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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4 JSE - ABS
RATIOS
Absa Group Ltd. Ret on SH Fund 13.58 13.37 13.50 14.46 13.02
RetOn AveAsset 2.30 2.32 2.46 2.61 2.30
Oper Pft Mgn 70.70 69.72 65.92 70.44 77.21
Div Cover 1.72 1.78 1.75 1.88 2.73
Interest Mgn 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03
LiquidFnds:Dep 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.05 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), 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), Tonelli F (ind ne), Zilwa S V
ISIN: ZAE000255915 SHORT: ABSA CODE: ABG (ind ne), van Wyk R (Chair, ind ne), Fihla K A
REG NO: 1986/003934/06 FOUNDED: 1986 LISTED: 1986 Scan the QR code to (CEO), Raju D (Group FD)
visit our website POPULAR BRAND NAMES: Absa
NATURE OF BUSINESS: POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 7735,
Absa Group (the Group or Absa) which has a primary EMAIL: ir@absa.africa Johannesburg, 2000
listing on the JSE, is incorporated and domiciled in South WEBSITE: www.absa.africa
Africa and provides retail, business, corporate, investment 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.,PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
BANKERS: Absa Bank Ltd.
The Group is one of South Africa’s largest financial services CALENDAR Expected Status
organisations, serving retail, business and corporate Next Final Results Mar 2026 Unconfirmed
customers and clients in Sub-Saharan Africa. Annual General Meeting Jun 2026 Unconfirmed
The Group has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Next Interim Results Aug 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. Interim No 76 9 Sep 25 15 Sep 25 785.00
22 Apr 25
The Group interacts with its customers and clients Final No 75 10 Sep 24 29 Apr 25 775.00
685.00
Interim No 74
16 Sep 24
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 LIQUIDITY: Sep25 Avg 14m shares p.w., R2 455.5m(79.9% p.a.)
services (from basic products and services for the low-
income personal market, to customised solutions for the ABSA 40 Week MA BANK 24000
commercial and corporate markets), financial services 22000
and wealth management products and services.
20000
SECTOR: Fins--Banks--Banks--Banks 18000
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 2 Sep 2025 16000
Other 82.09% 14000
M&G Investments (UK & ZA) 5.72% 12000
CitiGroup 5.07% 10000
FINANCIAL STATISTICS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 8000
Jun 25 Dec 24 Dec 23 Dec 22 Dec 21
(R million)
Interim Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst) RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Interest Paid 44 700 96 751 86 407 51 734 36 173
Interest Rcvd 81 007 167 856 154 462 112 232 89 495 Friday, 12 September 2025: Shareholders were informed
Operating Inc 24 482 47 245 45 585 46 362 37 296 that John Cummins has resigned as an independent
Tax 4 530 8 320 7 687 7 952 7 299 non-executive director to the Board of Absa Group,
Minority Int 1 517 2 958 2 299 1 873 1 420 effective 30 September 2025, due to work and public
Attrib Inc 11 231 21 537 19 891 20 265 17 763 interest commitments requiring significant additional
TotCompIncLoss 14 032 30 652 22 878 15 261 18 210 time, including an assignment with a new global defence
Ord SH Int 166 282 160 174 144 586 134 541 129 863
Minority Int 16 769 18 458 15 167 13 951 12 802 institution and advising companies specialising in artificial
Dep & OtherAcc 1 578 217 1 506 927 1 339 536 1 241 918 1 173 766 intelligence. Consequently, he will step down as chairman
Liabilities 1 968 791 1 884 355 1 710 479 1 638 939 1 488 758 of the Models Committee (MC) and as a member of the
Inv & Trad Sec 522 724 500 681 433 036 427 064 395 835 Group Risk and Capital Management, Group Credit Risk
Adv & Loans 1 412 147 1 349 588 1 271 357 1 213 399 1 092 257 and Information Technology Committees on 30 September
ST Dep & Cash 102 857 124 557 77 815 66 429 66 041 2025. Alison Beck will take up the chairmanship of the MC
Total Assets 2 159 759 2 068 695 1 874 876 1 792 101 1 639 532 effective 1 October 2025.
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) Absa interim results June 2025 - Monday, 18 August 2025:
EPS (ZARc) 1 354.10 2 599.20 2 400.30 2 443.33 2 139.60 Net interest income rose to R36.3 billion (R35.3 billion)
HEPS-C (ZARc) 1 431.60 2 662.20 2 422.30 2 408.20 2 147.10 whilst total income grew to R56.5 billion (R53.7 billion).
Pct chng p.a. 7.6 9.9 0.6 12.2 193.8
Tr 5yr av grwth % - 31.6 30.2 29.8 26.6 Operating income before operating expenditure increased
DPS (ZARc) 785.00 1 460.00 1 370.00 1 300.00 785.00 to R49.3 billion (R45.4 billion). Profit attributable to ordinary
Pct chng p.a. 7.5 6.6 5.4 65.6 - equity holders was higher at R11.2 billion (9.8 billion).
Tr 5yr av grwth % - - 4.5 - 5.5 - 5.9 - 18.2 Furthermore, headline earnings per share improved
NAV PS (ZARc) 20 048.00 19 310.00 17 440.00 16 246.00 15 641.00 to 1 431.6 cents per share (1 228.4 cents per share).
3 Yr Beta 0.56 0.82 0.72 1.36 1.48 Interim ordinary dividend number 76
Price Prd End 17 600 18 975 16 371 19 390 15 255 An ordinary dividend of 785 cents per ordinary share was
Price High 19 900 20 070 20 775 21 100 16 000 declared on 18 August 2025.
Price Low 14 684 13 683 15 070 15 002 11 001
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