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Trading statement
NETCARE LIMITED
(Registration number 1996/008242/06)
JSE ordinary share code: NTC
ISIN: ZAE000011953
JSE preference share code: NTCP
ISIN: ZAE000081121
("Netcare" or the “Group”)
TRADING STATEMENT
In terms of paragraph 3.4 (b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, a listed company is required to publish a
trading statement as soon as it is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial
results for the period to be reported upon next will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous
corresponding period.
Netcare will be releasing its audited Group results for the year ended 30 September 2021 (“FY 2021”) on
Monday, 22 November 2021. The results for FY 2021 have been affected by the following factors:
Impact of COVID-19
As indicated in the voluntary trading update published on 22 October 2021, Netcare’s operational and
financial performance in FY 2021 continued to be impacted by the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic, with two
sizable COVID-19 waves occurring within the financial year. The challenges of weathering significant rolling
waves of COVID-19 and the short recovery periods between waves have impinged on momentum towards
a full recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels. However, there has been a steady sequential improvement in
revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin in the second half of FY 2021 (“H2 2021”) when benchmarked against
both the first half of FY 2021 (“H1 2021”) and the second half of FY 2020 (“H2 2020”). Consequently, the
Group has achieved a solid improvement in its full year results for FY 2021 when compared to the prior
year (“FY 2020”).
Significant items for FY 2021
The FY 2021 results include provisions for impairments of property assets amounting to R73 million, the
majority of which relate to the Union and Clinton hospital buildings which will be vacated on the opening
of the new 427 bed Netcare Alberton facility. The impact of COVID-19 on the property market has reduced
the previously anticipated market valuations of these sites. The property impairments equate to 5.5 cents
within Earnings per Share (“EPS”). These impairments are excluded from Headline Earnings per Share
(“HEPS”) in terms of Circular 1/2021 issued by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
and are also excluded from the calculation of adjusted HEPS, which is the primary measure used by
management to assess Netcare’s underlying financial performance.
In light of the early termination of the Lesotho Public-Private Partnership agreement by the Government
of Lesotho and ongoing uncertainty with regard to the resolution of matters under dispute, the Group has
recognised net losses of R35 million before tax (R71 million after tax), equating to 5.3 cents against EPS
and HEPS respectively. These losses are excluded from the calculation of adjusted HEPS.
Significant items for FY 2020
Included in the FY 2020 results was a once-off, non-cash share-based payment expense of R348 million
arising from the implementation of a B-BBEE transaction, equating to a charge of 26.0 cents against EPS
and HEPS respectively. This transaction was excluded from the calculation of adjusted HEPS.
In H2 2020, an after tax profit of R474 million was realised on the disposal of the GHG PropCo 2 associate
entities, following the sale of their six United Kingdom hospital properties. Netcare’s share of the related
sale proceeds of R778 million was received during September 2020. The profit on disposal of associate
equated to a benefit of 35.5 cents within EPS. This profit was excluded from HEPS in terms of Circular
1/2021 issued by SAICA and was also excluded from the calculation of adjusted HEPS.
EPS, HEPS and adjusted HEPS
Notwithstanding the challenging trading environment, the Group is pleased with the ongoing sequential
improvement in its financial performance and results for FY 2021.
As a result of the matters discussed above, the financial results for FY 2021 are expected to vary from the
prior period’s results as set out in the table below:
Reported result for Expected result for %
FY 2020 FY 2021 change
EPS 28.3 cents 52.0 cents to 57.0 cents 83.7% to 101.4%
HEPS (3.6 cents) 59.0 cents to 64.0 cents
Adjusted HEPS 32.5 cents 65.0 cents to 70.0 cents 100.0% to 115.4%
The information provided in this trading statement has not been reviewed or reported on by Netcare’s
external auditors.
Johannesburg
18 November 2021
Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited
Date: 18-11-2021 05:00:00
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