ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2024

for the year ended 30 September 2024

  13 Property, plant and equipment
   

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, excluding the costs of day-to-day servicing, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Expenditure incurred on major inspection and overhaul, or to replace an item, is accounted for as separate components if the recognition criteria are met.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis, on the difference between the cost and residual value of an asset, over its useful life. Depreciation starts when the asset is available for use. An asset's residual value, useful life and depreciation method is reviewed at least at each financial year end. Any adjustments are accounted for prospectively.

The following useful lives have been estimated:

Freehold land and buildings  
Freehold land Not depreciated
Freehold buildings  
– General purpose 40 years
– Specialised 20 – 50 years
Leasehold improvements Shorter of the lease term or useful life
Plant, vehicles and equipment  
Computer equipment 3 – 5 years
Vehicles 3 – 11 years
Plant and equipment 5 – 20 years

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in profit or loss in the year the asset is derecognised.

Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective assets. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds.

 

13.1

Movement of the group property, plant and equipment

(R’million) Freehold
land and
buildings
Leasehold
land and
buildings
Plant,
vehicles
and
equipment
Right-
of-use
assets*
Total
GROUP          
2024          
Carrying value at the beginning of the year          
Cost 2 515,0 15,5 9 696,1 751,8 12 978,4
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (936,4) (12,1) (5 525,4) (402,9) (6 876,8)
Net balance at beginning of year 1 578,6 3,4 4 170,7 348,9 6 101,6
Current year movements – cost          
Additions 207,6 799,7 273,7 1 281,0
Disposals/write-offs (13,5) (1,0) (368,6) (383,1)
Lease terminations (488,7) (488,7)
Transfer between asset classes (9,1) 9,1
Reclassification to intangible assets (4,2) (4,2)
Transfer to assets held for sale (0,7) (0,7)
Reclassification to inventory^ (279,9) (279,9)
Lease modifications** 10,4 10,4
Exchange rate adjustments (0,5) (33,6) (0,5) (34,6)
Cost movements for current year 184,5 (1,0) 121,8 (205,1) 100,2
Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment          
Depreciation (99,8) (2,7) (633,8) (213,8) (950,1)
Impairment (refer note 15) (2,8) (24,0) (26,8)
Disposals/write-offs 12,4 0,9 314,9 328,2
Lease terminations 483,8 483,8
Reclassification to intangible assets 7,9 7,9
Transfer to assets held for sale 0,3 0,3
Reclassification to inventory^ 41,3 41,3
Exchange rate adjustments 21,0 0,4 21,4
Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for current year (90,2) (1,8) (272,4) 270,4 (94,0)
Carrying value at the end of the year          
Cost 2 699,5 14,5 9 817,9 546,7 13 078,6
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (1 026,6) (13,9) (5 797,8) (132,5) (6 970,8)
Net balance at end of the year 1 672,9 0,6 4 020,1 414,2 6 107,8
GROUP          
2023          
Carrying value at the beginning of the year          
Cost 2 198,6 10,8 9 175,3 731,9 12 116,6
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (859,9) (10,4) (5 166,2) (262,9) (6 299,4)
Net balance at beginning of year 1 338,7 0,4 4 009,1 469,0 5 817,2
Current year movements – cost          
Additions 274,9 5,1 872,5 87,3 1 239,8
Disposals/write-offs (12,4) (0,4) (392,1) (404,9)
Lease terminations (67,4) (67,4)
Transfer between asset classes 52,0 (52,0)
Lease modifications** (1,3) (1,3)
Exchange rate adjustments 1,9 92,4 1,3 95,6
Cost movements for current year 316,4 4,7 520,8 19,9 861,8
Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment          
Depreciation (74,5) (2,1) (617,0) (199,0) (892,6)
Impairment (refer note 15) (16,2) (34,7) (50,9)
Disposals/write-offs 11,6 0,4 357,3 369,3
Transfer between asset classes 2,6 (2,6)
Lease terminations 60,3 60,3
Exchange rate adjustments (62,2) (1,3) (63,5)
Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for current year (76,5) (1,7) (359,2) (140,0) (577,4)
Carrying value at the end of the year          
Cost 2 515,0 15,5 9 696,1 751,8 12 978,4
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (936,4) (12,1) (5 525,4) (402,9) (6 876,8)
Net balance at end of the year 1 578,6 3,4 4 170,7 348,9 6 101,6

^   During the current year, engineering spares were transferred to inventory for use in production
*   Refer note 13.3 for detailed breakdown of right-of-use assets
** Relates to modifications to leases due to changes in terms or rates

 

13.2

No borrowing costs were capitalised during the current year (2023: Rnil million).

A full list of title deeds is available at the registered office for inspection.

 

13.3

Right-of-use assets

The group recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term and the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

Land and building 2 – 10 years
Vehicles 1 – 8 years
All other leases 2 – 5 years

If ownership of the leased asset transfers to the group at the end of the lease term or the cost reflects the exercise of a purchase option, depreciation is calculated using the estimated useful life of the asset. The right-of-use assets are subject to impairment.

The group also has certain leases with lease terms of 12 months or less and leases of various vehicles and equipment with low value. The group applies the "short-term lease" and "lease of low-value assets" recognition exemptions for these leases.

Right-of-use assets are disclosed in the property, plant and equipment line in the statement of financial position.

The group has lease contracts for various items of property, vehicles and information technology equipment used in its operations. The property leases have lease terms between two to 10 years, vehicles between one to eight years, and all other leases are between one to five years. The group's obligations under its leases are secured by the lessor's title to the leased assets.

Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognised and the movements during the period:

(R’million) Land and
buildings
Vehicles Information
technology
Total
GROUP        
2024        
Carrying value at the beginning of the year        
Cost 457,4 254,7 39,7 751,8
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (287,8) (80,2) (34,9) (402,9)
Net balance at beginning of the year 169,6 174,5 4,8 348,9
Current year movements – cost        
Additions 121,8 101,0 50,9 273,7
Lease terminations (356,5) (87,6) (44,6) (488,7)
Lease modifications* 7,2 3,2 10,4
Exchange rate adjustments (0,5) (0,5)
Cost movements for current year (227,5) 16,1 6,3 (205,1)
Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment        
Depreciation (140,0) (63,8) (10,0) (213,8)
Lease terminations 356,5 82,7 44,6 483,8
Exchange rate adjustments 0,4 0,4
Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for current year 216,5 19,3 34,6 270,4
Carrying value at the end of the year        
Cost 229,9 270,8 46,0 546,7
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (71,3) (60,9) (0,3) (132,5)
Net balance at end of the year 158,6 209,9 45,7 414,2
GROUP        
2023        
Carrying value at the beginning of the year        
Cost 450,3 242,5 39,1 731,9
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (166,3) (71,4) (25,2) (262,9)
Net balance at beginning of the year 284,0 171,1 13,9 469,0
Current year movements – cost        
Additions 10,2 77,1 87,3
Lease terminations (13,8) (53,6) (67,4)
Lease modifications* 10,7 (12,6) 0,6 (1,3)
Exchange rate adjustments 1,3 1,3
Cost movements for current year 7,1 12,2 0,6 19,9
Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment        
Depreciation (129,9) (59,4) (9,7) (199,0)
Lease terminations 8,4 51,9 60,3
Exchange rate adjustments (1,3) (1,3)
Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for current year (121,5) (8,8) (9,7) (140,0)
Carrying value at the end of the year        
Cost 457,4 254,7 39,7 751,8
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (287,8) (80,2) (34,9) (402,9)
Net balance at end of the year 169,6 174,5 4,8 348,9

* Relates to modifications to leases due to changing in terms, rates and exchange rates