Exxaro Resources Limited
Group and company annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 
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Chapter 6Operational performance and working capital

  • 6.3Notes to the statements of cash flows relating to operational performance and working capital
  • 6.3.1 Cash generated by operations

 

      Group 
For the year ended 31 December  Note  2024 
Rm
 
2023 
Rm
 
Profit before tax     12 447  17 934 
Adjusted for:          
Finance income     (1 786) (1 570)
Finance costs     1 216  1 252 
Dividend income from financial assets        (2)
Share of income of equity-accounted investments     (4 270) (6 987)
Net operating profit     7 607  10 627 
Non-cash movements:          
Depreciation and amortisation  6.1.3  2 773  2 715 
ECLs on financial assets at amortised costs  6.1.3  153  21 
Write-off of trade and other receivables  6.1.3  13 
Write-off of ESD loans  6.1.3 
Write-off of other current assets  6.1.3     32 
Movement in provisions  6.1.3  211  70 
Movement in retirement employee obligations  6.1.3  13  11 
Net unrealised currency exchange differences  6.1.3  (84) (46)
Fair value adjustments on financial instruments     (303) (284)
Write-down of inventories to net realisable value  6.1.3  141    
Gain on modification of lease  6.1.3  (2)   
Net losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment  6.1.3  27  57 
Losses on disposal of intangible assets  6.1.3  16    
Indemnification asset movement  6.1.3    
Share-based payment expense  6.1.3  208  212 
Hedge ineffectiveness on interest rate swap cash flow hedges  6.1.3  12  18 
Translation of foreign currency items     (14) (85)
Amortisation of transaction costs prepaid    
Non-cash recoveries     163  23 
Non-cash deposit facilities        (373)
Non-cash management fees     45  53 
Other non-cash movements     (6)
Cash generated by operations before working capital movements     10 982  13 074 
Working capital movements          
Increase in inventories     (268) (212)
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables     (420) 449 
Increase in trade and other payables     240  68 
Utilisation of provisions  13.3  (102) (72)
Cash generated by operations     10 432  13 307 
      Company 
For the year ended 31 December  Note  2024 
Rm 
2023 
Rm
 
Profit before tax     8 858  8 002 
Adjusted for:          
Items separately presented:          
Finance income  12.1.2  (1 502) (1 313)
Finance costs  12.1.2  1 633  1 543 
Non-cash movements:          
Dividend revenue from subsidiaries (in specie)    (4 746) (4 405)
Depreciation and amortisation  6.1.3  97  199 
Interest income accrued not yet received        (2)
Impairment charges of investments in subsidiaries  8.3     32 
Write-off of other current assets       
ECLs on financial assets at amortised costs  6.1.3  141  328 
Write-off of ESD loans  6.1.3 
Movement in provisions  6.1.3  (3) (1)
Net unrealised currency exchange differences  6.1.3  16 
Fair value adjustments on financial instruments  6.1.3  (4) (3)
Net losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment  6.1.3     36 
Losses on disposal of intangible assets  6.1.3  16    
Share-based payment expense  6.1.3  108  129 
Amortisation of transaction costs prepaid    
Cash generated by operations before working capital movements     4 610  4 572 
Working capital movements          
Decrease/(increase) in inventories     (3)
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables     (100) 110 
(Increase)/decrease in treasury facilities with subsidiaries at amortised cost (receivable)    (18) 163 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables     55  (75)
(Decrease)/increase in non-interest bearing loans from subsidiaries     (3) 685 
Increase in treasury facilities with subsidiaries at amortised cost (payable)    4 786  6 703 
Utilisation of provisions  13.3  (2)   
Cash generated by operations     9 329  12 155