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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4
Our research team has close working relationships Liquidity: The three figures shown are (i) the
with most listed companies, and all companies average number of shares traded per week, (ii) the
receive regular proofs from our database. Changes average value of shares traded per week, and (iii) the
or omissions brought to our attention by listed percentage of issued shares traded over the last year.
companies are corrected immediately. We would (ii) is based on the latest share price available before
like to thank listed companies for their ongoing co- going to print. (iii) is annualised where full year data
operation, and for checking and returning proofs. is not available.
Definitions: Quick Notes Market Cap: Market Capitalisation (calculated as
total number of outstanding shares multiplied by
This section provides definitions for common share price)
abbreviations used in the Stock Exchange Handbook. NAV: Net Asset Value
For complete definitions of all line data items in the
Stock Exchange Handbook, visit: (P): Pro-forma financials
www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/ P/E: Ratio of Price to Earnings (12-month rolling
Sharepaedia/QuickRef.aspx. HEPS-C)
PEG: Price/Earnings Growth ratio
Definitions in alphabetical order
(rst): Restated result
Beta: Volatility in relation to the FTSE/JSE All Share Scr/100: The number of shares a shareholder can
index elect to receive per one hundred ordinary share held
Calendar: Unconfirmed, ProfileData estimate; instead of a cash dividend.
Estimate, provisional date provided by company; Tr 5yr av grwth %: Trailing five year average growth
Confirmed, firm date provided by company (ie, average of five years to that point)
cps: cents per share TRI: Total Return Index (ie, price performance
D:E: Debt:Equity Ratio including reinvestment of dividends/distributions)
Directors: ne: non-executive; alt: alternate director; Volatility: Standard deviation of month-on-month
ind ne: independent non-executive director percentage price change over 36 months
DPLU: Gross Distribution per Linked Unit –used for ZAR: South African rands
loan stock companies where shares are linked to a ZARc: South African cents
debt instrument (ie, the distribution is part dividend,
part interest. See DPS) Note: All financial statements are presented in
DPS: Gross Dividends per Share (or Distributions per accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) unless otherwise stated.
Share in some cases)
EPLU: Earnings per Linked Unit – used for loan
stock companies where shares are linked to a debt
instrument (see EPS)
EPS: Earnings per Share – Earnings (profits) per share
HEPLU-C: Headline Earnings per Linked Unit
from continued operations – used for loan stock
companies where shares are linked to a debt
instrument (see HEPS-C)
HEPS-C: Headline Earnings per Share from continued
operations – Earnings (profits) per share excluding
the effects of exceptional items and discontinued
operations.
Hline Erngs-CO: Headline earnings from continuing
operations.
Ldt: Last day to trade (to qualify for dividends or
other corporate action)
Ldr: Last day to register (to qualify for dividends or
other corporate action)

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