   we believe the benefits of these investments, especially in Premier Fishing  
   (see divisional review), will flow through during the coming years.          

   The Group will also focus on the marine and fishing business through         
   acquisitions and leveraging strong margins. Additional external fishing      
   quota was also purchased during the period and this will contribute further  
to our performance.                                                          
                                                                                
   We are in the process of assessing the modernization of our fishmeal plant   
   in Saldanha Bay which will strategically position the division for growth    
in the medium to long term as well as creating new jobs.                     
                                                                                
   In addition, we are commencing with an Environmental Impact Analysis on our  
   newly acquired land adjacent to the abalone farm in Gansbaai and this        
initiative will not only increase capacity in the division but also          
   increase our brand presence in the international market as well as creating  
   additional jobs.                                                             
                                                                                
We also believe that our Information Technology Division will expand and     
   has strong growth potential by providing innovative IT solutions to the      
   public and private institutions.                                             
                                                                                
Amethst (Pty) Ltd - negotiations to resurrect the Gauteng Department of      
   Health and Social Development ("GDOHSD") Hospital Information System (HIS)   
   and Electronic Health Record ("EHR") contract are ongoing. Discussions have  
   been constructive, and the Group is confident of a favourable outcome.       

   The Cape Town International Jazz Festival ("CTIJF") has proved to be a       
   great success and was well received by the public as well as national        
   government in 2011.                                                          

   In our last annual report we committed to creating between 100 and 300 jobs  
   to help uplift the communities in which we operate.                          
                                                                                
The continuous investment in our employees, the community and our            
   sustainable business processes has enabled the Group to be actively          
   involved in improving the economy of the country.                            
                                                                                
Dividends                                                                    
   No dividends have been declared for the current period. The board continues  
   to work towards payment of dividends in the foreseeable future.              
                                                                                
Appreciation                                                                 
                                                                                
   We wish to acknowledge the loyalty, support and dedication of our staff,     
   Group executives, management, our board of directors as well as our          
stakeholders and business partners.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Dr MI Surve               Mr Khalid Abdulla                                  
   Executive chairman        Chief executive officer                            
                                                                                
   Cape Town                                                                    
20 April 2011                                                                
                                                                                
   Directors                                                                    
   *Dr M Iqbal Surve (Executive chairman); *Khalid Abdulla (Chief executive     
officer); Rev. Dr Vukile Mehana; Mihe Gaomab, The First; Salim Young;        
   *Cherie Felicity Hendricks; *Chantelle Ah Sing                               
   *Executive directors*                                                        
                                                                                
Company secretary: Cherie Felicity Hendricks                                 
                                                                                
   Registered address: Quay 7, East Pier, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape  
   Town, 8001,                                                                  
email: cherieh@sekunjalo.com                                                    
Transfer secretaries: Link Market Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd,              
11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg                                                
Auditors: PKF (Cpt) Inc, Cape Town                                              
Sponsor: PSG Capital, Stellenbosch                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
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