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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 – Issue 1

About the Stock Exchange Handbook

About the Stock Exchange Handbook
What’s in the Stock Where to find more information
Exchange Handbook For readerswith accessto theInternet, Profile’s
website www.sharedata.co.za can be used as an
The Stock Exchange Handbook contains adjunct to the Stock Exchange Handbook.
information on all JSE, A2X, CTSE, NSX and I-Ex
listed companies, sectors, stockbroking firms and ShareData Online is updated daily and
sponsors. Listed companies are sorted alphabeti- provides additional resources for investors and
cally by full name. shareholders, enabling users to keep abreast of the
latest results and news from listed companies.
At least a full column (half page) is provided for
each listed company, allowing us to present Consensus Earnings Forecasts
important quick-reference information such as the
JSE code, the nature of business, JSE sector, Listed companies can use the Stock Exchange
directors,addressdetails,capitalstructure,liquidity Handbook to make analysts’ forecasts available to a
stats, summarised financials for the last five years, wider audience. For participating companies,
key ratios, and important per-share statistics. consensus earnings’ forecasts appear in an additional
column. For a complete explanation of consensus
All listed companies are invited to provide
additional information for the convenience of earnings forecasts and the information in this book,
investors and shareholders by using the full page please visit www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/
format and, where appropriate, additional Directory/Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx.
columns. The full page format includes detailed The majority of consensus forecasts for the
activities, recent announcements, contribution by Stock Exchange Handbook are supplied by leading
activity (where available), and more detailed stockbrokers in South Africa. The following stock-
financial information. broking firms (which research JSE shares) are
currently contributors of forecasts:
Sector Descriptions Independent Securities (Pty) Ltd.
Investec Securities Ltd.
Since 23 March 2021 JSE securities have been
reclassified according to the Industry Classifica- J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
tion Benchmark (ICB) adopted by FTSE Russell. Nedcor Securities (Pty) Ltd.
The major changes include the formation of a SBG Securities (Pty) Ltd.
distinct Real Estate Industry, extension of the Consensus forecasts are available to subscribers
Telecommunications Industry, use of the foralllistedcompaniescoveredbytheabovefirmsat
Consumer Discretionary/Consumer Staples www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
framework and change of name to Energy for the Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx.
Oil and Gas Industry. For more detailed informa- Analysis Data
tion we refer you to the FTSE Russell Industry
Classification Benchmark webpage. A number of leading companies make
additional information available to investors in the
The ICB remains a four-tier system which
form of the Analysis Data column. This column
allows companies to be grouped in Industries, provides valuation data, additional ratios and
Super-sectors, Sectors and Sub-sectors. per-share statistics, historical share price
However, there are more groupings across the performance (total return data), risk/return
four levels. All securities are assigned to profiles and several other graphs.
sub-sectors and therefore logically belong to For a detailed explanation of the information
sectors, super-sectors and industries.
presented in the Analysis Data column, please visit
As an example, Mediclinic International plc’s www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
sector mapping changed from Sharepaedia/Valuations.aspx.
Health Care – Health Care – Health Care
Equipment & Services – Health Care Providers Quick Reference Tables
to Certain information needs to be quickly and
Health Care – Health Care – Health Providers – easily available for all shares. This information is
Health Care Facilities available in the reference tables at the front and
back of the book.

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