Condensed group income statement


    Quarter ended   Nine months ended
US$ million Note Jun 2026 Jun 2025   Jun 2026 Jun 2025
Revenue   1,334 1,321   3,955 4,031
Cost of sales   1,419 1,248   3,993 3,609
Gross profit   (85) 73   (38) 422
Selling, general and administrative expenses   91 82   279 284
Other operating (income) expenses 8 27 (3)   326 21
Share of (profit) loss from equity-accounted investees   1   1
Operating profit (loss) 3 (203) (7)   (643) 116
Net finance costs   29 26   81 65
Finance costs   36 30   100 82
Finance income   (5) (3)   (12) (12)
Net foreign exchange gain   (2) (1)   (7) (5)
Profit (Loss) before taxation   (232) (33)   (724) 51
Taxation   (51)   (93) 34
Profit (Loss) for the period   (181) (33)   (631) 17
Basic earnings (loss) per share (US cents) 4 (30) (5)   (104) 3
Weighted average number of shares in issue (millions)   607.0 604.6   606.6 603.7
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (US cents) 4 (30) (5)   (104) 3
Weighted average number of shares on fully diluted basis (millions)   607.8 606.6   607.8 606.4

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Condensed group statement of other comprehensive income

  Quarter ended   Nine months ended
US$ million Jun 2026 Jun 2025   Jun 2026 Jun 2025
Profit (Loss) for the period (181) (33)   (631) 17
Other comprehensive income, net of tax          
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss   (2)
Actuarial gains (losses) on post-employment benefit funds   (2)
Tax effect  
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 74 24   99 (60)
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 67 7   98 (65)
Movements in hedging reserves 9 18   2 3
Tax effect (2) (1)   (1) 2
Total comprehensive income for the period (107) (9)   (532) (45)

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Condensed group balance sheet

      Reviewed
US$ million Note Jun 2026 Sept 2025
ASSETS      
Non-current assets   3,763 4,333
Property, plant and equipment 8 3,142 3,414
Right-of-use assets   104 103
Plantations 8 326 560
Deferred tax assets   23 24
Goodwill and intangible assets 8 29 87
Equity-accounted investees 8 4 12
Other non-current assets   135 133
Current assets   1,729 1,739
Inventories   833 823
Trade and other receivables   671 682
Derivative financial assets 5 18 6
Taxation receivable   3 9
Cash and cash equivalents   204 219
Total assets   5,492 6,072
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES      
Shareholders' equity      
Ordinary shareholders' interest   1,782 2,308
Non-current liabilities   2,347 2,310
Interest-bearing borrowings 8 1,670 1,546
Lease liabilities   94 96
Deferred tax liabilities   352 437
Defined benefit and other liabilities   222 231
Derivative financial liabilities 5 9
Current liabilities   1,363 1,454
Interest-bearing borrowings 8 406 469
Lease liabilities   31 26
Overdrafts   2
Trade and other payables   889 898
Provisions   14 40
Derivative financial liabilities 5 2 4
Taxation payable   21 15
Total equity and liabilities   5,492 6,072
Number of shares in issue at balance sheet date (millions)   607.0 604.6

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Condensed group statement of cash flows

  Quarter ended   Nine months ended
US$ million Jun 2026 Jun 2025   Jun 2026 Jun 2025
Profit (Loss) for the period (181) (33)   (631) 17
Adjustment for:          
Depreciation, fellings and amortisation 95 94   300 268
Taxation (51)   (93) 34
Net finance costs 29 26   81 65
Defined post-employment benefits paid (4) (5)   (21) (15)
Plantation fair value adjustment 136 (16)   205 (40)
Asset impairments 15 1   234 2
Goodwill impairment   48
Write down of held-for-sale assets   4
(Profit) Loss on disposal of held-for-sale assets 7   7
Equity-accounted investees impairments   9
Net restructuring charge 1   3
(Profit) Loss on disposal and written-off assets 1 1   4
Other non-cash and other items (12) (14)   (8) 4
Cash generated from operations 35 55   138 339
(Increase) Decrease in working capital 19 (22)   22 (148)
Closure and restructuring costs paid (11)   (29) (4)
Finance costs paid (19) (35)   (68) (71)
Finance income received 2 3   7 12
Taxation (paid) refund (4)   (74)
Dividend paid   (85)
Cash (utilised by) generated from operating activities 26 (3)   70 (31)
Cash utilised in investing activities (56) (133)   (156) (374)
Capital expenditure (62) (129)   (162) (412)
Insurance proceeds received 3   3
Proceeds on disposal of assets   4
Proceeds on held-for-sale assets 3 1   3 44
Movements to non-current and intangible asset (5)   (10)
Net cash (utilised) generated (30) (136)   (86) (405)
Cash effects of financing activities 38 166   67 287
Proceeds from interest-bearing borrowings 50 201   409 657
Repayment of interest-bearing borrowings (3) (30)   (319) (352)
Capital lease repayments (9) (5)   (23) (18)
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents 8 30   (19) (118)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 192 156   219 317
Translation effects 4 17   4 4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 204 203   204 203

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Condensed group statement of changes in equity

  Nine months ended
US$ million Jun 2026 Jun 2025
Balance – beginning of period 2,308 2,578
Profit (Loss) for the period (631) 17
Other comprehensive income for the period 99 (62)
Dividend – Nil US cents (2025: 14 US cents) (85)
Share-based payment reserve 6 5
Balance – end of period 1,782 2,453
Comprising    
Ordinary share capital and premium 850 783
Non-distributable reserves 147 131
Foreign currency translation reserves (197) (251)
Hedging reserves (38) (37)
Retained earnings 1,020 1,827
Total equity 1,782 2,453

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Supplemental information

(this information has not been audited or reviewed)

General definitions

Adjusted EBITDA – EBITDA excluding special items and the plantation fair value price adjustment

Adjusted EPS – earnings per share excluding special items, the plantation fair value price adjustment, special finance costs and special tax items

Average – averages are calculated as the sum of the opening and closing balances for the relevant period divided by two

Capital employed – shareholders’ equity plus net debt

Covenant leverage ratio – net debt divided by last 12 months’ EBITDA excluding special items as defined by our bank covenants

EBITDA excluding special items – earnings before interest (net finance costs), taxation, depreciation, amortisation and special items

Fellings – the amount charged against the income statement representing the standing value of the plantations harvested

Headline earnings – as defined in circular 1/2023, as issued by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, separates from earnings all separately identifiable remeasurements. It is not necessarily a measure of sustainable earnings. It is a Listings Requirement of the JSE Limited to disclose headline earnings per share

Interest cover – last 12 months’ EBITDA excluding special items to net interest adjusted for refinancing costs

NBSK – Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp. One of the main varieties of market pulp, produced from coniferous trees (ie spruce, pine) in Scandinavia, Canada and northern USA. The price of NBSK is a benchmark widely used in the pulp and paper industry for comparative purposes

Net assets – total assets less total liabilities

Net asset value per share – net assets divided by the number of shares in issue at balance sheet date

Net debt – current and non-current interest-bearing borrowings and lease liabilities, bank overdrafts less cash and cash equivalents

Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA – net debt divided by the last 12 months’ Adjusted EBITDA

Net operating assets – total assets (excluding deferred tax assets and cash) less current liabilities (excluding interest-bearing borrowings, lease liabilities and overdraft)

Operating profit – profit from business operations before deduction of net finance costs and taxes

Non-GAAP measures – the group believes that it is useful to report certain non-GAAP measures for the following reasons:

  • these measures are used by the group for internal performance analysis;
  • the presentation by the group’s reported business segments of these measures facilitates comparability with other companies in our industry, although the group’s measures may not be comparable with similarly titled profit measurements reported by other companies; and
  • it is useful in connection with discussion with the investment analyst community and debt rating agencies

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or construed as a substitute for GAAP measures in accordance with IFRS.

ROCE – annualised return on average capital employed. Operating profit excluding special items divided by average capital employed

RONOA – return on average net operating assets. Operating profit excluding special items divided by average net operating assets

Special items – special items cover those items which management believe are material by nature or amount to the operating results and require separate disclosure. Such items would generally include profit or loss on disposal of property, investments and businesses, asset impairments, restructuring charges, non-recurring integration costs related to acquisitions, financial impacts of natural disasters and settlement gains or losses on defined benefit obligations

The above financial measures are presented to assist our shareholders and the investment community in interpreting our financial results. These financial measures are regularly used and compared between companies in our industry

Summary Rand convenience translation

  Quarter ended   Nine months ended
  Jun 2026 Jun 2025   Jun 2026 Jun 2025
Key figures (ZAR million)          
Revenue 22,005 24,170   65,892 73,457
Operating profit excluding special items(1) (2,920) (91)   (5,181) 2,661
Special items – (gains) losses(1) 429 37   5,531 547
EBITDA excluding special items(1) (1,633) 1,299   (1,116) 6,615
Profit for the period (2,986) (604)   (10,513) 310
Basic earnings per share (SA cents) (492) (100)   (1,733) 51
Net debt(1) 32,796 34,720   32,796 34,720
Key ratios (%)          
Operating profit excluding special items to revenue (13.3) (0.4)   (7.9) 3.6
Operating profit excluding special items to capital employed (ROCE)(1) (18.2) (0.5)   (10.2) 4.8
EBITDA excluding special items to revenue (7.4) 5.4   (1.7) 9.0
(1) Refer to supplemental information for the definition of the term.

The above financial results have been translated into Rands from US Dollars as follows:

  • assets and liabilities at rates of exchange ruling at period-end; and
  • income, expenditure and cash flow items at average exchange rates.

Exchange rates

  Jun
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Exchange rates:          
Period-end rate: US$1 = ZAR 16.4228 17.1845 16.5894 17.2722 17.8328
Average rate for the quarter: US$1 = ZAR 16.4956 16.3557 17.1234 17.6392 18.2970
Average rate for the year to date: US$1 = ZAR 16.6605 16.7427 17.1234 18.0678 18.2231
Period-end rate: EUR1 = US$ 1.1422 1.1466 1.1748 1.1727 1.1720
Average rate for the quarter: EUR1 = US$ 1.1625 1.1705 1.1641 1.1689 1.1336
Average rate for the year to date: EUR1 = US$ 1.1657 1.1673 1.1641 1.1057 1.0844

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