Page 68 - Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook - 2025 Issue 3

JSE - ABS Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 3

Absa Group Ltd. RATIOS 13.37 13.50 14.46 13.02 5.22
Ret on SH Fund
RetOn AveAsset 2.32 2.46 2.61 2.30 2.20
Oper Pft Mgn 69.72 65.92 70.44 77.21 38.57
Div Cover 1.78 1.75 1.88 2.73 -
Interest Mgn 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03
LiquidFnds:Dep 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.06
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 36 779
DIRECTORS: Abdool-Samad T (ind ne), Bassa
Z B M (ind ne), Beck A E M (ind ne, British),
Cummins J J (ind ne, British), Diogo L D (ind ne,
Mozambican), Keanly R A (ind ne), Mageza N
P (ind ne), Mangale A (ind ne), Mjoli-Mncube
N S (ld ind ne), Rensburg Prof I (ind ne), Tonelli
ISIN: ZAE000255915 SHORT: ABSA CODE: ABG F (ind ne), Zilwa S V (ind ne), van Wyk R (Chair,
REG NO: 1986/003934/06 FOUNDED: 1986 LISTED: 1986 ind ne), Fihla K A (CEO), Raju D (Group FD)
Scan the QR code to POPULAR BRAND NAMES: Absa
NATURE OF BUSINESS: visit our website POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 7735,
Absa Group (the Group or Absa) which has a primary Johannesburg, 2000
listing on the JSE, is incorporated and domiciled in South EMAIL: ir@absa.africa
Africa and provides retail, business, corporate, investment WEBSITE: www.absa.africa
TELEPHONE: 011-350-4000
banking, insurance, financial services and wealth COMPANY SECRETARY: Nadine R Drutman
management products and services. The Group operates TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
in 12 African countries, United Kingdom, United States of SPONSOR: Absa Bank Ltd.,JP Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
America and employs 36 779 people. AUDITORS: KPMG Inc.,PwC Inc.
The Group is one of South Africa’s largest financial services BANKERS: Absa Bank Ltd.
CALENDAR
Status
Expected
organisations, serving retail, business and corporate Next Interim Results 18 Aug 2025 Confirmed
customers and clients in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Next Final Results Mar 2026 Unconfirmed
The Group has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Annual General Meeting Jun 2026 Unconfirmed
Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. There are also ABG Ords 200c ea 950 000 000 894 376 907
representative offices in New York, London, Namibia and DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Nigeria as well as bancassurance operations in Botswana, Ords 200c ea Ldt Pay Amt
Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Final No 75 22 Apr 25 29 Apr 25 775.00
The Group interacts with its customers and clients Interim No 74 10 Sep 24 16 Sep 24 685.00
through a combination of physical and electronic Final No 73 16 Apr 24 22 Apr 24 685.00
channels, offering a comprehensive range of banking Interim No 72 12 Sep 23 18 Sep 23 685.00
services (from basic products and services for the low- LIQUIDITY: Jun25 Avg 15m shares p.w., R2 639.2m(88.5% p.a.)
income personal market, to customised solutions for the ABSA 40 Week MA BANK
commercial and corporate markets), financial services 24000
and wealth management products and services. 22000
20000
SECTOR: Fins--Banks--Banks--Banks 18000
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Dec 2024 16000
Other 82.09% 14000
M&G Investments (UK & ZA) 5.72% 12000
Public Investment Corporation (SA) 4.86% 10000
8000
FINANCIAL STATISTICS 6000
(R million) Dec 24 Dec 23 Dec 22 Dec 21 Dec 20 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst) Final
Interest Paid 96 751 86 407 51 734 36 173 44 194 RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Interest Rcvd 167 856 154 462 112 232 89 495 93 051 Tuesday, 03 June 2025: Shareholders were advised that,
Operating Inc 47 245 45 585 46 362 37 296 33 482 at the hybrid Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Absa
Tax 8 320 7 687 7 952 7 299 3 156 Group held on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, all the ordinary
Minority Int 2 958 2 299 1 873 1 420 1 026
Attrib Inc 21 537 19 891 20 265 17 763 5 880 and special resolutions as set out in the notice of the
TotCompIncLoss 30 652 22 878 15 261 18 210 9 281 AGM dispatched to shareholders on 1 April 2025 were
Ord SH Int 160 174 144 586 134 541 129 863 115 671 passed on a poll, by the requisite majorities.
Minority Int 18 458 15 167 13 951 12 802 11 988 Friday, 30 May 2025: The Pillar 3 risk management
Dep & OtherAcc 1 506 927 1 339 536 1 241 918 1 173 766 1 048 000 report provides the quarterly view of Absa Group
Liabilities 1 884 355 1 710 479 1 638 939 1 488 758 1 398 817 Ltd. (the Group) and Absa Bank Ltd. (the Bank)
Inv & Trad Sec 500 681 433 036 427 064 395 835 378 025 regulatory capital and risk exposures. It complies with:
Adv & Loans 1 349 588 1 271 357 1 213 399 1 092 257 1 014 507 • The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
ST Dep & Cash 124 557 77 815 66 429 66 041 60 682 Pillar 3 disclosure requirements (Pillar 3 Standard).
Total Assets 2 068 695 1 874 876 1 792 101 1 639 532 1 531 120 • Regulation 43 of the Regulations relating to Banks
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) (Regulations), issued in terms of the Banks Act, 1990
EPS (ZARc) 2 599.20 2 400.30 2 443.33 2 139.60 711.80 (Act No. 94 of 1990), where not superseded by the Pillar
HEPS-C (ZARc) 2 662.20 2 422.30 2 408.20 2 147.10 730.90 3 disclosure requirements.
Pct chng p.a. 9.9 0.6 12.2 193.8 - 58.2 Tuesday, 27 May 2025: Shareholders were informed
Tr 5yr av grwth % 31.6 30.2 29.8 26.6 - 10.8 that René van Wyk, as the incoming Group Chairman
DPS (ZARc) 1 460.00 1 370.00 1 300.00 785.00 - from 15 July 2025, will step down as a member of the
Pct chng p.a. 6.6 5.4 65.6 - - 100.0 Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC),
Tr 5yr av grwth % - 4.5 - 5.5 - 5.9 - 18.2 - 17.6 with immediate effect. Accordingly, the ordinary
NAV PS (ZARc) 19 311.00 17 440.00 16 246.00 15 641.00 13 957.00 resolution number 5.6, pertaining to René van Wyk’s
3 Yr Beta 0.82 0.72 1.36 1.48 1.49 re-appointment as GACC member, is hereby withdrawn
Price Prd End 18 975 16 371 19 390 15 255 11 986 from the notice of Absa Group’s annual general meeting
Price High 20 070 20 775 21 100 16 000 15 318 to be held on 3 June 2025.
Price Low 13 683 15 070 15 002 11 001 6 330
66