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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 1                        JSE - HUD
               Hudaco Industries Ltd.                       Huge Group Ltd.
                                ISIN: ZAE000003273  ISIN: ZAE000102042   SHORT: HUGE   CODE: HUG
                                SHORT: HUDACO    REG NO: 2006/023587/06   FOUNDED: 1993   LISTED: 2007
                                CODE: HDC        NATURE OF BUSINESS: Huge Group is a South African investment
                                REG NO: 1985/004617/06  entity that listed on the AltX in 2007 and moved to the Main Board
                                FOUNDED: 1891     of the JSE in 2016. With its investment philosophy, the company
                                LISTED: 1985
       NATURE OF BUSINESS: Hudaco Industries is a South African group   aims to identify high value, specialised, investment opportunities
        specialising  in  the  importation  and  distribution  of  high-quality   while leveraging its in-depth investment expertise, predominantly
        branded  automotive,  industrial  and  electronic  consumable   in information technology-focused and related sectors. Over the
        products, mainly in the southern African region. Hudaco sources   past  decade,  Huge  has  focused  its  efforts  on  building  a  future-
        branded  products,  mainly  on  an  exclusive  basis,  directly  from   ready investment ecosystem with a solid architectural foundation.
        leading  international  manufacturers  and  to  a  lesser  extent  from   Huge  has  done  so  by  making  carefully  selected  investments  in
        local  manufacturers.  Hudaco  seeks  out  niche  areas  in  markets   companies  with  specific  attributes  that  enable  Huge  Group  to
        where  customers  need,  and  are  prepared  to  pay  for,  the  value   unlock exponential value for its stakeholders.
        Hudaco adds to the products it distributes.  SECTOR: Telecoms--Telecoms--TelecomServiceProvider--TelecomServices
       SECTOR: Inds--IndsGoods&Services--IndsSupptServ--Industrial Supplies  NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 148
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3 582                DIRECTORS: Boakye M (ind ne), Douglas R, Gammie D R (ind ne),
       DIRECTORS: Bulo B (ind ne), Moabi T (ind ne), Smith E, Thompson M   Mokholo V M (ne), van de Merwe I D J, Williams C (ind ne),
        (ld ind ne), Connelly S J (Chair, ne), Dunford G R (Group CE),    Kathan V H T (Chair, ind ne), Herbst J C (CEO), van Tonder T (CCO),
        Amoils C V (Group FD)
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Nov 2024   Human C (CFO)
        Government Employees Pension Fund   14.60%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 17 Oct 2025
        Ninety One Emerging Companies Fund   4.27%   Praesidium SA Hedge Fund en commandite partners   21.77%
        Invesco Advisers Inc.              4.24%  UBS Group AG                       9.59%
       POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag 13, Elandsfontein, 1406  Pacific Breeze Trading (Pty) Ltd.   8.26%
       EMAIL: info@hudaco.co.za   WEBSITE: www.hudaco.co.za  POSTAL ADDRESS: Postnet Suite 251, Private Bag X1, Melrose Arch, 2076
       WEBSITE: www.hudaco.co.za                 MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/HUG
       TELEPHONE: 011-657-5000                   COMPANY SECRETARY: CIS Company Secretaries (Pty) Ltd.
       COMPANY SECRETARY: Natasha Davies         TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  SPONSOR: Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd.
       SPONSOR: Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking  AUDITORS: Moore Johannesburg Inc.
       AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche Inc.          CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised   Issued
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued
       HDC    Ords 10c ea        40 000 000     30 895 980  HUG  Ords 0.01c ea    1 000 000 000     172 561 721
       DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]                      DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Ords 10c ea       Ldt       Pay      Amt  Ords 0.01c ea     Ldt       Pay      Amt
       Interim No 76   5 Aug 25  11 Aug 25  350.00  Interim No 5  10 Dec 19  17 Dec 19  6.25
       Final No 75    25 Feb 25  3 Mar 25  700.00  Final No 4   18 Jun 19  24 Jun 19  12.50
       LIQUIDITY: Dec25 Avg 111 199 shares p.w., R21.2m(18.7% p.a.)  LIQUIDITY: Jan26 Avg 1m shares p.w., R1.7m(35.6% p.a.)
         HUDACO  40 Week MA  SUPS
                                           30000
                                           25000
                                           20000
                                           15000
                                           10000
                                           5000
        2021   2022  2023   2024   2025
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS                      FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                   May 25   Nov 24  Nov 23   Nov 22   Nov 21
       (R million)                               (R ‘000)     Aug 25   Feb 25  Feb 24   Feb 23   Feb 22
                   Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final       Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final
       Turnover      3 886  8 379  8 897  8 151  7 258  Turnover  13 189  12 599  59 131  33 700  7 100
       Op Inc         419  1 007  1 071  1 019  826
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  60  153   150   87    68  Op Inc       35 709 - 118 450 - 45 624  28 965  504 124
       Tax            95   219   245   256   218  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  14 764  27 116 - 12 009  - 6 085  - 5 239
       Minority Int   25    40   58    79    51  Att Inc      34 783  - 61 514  35 375  80 246  517 643
       Att Inc        267  506   611   596   499  TotCompInc/Loss  34 783  - 61 514  35 374  80 247  517 643
       TotCompInc/Loss  297  555  703  693   554  Fixed Ass     146   144  191   276   106
       Hline Erngs-CO  266  571  613   596   498
       Fixed Ass      402  377   363   309   285  Inv & Loans  1 599 252 1 807 940 1 822 640 1 729 337 1 643 044
       Right-of-use Assets  359  361  406  382  442  Tot Curr Ass  20 619  16 728  152 031  28 154  40 922
       Def Tax Asset   -    59   43    82    75  Ord SH Int  1 637 356 1 602 573 1 664 087 1 628 714 1 551 925
       Tot Curr Ass  4 352  4 059  4 428  3 949  3 472  LT Liab  327 252  325 722  344 854  175 349  117 388
       Ord SH Int    3 454  3 410  3 285  3 096  2 863
       Minority Int   201  201   196   158   113  Tot Curr Liab  29 731  6 475  17 382  34 136  33 688
       LT Liab       1 663  1 108  1 602  1 081  1 003  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       Tot Curr Liab  1 590  1 509  1 574  1 608  1 471  HEPS-C (ZARc)  20.16  - 35.65  20.50  46.38  58.81
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    NAV PS (ZARc)  948.85  928.69  964.54  943.85  896.75
       EPS (ZARc)   941.00  1 782.00 2 142.00  2 007.00  1 643.00  3 Yr Beta  - 0.05  0.20  0.44  0.52  0.44
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  938.00  2 012.00 2 148.00  2 007.00  1 641.00  Price High  195  250  295  400  690
       DPS (ZARc)   350.00  1 025.00 1 025.00  925.00  760.00  Price Low  130  151  153  220  275
       NAV PS (ZARc)  12 174.00 12 012.00 11 571.00 10 647.00  9 541.00  Price Prd End  133  190  220  270  340
       3 Yr Beta     0.34  0.34  0.33  0.65  0.73
       Price High   22 870  20 899  17 499  16 000  15 400  RATIOS
       Price Low    16 000  15 406  13 800  12 199  6 800  Ret on SH Fnd  4.25  - 3.84  2.13  4.93  33.35
       Price Prd End  19 751  20 050  16 320  14 000  13 950  Oper Pft Mgn  270.75  - 940.15  - 77.16  85.95  7 100.34
       RATIOS                                    D:E           0.20  0.21  0.21  0.13  0.10
       Ret on SH Fnd  15.98  15.18  19.25  20.84  18.48  Current Ratio  0.69  2.58  8.75  0.82  1.21
       Ret On Tot Ass  14.04  17.59  17.58  19.74  17.82
       Oper Pft Mgn  10.78  12.02  12.04  12.50  11.38
       D:E           0.50  0.34  0.49  0.36  0.36
       Int Cover     6.98  6.58  7.14  11.71  12.15
       Current Ratio  2.74  2.69  2.81  2.46  2.36
       Div Cover     2.69  1.74  2.09  2.17  2.16
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