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CSB - Cashbuild - Fourth quarter operational update - FY 2010 CASHBUILD LIMITED (Registration number: 1986/001503/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) JSE share code: CSB & ISIN: ZAE000028320 ("Cashbuild" or "the company") FOURTH QUARTER OPERATIONAL UPDATE - FY 2010 Cashbuild is currently in the process of finalising its results for the year ended 30 June 2010. In line with past practice and disclosure, Cashbuild herewith provides its quarterly trading update. Revenue for the company was up by 2% on the fourth quarter of the prior financial year. Stores opened since 1 July 2008 (new stores - 21 stores) contributed 4% of the increase, whilst existing stores (168 stores) decreased by 2%. Revenue for the financial year increased by 6%. (New stores 4% & existing stores 2%) Transactions through the tills during the 4th quarter increased by 2% with new stores adding 4% and existing stores decreasing by 2%. For the financial year transactions increased by 9% with new stores adding 6%, whilst existing stores added 3%. Units sold during the fourth quarter increased by 1%. Existing stores decreased by 3%. For the financial year units sold increased by 1% with existing stores decreasing by 3%. Three new stores were opened during this quarter and one store closed (trading in close proximity to another existing store), bringing the number of stores trading at the end of the financial year to 189. One store was relocated during this quarter and one store was refurbished. In addition to the factual part of the operational update given above, the following paragraphs will only deal with indicative information. Prospects Management are disappointed with the growth in revenue experienced during this 4th trading quarter, in the light of good sales volumes achieved in South Africa during the FIFA Soccer World Cup. As mentioned in the third quarter update, the improvement seen in gross profit percentage margins, has continued in the 4th quarter. Detail per region The breakdown per region of the factual information given in the update above is reflected in the following three tables: Revenue increase on prior Total New Existing Percentage of year per region Growth total sales % % % %
South Africa Half 12 7 5 84 year Q3 6 4 2 84
Q4 5 4 1 84 Full 8 5 3 84 Year
Lesotho Half 17 - 17 3 year Q3 9 - 9 3 Q4 10 - 10 3
Full 13 - 13 3 Year Namibia Half 15 - 15 2 year Q3 (13) - (13) 2 Q4 (21) - (21) 2 Full (1) - (1) 2
Year Swaziland Half 6 - 6 5 year
Q3 15 - 15 5 Q4 1 - 1 5 Full 7 - 7 5 Year
Botswana(in Rand) Half (20) 2 (22) 5 year Q3 (21) 2 (24) 5
Q4 (30) 3 (33) 5 Full (23) 2 (25) 5 year
Botswana(in Pula) Half (12) 2 (14) year Q3 (11) 3 (14) Q4 (16) 3 (19)
Full (13) 2 (15) year Malawi (in Rand) Half (6) - (6) 1 year Q3 (3) - (3) 1 Q4 16 - 16 1 Full (1) - (1) 1
year Malawi(in Half 10 - 10 Kwatcha) year Q3 21 - 21 Q4 44 - 44 Full 21 - 21 year
Total Half 9 6 3 100 year Q3 4 3 1 100
Q4 2 4 (2) 100 Full 6 4 2 100 year Transaction increase on Total New Existing Percentage of prior year per region Growth total transactions % % % %
South Africa Half 13 7 6 87 year Q3 9 5 4 87 Q4 3 5 (2) 88
Full 9 6 3 87 year Lesotho Half 14 - 14 2 year Q3 8 - 8 2 Q4 4 - 4 2 Full 10 - 10 2
year Namibia Half 22 - 22 2 year
Q3 2 - 2 2 Q4 (10) - (10) 2 Full 8 - 8 2 year
Swaziland Half 7 - 7 4 year Q3 1 - 1 4
Q4 (10) - (10) 4 Full 1 - 1 4 year
Botswana Half (1) 2 (3) 5 year Q3 (6) 3 (9) 5 Q4 (17) 4 (21) 4
Full (6) 3 (9) 5 year Malawi Half 9 - 9 - year Q3 12 - 12 - Q4 21 - 21 - Full 13 - 13 -
year Total Half 13 7 6 100 year
Q3 7 4 3 100 Q4 2 4 (2) 100 Full 9 6 3 100 year
Number of stores - end Total New Existing Percentage of year of total % South Africa 163 20 143 86 Lesotho 5 - 5 3 Namibia 4 - 4 2 Swaziland 6 - 6 3 Botswana 10 1 9 5 Malawi 1 - 1 1 Total 189 21 168 100 2 August 2010 Sponsor Nedbank Capital Date: 02/08/2010 10:44:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
