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Financial definitions
 
Amortisation
The systematic allocation of the cost of an intangible asset over its useful life
BBSW
Bank Bill Swap Rate
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate
CDI
A daily average of overnight interbank loans, used as an investment benchmark in the Brazilian financial system
CGU
Cash-generating unit
CSP
Conditional Share Plan
DBP
Deferred Bonus Plan
DBW
Deferred Bonus Warrant
Depreciation
The systematic allocation of the cost of an asset, less its residual value, over its useful life
EAP
Equity Appreciation Plan
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation
EIBOR
Emirates Interbank Offered Rate
EPS
Earnings per share, the portion of a Company's profit attributable (equally) to each outstanding ordinary share
EURIBOR
Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FEC
Forward exchange contract
FVTPL
Fair value through profit or loss
FY
Financial year; for Datatec, ended/ending 28/29 February
H2
The second half of the financial year, from 1 September to 29 February
HEPS
Headline earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the financial year
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
JIBAR
Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LTIP
Long-Term Incentive Plan
MIP
Management Incentive Plan
ROIC
Return on invested capital. This is calculated by dividing net operating profit after tax by average invested capital
SAR Scheme
The Datatec Limited Share Appreciation Rights Scheme
SARs
Share Appreciation Rights
SOFR
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA
Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
SORA
Singapore Overnight Rate Average
TSR
Total shareholder return
UEPS
Underlying earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the financial year
Underlying earnings
Earnings excluding 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 and non-controlling interests on all of the aforementioned.
VWAP
30-day volume-weighted average price
Technical definitions
 
API
Application Programming Interface
Cloud services
Services made available to users on demand via the internet from a cloud computing provider's servers
Hardware
The machines, wiring and other physical components or other electronic system
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
IT
Information technology
Networking
The construction, design and use of a network
Software
The programmes and other operating information used by a computer