32 SEGMENTAL INFORMATION
 

The following segments are separately monitored by management and form the group’s reportable segments:

Joint venture mining and beneficiation

Assore’s principal investment is its 50% share in Assmang Proprietary Limited (Assmang).

Assmang’s operations are managed by commodity mined and, where applicable, beneficiated at various works operations. Accordingly, this segment is further analysed as follows:
– iron ore (Iron Ore division);
– manganese ore and alloys (Manganese division); and
– charge chrome (Chrome division).

For purposes of presenting segmental information, disclosure is made of the entire value of the information pertaining to Assmang, with the portion attributable to the other joint-venture partner (50%) shown as part of the consolidation adjustments.

Dwarsrivier

Dwarsrivier is a 100% owned mine, producer and beneficiator of chrome ores.

Marketing and shipping

In terms of the joint-venture arrangement with Assmang, Assore and certain of its subsidiaries are responsible for the marketing and shipping of Assmang’s product. In addition, another subsidiary provides consulting and engineering expertise to Assmang and other group companies.

Other mining activities, eliminations and adjustments

This segment contains the chrome operations managed by Rustenburg Minerals Development Company Proprietary Limited, Zeerust Chrome Mines Limited (both on care and maintenance), the pyrophyllite and ceramic operations of Wonderstone Limited and adjustments necessary to give effect to the impact of equity-accounting the results of Assmang and other consolidation adjustments. These adjustments were previously disclosed separately.

      Joint venture mining
and beneficiation
                 
R'000     Iron 
Ore 
division 
Manganese 
division 
Chrome 
division 
  Sub-total    Dwarsrivier  Marketing 
and 
distribution 
Other mining 
activities, 
eliminations 
and 
adjustments 
  Total   
Year to 30 June 2018                                           
Revenues                                           
Third party        15 135 316  12 859 636  180 309     28 175 261     3 892 752  3 974 210  (28 237 486)    7 804 737    
Inter-segment        –  –  –     –     –  18 305  (18 305)    –    
Total revenues        15 135 316  12 859 636  180 309     28 175 261     3 892 752  3 992 515  (28 255 791)    7 804 737    
Contribution to profit/(loss) for the year*        3 343 512  3 771 662  (41 650)    7 073 524     875 378  703 879  (6 985 855)    1 666 926    
Contribution to headline earnings#        3 343 350  3 807 585  (41 650)    7 109 285     875 378  710 733  (3 586 644)    5 108 752    
Impairment of financial and non-financial assets        –  (51 900) –     (51 900)    –  (9 519) 12 490     (48 929)   
Statement of financial position                                           
Consolidated total assets        23 149 661  17 988 956  524 319     41 662 936     3 884 794  25 300 630  (41 475 033)    29 373 327    
Consolidated total liabilities        6 076 881  3 190 147  426 352     9 693 380     1 071 744  1 859 703  (9 301 862)    3 322 965    
Other information                                           
Finance income        578 044  19 471  –     597 515     87 554  407 224  (572 147)    520 146    
Finance costs        33 855  34 191  –     68 046     5 304  12 474  (66 430)    19 394    
Depreciation and amortisation        1 400 776  593 768  8 287     2 002 831     130 794  16 066  (2 024 455)    125 236    
Taxation        1 431 656  1 489 299  –     2 920 955     277 438  317 189  (2 870 036)    645 546    
Capital expenditure        1 780 830  1 285 846  15 528     3 082 204     333 804  32 971  (3 044 858)    404 121    
      Joint venture mining
and beneficiation
                 
R'000     Iron 
Ore 
division 
Manganese 
division 
Chrome 
division 
  Sub-total    Marketing  Other 
mining and 
beneficaition 
Adjustments 
arising on 
consideration 
  Total   
Year to 30 June 2018                                           
Revenues                                           
Third party        16 398 968  10 238 065  207 764     26 844 797     3 410 363  3 573 061  (26 604 262)    7 223 959    
Inter-segment        –  –  –     –     –  121 286  (121 286)    –    
Total revenues        16 398 968  10 238 065  207 764     26 844 797     3 410 363  3 694 347  (26 725 548)    7 223 959    
Contribution to profit/(loss) for the year*        4 372 631  2 181 569  (6 746)    6 547 454     843 199  1 071 298  (6 573 094)    1 888 857    
Contribution to headline earnings#        4 373 877  2 321 686  749 337     7 444 900     843 199  653 423  (3 732 476)    5 209 046    
Impairment of financial and non-financial assets        –  (138 976) (746 007)    (884 983)    –  –  442 491     (442 492)   
Statement of financial position                                           
Consolidated total assets        25 571 400  13 519 306  554 089     39 644 795     1 511 650  23 589 330  (39 201 542)    25 544 233    
Consolidated total liabilities        5 930 711  2 754 092  414 120     9 098 923     824 167  1 823 961  (9 050 472)    2 696 579    
Other information                                           
Finance income        531 544  12 120  –     543 664     29 897  312 508  (536 746)    349 323    
Finance costs        54 997  40 004  –     95 001     5 838  9 176  (90 353)    19 662    
Depreciation and amortisation        1 417 197  465 250  –     1 882 447     137 439  6 409  (1 871 807)    154 488    
Taxation        1 864 503  911 241  (2 622)    2 773 122     297 014  273 031  (2 759 747)    583 420    
Capital expenditure        1 168 975  1 648 006  –     2 816 981     140 581  2 361  (2 810 064)    149 859    

* Profit after taxation, before joint-venture entity and foreign listed associate.

# Includes equity-accounted results of Assmang and IronRidge.

Geographical information

Geographical segment by location of customers

An analysis of the geographical locations to which product is supplied is set out below:

      2018     2017  
      Assmang
revenue
by segment
R'000
Subsidiaries’
revenue
by segment
R'000
Total
R'000
      Assmang
revenue
by segment
R'000
Subsidiaries’
revenue
by segment
R'000
Total
R'000
 
Customers by location                        
Far East     19 960 513 3 352 102 23 312 615       20 155 728 3 070 845 23 226 573  
Europe     2 507 924 77 110 2 585 034       1 583 640 40 191 1 623 831  
USA     976 274 2 740 625 3 716 899       550 246 2 421 439 2 971 685  
South Africa     4 625 716 1 634 900 6 260 616       3 946 475 1 486 862 5 433 337  
Other – foreign     104 834 – 104 834       43 929 204 622 248 551  
Total     28 175 261 7 804 737 35 979 998       26 280 018 7 223 959 33 503 977  

Notes:

1. There are no customers whose off-take represents more than 10% of revenue (2017: Rnil million)

2. The revenue of Assmang (refer note 1) is excluded from the group’s reported revenue, in terms of the application of IFRS 11: Joint arrangements.