Our performance

"Despite deteriorating trading conditions, currency volatility and an ambitious restructuring programme, Imperial achieved all of the strategic, operational and financial objectives announced at the start of the financial year," Mark Lamberti, Group CEO

South Africa

Structural challenges, including high unemployment, struggling State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and pressure on government finances continue to erode consumer and business confidence.

Environment

Rest of Africa

Firming commodity prices and gradually strengthening domestic demand improved economic prospects in sub-Saharan Africa, where R6,2 billion or 9% of group* revenue and R466 million or 15% of group* operating profit was generated for the six months to 31 December 2017.


*Excludes Regent
Note: Prior year restated for VAPS reallocated from discontinued to continuing operations (R36 million increase in operating profit) and prior year error (R40 million increase in operating profit).

Divisional revenue* June 2017 Divisional revenue* June 2016
Divisional revenue* June 2017 Divisional revenue* June 2016

*Excludes Regent
Note: Prior year restated for VAPS reallocated from discontinued to continuing operations (R36 million increase in operating profit) and prior year error (R40 million increase in operating profit).

Revenue Operating profit Headline earnings per share Total assets

** Excludes discontinued operations.

Note: 2016 restated.