FIVE YEAR SUMMARY $’000

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Sales revenue

1,546,649 

 1,439,826

 1,258,675 

1,153,872   

1,179,348   

Other revenue

 1,995

3,960

5,074

4,770

8,714 

Earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)*

80,042

77,327

81,493

72,922

70,776 

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)*

60,126

54,636

59,683

53,361

47,278 

Net borrowing costs

16,738

14,144

13,867

9,876

10,720 

Operating profit before tax*

43,388

40,492

45,816

43,485

 36,558

Tax expense*

11,604

10,738

12,087

7,776

11,828 

Net profit before significant items

31,784

29,754

33,729

35,709

24,730 

Minority interest (MI)*

4,952

 4,115

6,040

5,012

4,240 

Net profit before significant items after MI

26,832

25,639

27,689

30,697

20,490 

Significant items - net of tax and MI

(16,327)

(2,966)

–

9,272

(2,790) 

Net profit after tax and significant items

10,505

22,673

27,689

39,969

17,700 

Ridley shareholders' funds

335,797

338,197

305,461

319,049 

Minority interests

48,925

52,433

55,873

45,968

49,573 

Total assets

803,502

788,524

715,992

657,490 

Total liabilities

400,294

382,839

364,563

288,868

Funds employed

554,131 

551,098

502,323

467,096 

Net debt/EBITDA (times)

2.2

2.1

2.3

1.7 

EBITDA/net interest (times)

5.8

6.3

8.0

6.6

Net debt/shareholders’ equity

 53.9%

44.3%

43.5%

46.7%

33.4%

Return on shareholders’ funds

7.6%

8.6%

10.5%

6.4%

Dividends per share (cents)

 7.00

7.00

7.00

6.50

EBITDA per share* (cents)

26.5

29.4

26.9

26.4 

Net tangible asset backing per share (cents)

98.3

100.9

93.5

104.4

Earnings per share* (cents)

 
9.0

10.0

11.3

7.7 

Number of ordinary shareholders

7,040 

7,859

8,610

9,572

11,075 

Employees

 2,063

2,117

2,142

2,064