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South Ocean Holdings Ltd.

ISIN: ZAE000092748 SHORT: S.OCEAN CODE: SOH
REG NO: 2007/002381/06 FOUNDED: 1989 LISTED: 2007
NATURE OF BUSINESS: South Ocean Holdings is a South African
manufacturer and distributor of low-voltage electric wire, cable,
and related products. South Ocean Holdings is a preferred supplier
in the local market, servicing the building and construction
industries, the mining industry and the country’s parastatals. South
Ocean Holdings also export into countries in the Southern African
Development Community (SADC) and Africa.
SECTOR: Inds--IndsGoods&Services--Elec&ElecEquip--Components
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 467
DIRECTORS: Chen L L (ne), Hohman M M (ne), Lalla N (ind ne),
Yeh J H (ind ne), Yeh S N (alt), Van Rensburg J (Chair, ne),
Smith A (CEO), Basson W P (CFO)
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 5 Feb 2025
Hong Tai Electric Industrial Group 30.74%
Joseph Investments (Pty) Ltd. 30.56%
SAF Metal Holdings LLC 20.19%
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 123738, Alrode, 1451
EMAIL: info@southoceanholdings.co.za
WEBSITE: www.southoceanholdings.co.za
TELEPHONE: 011-864-1606
COMPANY SECRETARY: Whitney Thomas Green
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
SPONSOR: AcaciaCap Advisors (Pty) Ltd.
AUDITORS: BDO Inc.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
SOH Ords 1c ea 500 000 000 203 276 794
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Ords 1c ea Ldt Pay Amt
Final No 9 14 Apr 25 22 Apr 25 5.50
Final No 8 16 Apr 24 22 Apr 24 11.00
LIQUIDITY: Sep25 Avg 76 963 shares p.w., R124 996.6(2.0% p.a.)
S.OCEAN 40 Week MA ELEE
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Jun 25 Dec 24 Dec 23 Dec 22 Dec 21
(R ’000)
Interim Final Final Final Final
Turnover 1 176 442 2 567 980 2 363 575 1 873 155 2 001 546
Op Inc - 31 620 79 988 142 905 60 860 112 194
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 10 554 34 665 22 141 2 673 6 109
Tax - 11 361 11 432 32 130 13 223 31 020
Minority Int - - - - 1 464 -
Att Inc - 30 813 33 891 88 634 46 428 75 065
TotCompInc/Loss - 30 831 33 873 88 694 44 974 75 082
Hline Erngs-CO - 30 813 33 730 88 634 44 649 74 819
Fixed Ass 262 444 269 039 242 226 244 202 200 645
Inv in Assoc 354 354 9 045 - -
Inv & Loans 86 263 6 596 - -
Def Tax Asset 29 243 22 423 11 897 1 210 583
Tot Curr Ass 1 007 683 867 990 738 165 635 166 547 926
Ord SH Int 679 517 709 630 670 430 595 397 567 254
Minority Int - 39 621 - 27 705 - - 1 464 -
LT Liab 202 039 218 377 159 472 50 846 75 215
Tot Curr Liab 522 614 333 508 255 937 240 694 112 989
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
EPS (ZARc) - 15.20 16.67 43.60 22.12 36.93
HEPS-C (ZARc) - 15.20 16.59 43.60 21.96 36.81
DPS (ZARc) - 5.50 11.00 6.00 9.00
NAV PS (ZARc) 314.80 335.50 329.80 292.20 279.10
Price High 229 285 134 174 130
Price Low 122 99 100 91 22
Price Prd End 150 197 124 121 129
RATIOS
Ret on SH Fnd - 9.63 4.97 13.22 7.57 13.23
Ret On Tot Ass - 6.18 3.67 11.12 6.57 14.04
Oper Pft Mgn - 2.69 3.11 6.05 3.25 5.61
D:E 0.64 0.35 0.26 0.11 0.16
Int Cover - 3.00 2.31 6.45 22.77 18.37
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