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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4 JSE - DIS
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd. Discovery Ltd.

ISIN: ZAE000227831 SHORT: DIS-CHEM CODE: DCP ISIN: ZAE000022331 SHORT: DISCOVERY CODE: DSY
REG NO: 2005/009766/06 FOUNDED: 1978 LISTED: 2016 ISIN: ZAE000158564 SHORT: DSY B PREF CODE: DSBP
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Established in 1978 by Ivan and Lynette REG NO: 1999/007789/06 FOUNDED: 1992 LISTED: 1999
Saltzman, Dis-Chem is a prominent retail pharmaceutical group NATURE OF BUSINESS: Discovery is a South African-founded
in South Africa. Dis-Chem’s core belief centres around prioritising diversified financial services organisation that operates in health
pharmacies and delivering a comprehensive shopping experience, insurance, life insurance, long-term savings and investments,
serving as a one-stop destination for our valued customers.Having short-term and commercial insurance, banking and behaviour-
been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2016, change programmes.
Dis-Chem falls under the category of Food and Drug Retailers. SECTOR: Fins--Insurance--Life Insurance--Life Insurance
Over time, Dis-Chem evolved into a highly respected brand in the NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 13 800
eyes of South African consumers, built on the pillars of exceptional DIRECTORS: Chiume L (ind ne), Fakude N (ind ne), Farber R (ne), Hlahla M
customer service, diverse product offerings, and an Everyday Low (ind ne), Khanyile F N (ne), Macready D (ind ne), Ramon C (ind ne),
Price (EDLP) strategy. Schreuder M (ind ne), Swartzberg B, van Kralingen B (ind ne), Tucker M
SECTOR: CnsStp--PcDrugs&Groceries--PcDrugs&Groceries--Drug Retailers (Chair, ind ne), Gore A (CEO), Viljoen D M (Group CFO)
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 20 562 MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 6 Aug 2024
DIRECTORS: Coovadia Dr A (ind ne), Goetsch S, Kobue K (ind ne), Government Employees Pension Fund 13.24%
Masondo H (ind ne), Mthimunye J (ind ne), Saltzman I L, Saltzman S E, Remgro Ltd. 7.54%
Sithebe A K (ind ne), Nestadt L M (Chair, ind ne), Morais R M (CEO), Adrian Gore 6.71%
Pope J (CFO) POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 786722, Sandton, 2146
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 11 Sep 2025 MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/DSY
Ivlyn (Pty) Ltd. 29.31% COMPANY SECRETARY: Ayanda Ceba
Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. 16.13% TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
Government Employees Pension Fund 11.28% SPONSOR: Nedbank Ltd.
POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X21, Northriding, 2162 AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche Inc.,KPMG Inc.
MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/DCP CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
COMPANY SECRETARY: Nikki Lumley DSY Ords 0.1c ea 1 000 000 000 679 680 841
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd. DSBP B prefs R100 ea 20 000 000 8 000 000
SPONSOR: Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd.
AUDITORS: Mazars Inc. DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued Ords 0.1c ea Ldt Pay Amt
14 Oct 25
20 Oct 25
DCP Ords no par val 1 500 000 000 860 084 483 Final No 33 25 Mar 25 31 Mar 25 201.00
87.00
Interim No 32
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc] LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 8m shares p.w., R1 637.9m(62.2% p.a.)
Ords no par val Ldt Pay Amt
Final No 15 17 Jun 25 23 Jun 25 27.85 DISCOVERY 40 Week MA LIFE
Interim No 14 19 Nov 24 25 Nov 24 26.98 24000
LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 7m shares p.w., R242.4m(44.4% p.a.) 22000
20000
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FINANCIAL STATISTICS
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2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst) Final
Gross Income 57 713 52 130 45 254 58 312 55 935
FINANCIAL STATISTICS Inc Fm Inv 998 860 616 296 280
Feb 25 Feb 24 Feb 23 Feb 22 Feb 21
(R million) Total Income 34 298 29 301 27 187 67 072 77 187
Final Final Final Final Final Total Outgo 39 104 30 999 29 805 59 516 58 670
Turnover 39 172 36 283 32 664 30 407 26 278 Minority Int - 6 - 10 - 7 1 -
Op Inc 2 104 1 779 1 744 1 539 1 266 Attrib Inc 9 471 7 468 6 510 5 422 3 157
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 491 440 350 313 328 TotCompIncLoss 12 257 7 926 8 415 6 856 1 592
Minority Int 39 36 27 37 19 Ord SH Int 64 925 53 672 48 941 40 035 45 636
Att Inc 1 180 984 1 000 853 669 Minority Int - 5 - 4 5 4
TotCompIncLoss 1 219 1 021 1 027 890 687 Act. Liab 113 008 97 807 92 824 85 684 61 595
Fixed Ass 5 297 4 800 4 429 3 689 3 716 Cap Employed 315 461 269 699 248 733 222 006 230 330
Tot Curr Ass 11 945 10 923 9 448 8 854 8 420 Fixed Assets 3 266 3 581 3 910 3 811 4 188
Ord SH Int 5 218 4 472 3 900 3 324 2 909 Investments 206 602 176 771 164 646 146 965 139 902
Minority Int 11 3 32 62 43 Current Assets 29 367 25 950 24 896 22 593 31 382
LT Liab 3 850 3 843 3 233 3 175 3 447 Current Liab 11 989 9 935 10 006 9 939 16 364
Tot Curr Liab 10 178 9 183 8 350 7 514 6 789 PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) HEPS-C (ZARc) 1 447.00 1 117.00 1 021.50 792.40 454.70
HEPS-C (ZARc) 137.50 114.60 116.50 99.20 77.80 DPS (ZARc) 288.00 217.00 110.00 - -
DPS (ZARc) 54.83 45.73 46.57 39.69 31.10 NAV PS (ZARc) 9 821.93 8 151.59 7 433.32 6 093.61 6 948.23
NAV PS (ZARc) 606.71 520.29 457.22 393.63 343.18 3 Yr Beta 1.10 1.01 1.08 1.41 1.48
3 Yr Beta 0.81 0.77 - 0.19 - 0.08 - 0.02 Price Prd End 21 480 13 469 14 585 12 810 12 627
Price High 4 000 3 120 3 915 3 900 2 757 Price High 22 460 16 042 15 400 18 482 15 880
Price Low 2 973 2 154 2 650 2 165 1 650 Price Low 13 300 10 712 10 073 11 717 9 956
Price Prd End 3 266 3 054 2 705 3 462 2 240 RATIOS
RATIOS Ret on SH Fund 14.41 13.70 13.08 13.29 6.80
Ret on SH Fnd 23.32 22.80 26.13 26.29 23.30 Ret on Tot Ass - 1.53 - 0.64 - 1.07 3.43 7.86
Oper Pft Mgn 5.37 4.90 5.34 5.06 4.82 Debt:Equity 1.72 1.80 1.87 2.10 1.33
D:E 1.10 1.16 1.14 1.18 1.36 Solvency Mgn% 890.35 1 068.09 937.83 81.56 97.97
Current Ratio 1.17 1.19 1.13 1.18 1.24 Payouts:Prem - - - 0.61 0.59
Div Cover 2.51 2.51 2.50 2.50 2.50
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