Clicks said its adjusted diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended Aug. 31 totalled 1,044.5 cents, up from 936.6 cents a year earlier.
The group said it adjusted some financial information for the prior period to reflect the impact of civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal in 2021 and related insurance recoveries, to give a normalised view of its performance.
Including insurance proceeds, diluted HEPS grew by 1.1%, Clicks said.
"Clicks delivered stronger second-half turnover growth and recorded market share gains in all core product categories in an environment of growing pressure on consumer disposable income," the pharmacy group said.
Excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, group turnover grew 8.2% to 41.6 billion rand ($2.16 billion) and was up 5.1% including the jabs.
Retail turnover grew by 12.2%, with strong growth in private label sales and a sustained recovery in the beauty category supported by the group's loyalty programme, which has grown to 10.4 million active members.
Distribution turnover rose by 1.5% as its bulk and wholesale division was affected by lost sales opportunities to Clicks and private hospitals and lower demand from independent pharmacies.
($1=19.2580 rand)
(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Jason Neely and Clarence Fernandez)
