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