Banker S.A. July 2014 | Page 36

We assist SMEs to grow their businesses to: Net profit (Rm) +13,6% 11 13 11 415,1 12 275,3 301,3 389,5 260,4 329,1 10 11 13 14 13 15 17 13,9 12,2 12 10 Operating cost to income (%) –6,4% 14 11 14 10,0 12 13 Value of investments – Black (Rm) Value of investments – Female (Rm) +24,0% +50,8% 9,1 11 12 265,5 252,8 286,7 10 36,8 10 39,3 14 360,7 1 082,5 14 11,2 13 46,0 13 12 40,9 154,8 12 11 Value of total investments (Rm) +21,4% 100,1 136,3 107,1 11 10 891,7 765,0 14 Number of investments (Rm) +16,6% 10 935,2 386 331 13 40,9 12 1 009,3 438 11 361 431 10 94,6 Financial results Socio-economic impact • create wealth • grow economies • broaden the tax base • facilitate job creation 12 13 14 Assets per employee (Rm) +13,6% 10 11 12 13 14 Dividend per share (cents) +13,3% For a summarised version of the financial results visit our website www.businesspartners.co.za Business Partners South Africa has earmarked R1bn for financing SMEs Past Present Future “The new department will need to be focused on delivery, and that losses were recorded in mining (60,5%); transport, logistics and will mean having control of resources for delivery. The key resources communications (21,7%); and the wholesale and retail trade (6,9%). R1 129m are the institutions that deal with SME development, and that will be However,R14,421bn all economic sectors shed jobs in the month.R1 082,5m Our target in For the year ended Since 1981 we a battle.” The latest index showed that in March, 48 066 jobs were lost, with the current year March 2014 we have have invested The main government institutions working in