September

December

September

2000

1999

1999

$ '000

$ '000

$ '000

NET ASSETS EMPLOYED

FIXED ASSETS

1,614,608

1,599,823

1,513,038

INVESTMENTS

1,840,223

1,750,543

1,648,702

LONG TERM RECEIVABLES

126,097

173,149

180,709

CURRENT ASSETS:

Inventories

1,243,069

1,518,174

1,392,312

Receivables

1,972,996

1,965,097

1,994,295

Long term receivables -

current portion

81,595

13,753

38,689

Taxation recoverable

241,703

211,670

138,152

Cash and short term investments

3,016,599

2,767,590

2,440,552

6,555,962

6,476,284

6,004,000

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Payables

3,168,547

3,421,516

3,136,813

Bank and short term loans

967,891

955,807

963,818

Long term liabilities -

current portion

111,508

136,705

126,772

Deposits

71,704

68,331

73,895

Taxation

133,141

155,822

142,411

4,452,791

4,738,181

4,443,709

NET CURRENT ASSETS

2,103,171

1,738,103

1,560,291

TRADE MARKS

1,119

1,501

2,000

5,685,218

5,263,119

4,904,740

FINANCED BY

SHARE CAPITAL

180,491

180,491

180,491

CAPITAL RESERVE

2,021,744

2,001,798

1,809,708

RESERVE FUND

11,284

11,088

7,623

RETAINED EARNINGS

2,403,832

1,961,119

2,023,439

TRANSLATION GAINS

403,074

363,101

375,289

5,020,425

4,517,597

4,396,350

MINORITY INTEREST

115,657

111,387

130,723

DEFERRED LIABILITIES

0

4,440

-

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

549,136

629,695

377,667

5,685,218

5,263,119

4,904,740