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Financial definitions
 
Adjusted EBITDA
Excludes restructuring costs, share-based payments, one-off tax items impacting EBITDA, and acquisition, integration and corporate action costs
Constant currency
Constant currency information includes figures for the current period had they been translated at the average foreign currency exchange rates of the prior reporting period
CSP
Conditional Share Plan
DBP
Deferred Bonus Plan
DBW
Deferred Bonus Warrant
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation
FY
Financial year; for Datatec, ended/ending 28/29 February
H1
The first half of the financial year, from 1 March to 31 August
H2
The second half of the financial year, from 1 September to 28 February
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
P/E ratio
Price-earnings ratio
ROIC
Return on invested capital. This is calculated by dividing net operating profit after tax by average invested capital
SARs
Share Appreciation Rights
STI
Short-term incentive
TSR
Total shareholder return
uEPS
Underlying earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the financial year
Underlying earnings
Underlying earnings exclude the following: impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, profit or loss on sale of investments and assets, amortisation of acquired intangible assets, unrealised foreign exchange movements, acquisition-related adjustments, fair value movements on acquisition-related financial instruments, restructuring costs relating to fundamental reorganisations, one-off tax items impacting EBITDA, costs relating to acquisitions, integration and corporate actions, and the taxation effect on all of the aforementioned
vwap
30-day volume-weighted average price
Technical definitions
 
aaS
As a service
AI
Artificial intelligence
API
Application Programming Interface – used for building software applications
Cloud computing
A generic term for flexible or hosted on the internet IT-related services for consumers and business, including storage, computing power, software development, and applications. These services eliminate the need for in-house IT resources
Cloud services
Services made available to users on demand via the internet from a cloud computing provider's servers
Collaboration
Collaboration refers to highly diversified teams working together inside and outside a company with the purpose of creating value by improving innovation, customer relationships and efficiency while leveraging technology for effective interaction between the virtual and physical spaces
CRM
Customer relationship management
Data Centre
A centralised storage facility by an application service provider to retain database information
DevOps
DevOps is a combination of software development (dev) and operations (ops). It is a set of practices, tools, and a cultural philosophy that automate and integrate the processes between software development and IT teams
ERP
Enterprise resource planning, software that manages and integrates business processes through a single system
Hardware
The machines, wiring and other physical components or other electronic system
IaaS
Infrastructure as a service
ICT
Information and communication technology, an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing radio, television, mobile phones, computer and network hardware and software, and satellite systems
Infrastructure
Refers to an entity’s entire collection of hardware, software, networks and services required for the operation and management of the IT environment
IoT
The Internet of Things. The network of physical devices, vehicles, buildings and other items – embedded with electronics, software, sensors and network connectivity that enable these objects to collect and exchange data
IT
Information technology
Networking
The construction, design and use of a network
Software
The programs and other operating information used by a computer