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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4 JSE - ARG
Argent Industrial Ltd.
ISIN: ZAE000019188 SHORT: ARGENT CODE: ART
REG NO: 1993/002054/06 FOUNDED: 1994 LISTED: 1994
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Argent Industrial Ltd. is largely a steel-based
beneficiation group with a very diverse portfolio of businesses that
include international brands.
SECTOR: Inds--IndsGoods&Services--IndsSupptServ--Industrial Supplies
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3 416
DIRECTORS: Angus C (ind ne), Christofides P A (ind ne), Litschka A F,
Mapasa K (ind ne), Scharrighuisen T (Chair, ne, Dutch), Hendry T R
(CEO, British), Meyer H (FD)
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Mar 2025
Saxo Bank 16.34%
Clearstream Banking SA Luxembourg 9.07%
Citiclient Nominees No 8 7.88%
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 5108, La Lucia, Ridge Office Estate, 4019
MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/ART
COMPANY SECRETARY: Jaco Dauth
TRANSFER SECRETARY: JSE Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
SPONSOR: PSG Capital (Pty) Ltd.
AUDITORS: Forvis Mazars
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
ART Ords no par val 200 000 000 53 852 476
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Ords no par val Ldt Pay Amt
Final No 50 26 Aug 25 1 Sep 25 67.00
Interim No 49 21 Jan 25 27 Jan 25 60.00
LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 209 738 shares p.w., R5.6m(20.3% p.a.)
ARGENT 40 Week MA SUPS
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Mar 25 Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 Mar 21
(R ’000)
Final Final Final Final Final
Turnover 2 635 638 2 544 216 2 459 359 2 432 702 1 965 960
Op Inc 370 172 342 729 304 358 264 259 189 534
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 3 463 303 11 597 11 650 13 700
Minority Int 6 790 7 381 5 744 1 868 1 693
Att Inc 270 016 244 924 230 521 190 208 130 362
TotCompIncLoss 274 986 291 446 298 434 183 017 109 740
Fixed Ass 547 312 484 127 481 362 456 745 452 494
Tot Curr Ass 1 792 506 1 669 964 1 355 022 1 191 456 943 537
Ord SH Int 1 898 602 1 695 724 1 492 955 1 262 210 1 116 039
Minority Int 29 312 26 185 20 038 15 187 17 369
LT Liab 175 751 139 071 156 351 181 097 197 213
Tot Curr Liab 752 517 653 690 490 245 521 185 355 379
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
HEPS-C (ZARc) 493.30 438.50 411.30 339.20 217.90
DPS (ZARc) 127.00 115.00 95.00 42.00 -
NAV PS (ZARc) 3 488.10 3 115.40 2 683.60 2 238.30 1 910.20
3 Yr Beta 0.19 0.24 0.34 0.41 0.25
Price High 2 913 1 940 1 550 1 599 999
Price Low 1 720 1 380 1 101 880 390
Price Prd End 2 510 1 858 1 470 1 348 910
RATIOS
Ret on SH Fnd 14.36 14.65 15.62 15.04 11.65
Oper Pft Mgn 14.04 13.47 12.38 10.86 9.64
D:E 0.10 0.09 0.12 0.18 0.20
Current Ratio 2.38 2.55 2.76 2.29 2.66
Div Cover 3.91 3.84 4.35 7.86 -
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