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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2024 – Issue 4 JSE – CLI
Clicks Group Ltd.
CLI
ISIN: ZAE000134854 SHORT: CLICKS CODE: CLS
REG NO: 1996/000645/06 FOUNDED: 1968 LISTED: 1996
NATUREOFBUSINESS: ClicksGroupisaretail-ledhealthcaregroupwhich
is listed in the Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores sector on the JSE.
Foundedin1968,Clicksisthecountry’sleadinghealth,beautyandwellness
retailer and the largest retail pharmacy chain, with an expanding network of
840 stores and 673 pharmacies supported by a growing digital presence.
UPD is the country’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler,
providing the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.
SECTOR:CnsStp—PcDrugs&Groceries—PcDrugs&Groceries—DrugRetailers
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 18 447
DIRECTORS: InskipRJD(ind ne), Matyumza N (ind ne), Njeke J N
(ld ind ne), NtsalubaSS(ind ne), Osiris Dr P (ind ne), Ramon C (ind ne),
Nurek D M (Chair, ind ne), Engelbrecht B (CEO), Traill G (CFO)
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 24 Oct 2024
Government Employees Pension Fund 16.90%
GIC Asset Management 5.70%
Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd. 5.10%
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 5142, Cape Town, 8000
MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/CLS
COMPANY SECRETARY: Matthew Welz
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.
AUDITORS: Ernst & Young Inc.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE AUTHORISED ISSUED
CLS Ords 1c ea 600 000 000 238 062 465
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Ords 1c ea Ldt Pay Amt
Final No 50 21 Jan 25 27 Jan 25 566.00
Interim No 49 25 Jun 24 1 Jul 24 210.00
LIQUIDITY: Oct24 Avg 4m shares p.w., R1 191.2m(80.5% p.a.)
FOOR 40 Week MA CLICKS
39767
34714
29662
24609
19556
14504
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
(R million) Aug 24 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 21 Aug 20
Final Final Final Final Final(rst)
Turnover 45 438 41 622 39 587 37 339 33 889
Op Inc 4 172 3 623 3 650 2 897 2 813
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 265 139 165 186 169
Att Inc 2 837 2 538 2 639 1 838 1 880
TotCompIncLoss 2 837 2 579 2 671 1 777 1 936
Fixed Ass 2 845 2 643 2 375 2 138 2 121
Inv & Loans 141 131 92 10 10
Tot Curr Ass 12 887 11 834 11 373 11 238 9 744
Ord SH Int 6 286 5 965 5 699 4 805 5 194
LT Liab 2 702 2 270 2 239 2 173 1 940
Tot Curr Liab 11 830 10 800 9 926 10 195 8 140
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
HEPS-C (ZARc) 1 193.50 1 044.50 1 032.70 793.70 769.20
DPS (ZARc) 776.00 679.00 637.00 490.00 450.00
NAV PS (ZARc) 2 640.00 2 473.00 2 336.00 1 957.00 2 089.00
3 Yr Beta 0.65 0.37 - 0.09 - 0.17 - 0.08
Price High 37 556 31 880 32 943 30 474 27 467
Price Low 23 556 23 263 26 700 21 600 19 124
Price Prd End 37 369 27 350 29 802 30 256 23 000
RATIOS
Ret on SH Fnd 45.14 42.54 46.30 38.25 36.20
Oper Pft Mgn 9.18 8.70 9.22 7.76 8.30
D:E 0.43 0.38 0.39 0.45 0.37
Current Ratio 1.09 1.10 1.15 1.10 1.20
Div Cover 1.53 1.54 1.70 1.52 1.67

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