| For the 12 months ending 30 June |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| Gold Production – Newcrest Share (ounces) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ridgeway |
438,026 |
377,539 |
127,665 |
50,688 |
9,015 |
| Cadia Hill |
244,261 |
298,848 |
258,834 |
300,255 |
326,035 |
| Gosowong |
– |
37,878 |
232,297 |
226,900 |
274,943 |
| Toguraci |
79,493 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Telfer |
– |
– |
– |
58,374 |
267,039 |
| New Celebration |
– |
– |
– |
86,379 |
70,506 |
| Boddington |
– |
112 |
25,830 |
50,756 |
51,077 |
| Total |
761,780 |
714,377 |
644,626 |
773,352 |
998,615 |
| Costs per ounce |
|
|
|
|
|
| By-product basis (NAGIS) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash costs ($ per ounce) |
119 |
217 |
253 |
290 |
295 |
| Total costs ($ per ounce) |
268 |
356 |
414 |
439 |
441 |
| Co-product basis |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gold cash costs ($ per ounce) |
289 |
331 |
330 |
349 |
323 |
| Copper cash costs ($ per lb) |
0.77 |
0.75 |
0.86 |
1.00 |
0.80 |
| Total gold costs ($ per ounce) |
379 |
426 |
449 |
466 |
448 |
| Total copper costs ($ per lb) |
1.01 |
0.96 |
1.17 |
1.33 |
1.12 |
| Expenditure ($’000) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exploration |
45,375 |
38,840 |
44,832 |
51,421 |
65,426 |
| Capital |
638,303 |
366,127 |
210,540 |
144,733 |
109,011 |
| Profit and Loss ($’000) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales revenue |
711,389 |
607,222 |
479,667 |
581,306 |
697,487 |
| Cash flow from operations |
266,809 |
199,007 |
90,324 |
136,025 |
202,525 |
| Depreciation and amortisation |
(110,860) |
(97,598) |
(101,515) |
(111,733) |
(141,413) |
| Income tax (expense)/benefit |
(51,090) |
(29,236) |
21,383 |
(12,087) |
7,085 |
| Net profit after tax |
122,870 |
92,147 |
(53,033) |
38,154 |
3,394 |
| Basic earnings per share (cents per share) |
37.5 |
29.6 |
(19.2) |
15.6 |
1.4 |
| Dividend paid (cents per share) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Financial Position ($’000) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total assets |
2,565,587 |
1,839,016 |
1,375,989 |
1,216,728 |
1,131,509 |
| Total liabilities |
1,565,815 |
953,989 |
836,427 |
768,529 |
718,862 |
| Shareholders’ equity |
999,772 |
885,027 |
539,562 |
448,199 |
412,647 |
| Return on Capital Employed (percent) |
9.0 |
6.6 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
11.3 |
| Issued Capital (million shares) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average |
328.6 |
311.4 |
276.7 |
244.4 |
242.5 |
| Gold Inventory (million ounces) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Reserves |
28 |
28 |
28 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
| Resources |
62 |
53 |
53 |
42 |
31 |
