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18 February 2014
2013 Full Year Result
Terry Davis Group Managing Director John Murphy Managing Director Australian Beverages Nessa O’Sullivan Group Chief Financial Officer
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2013 Result Overview
- Difficult trading conditions in the Australian grocery channel resulted in a
9.3% decline in Australian beverage earnings
- >10% volume growth in Indonesia. However, input cost inflation, currency
depreciation and continued economic challenges in PNG impacted segment earnings
- Strong return to growth in New Zealand with over 10% local currency EBIT
growth
- Strong cash flow generation and the continued strength of the balance sheet
and financial ratios supports the maintenance of full year ordinary dividends in line with last year. Total dividends, including the special dividend, declined by 1.7%
- Ongoing impact of the high Australian dollar on SPCA and the associated