Arcelor Mittal
Reviewed group results for the year
ended 31 December 2011

Salient features

  Quarter ended (Unaudited)   Year ended 31 December  
Rm 31 December
2011
  30 September
2011
  31 December
2010
  2011
Reviewed
  2010
Audited
 
Reconciliation of earnings before interest, taxation,                    
depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)                    
(Loss)/profit from operations (285)   (347)   (563)   297   2 151  
Adjusted for:                    
– Depreciation 363   346   339   1 409   1 360  
– Amortisation of intangible assets 4   4   3   14   11  
EBITDA for the period 82   3   (221)   1 720   3 522  
Reconciliation of headline (loss)/earnings                    
(Loss)/profit for the period (184)   (462)   (497)   8   1 345  
Adjusted for:                    
– (Profit)/loss on disposal or scrapping of assets (104)   3       (82)   44  
– Tax effect 28   (1)       22   (12)  
Headline (loss)/earnings for the period (260)   (460)   (497)   (52)   1 377  
Headline (loss)/earnings per share (cents)                    
– basic (65)   (115)   (124)   (13)   343  
– diluted (65)   (115)   (124)   (13)   343  
Return on ordinary shareholders’ equity per annum                    
– Attributable earnings (%) (3.2)   (8.0)   (8.7)   0.0   6.1  
– Headline earnings (%) (4.6)   (8.0)   (8.7)   (0.2)   6.2  
Net cash to equity (%) 0.4   4.1   14.2   0.4   14.2  
Share Statistics                    
Ordinary shares (thousands)                    
– in issue 401 202   401 202   401 202   401 202   401 202  
– weighted average number of shares 401 202   401 202   401 202   401 202   401 202  
– diluted weighted average number of shares 401 271   401 259   401 433   401 444   401 532  
Share price (closing) (rand) 68.58   59.39   79.22   68.58   79.22  
Market capitalisation (R million) 27 514   23 827   31 783   27 514   31 783  
Net asset value per share (rand) 56.50   56.93   56.22   56.50   56.22  
Dividend per share (cents)                    
– interim             55   150