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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
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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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