6 Months           2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005  
to end Jul           Feb Mar  Apr May Jun Jul 6-Mths  
PERFORMANCE REVIEW    
     
Net debt (cash surplus) as percentage of    
  owners' equity 329 316 546 544 519 487 487  
Current asset ratio (times) 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
  Avg  
Accounts receivable (days annualized sales) 48 40 36 38 38 38 40  
Inventory (days annualised sales) 14 13 13 13 12 12 13  
Accounts payable (days annualized costs) 33 26 21 17 18 18 22  
     
As % sales:    
 -Materials/packaging & goods 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0  
 -Direct labor 3.9 3.8 3.7 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.5  
 -Gross margin 41.4 41.6 41.7 40.1 40.3 40.5 40.9  
 -Income from operations 7.0 8.2 9.4 8.1 9.3 10.4 8.8  
 -Net income before taxes 4.1 5.2 13.5 2.4 3.7 5.0 5.6  
     
Average number of employees (headcount) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3  
Annualized sales per employee ($000) 88.0 91.0 94.1 83.3 86.0 88.7 88.5