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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 3

About the Stock Exchange Handbook

What’s in the Stock Exchange additional resources for investors and shareholders,
ShareData Online is updated daily and provides
Handbook enabling users to keep abreast of the latest results

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

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