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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 1
About the Stock Exchange Handbook

What’s in the Stock Exchange additional resources for investors and shareholders,
ShareData Online is updated daily and provides
Handbook enabling users to keep abreast of the latest results

The Stock Exchange Handbook contains information and news from listed companies.
on all JSE, A2X, CTSE, NSX and I-Ex listed companies, Consensus Earnings Forecasts
sectors, stockbroking firms and sponsors. Listed
companies are sorted alphabetically by full name. Listed companies can use the Stock Exchange
At least a full column (half page) is provided for each Handbook to make analysts’ forecasts available
listed company, allowing us to present important to a wider audience. For participating companies,
quick-reference information such as the JSE code, consensus earnings’ forecasts appear in an additional
the nature of business, JSE sector, directors, address column. For a complete explanation of consensus
details, capital structure, liquidity stats, summarised earnings forecasts and the information in this
book, visit: www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
financials for the last five years, key ratios, and Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx
important per-share statistics.
All listed companies are invited to provide additional The majority of consensus forecasts for the
information for the convenience of investors and Stock Exchange Handbook are supplied by
shareholders by using the full page format and, where leading stockbrokers in South Africa. The following
stockbroking firms (which research JSE shares) are
appropriate, additional columns. The full page format currently contributors of forecasts:
includes detailed activities, recent announcements,
contribution by activity (where available), and more „ Independent Securities (Pty) Ltd.
detailed financial information. „ Investec Securities Ltd.
Where to find more information „ J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
„ Nedcor Securities (Pty) Ltd.
For readers with access to the Internet, Profile’s „ SBG Securities (Pty) Ltd.
ShareData Online website (www.sharedata.co.za) can
be used as an adjunct to the Stock Exchange Handbook. Consensus forecasts are available to subscribers for
all listed companies covered by the above firms at:
Sector Descriptions www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx
Since 23 March 2021 JSE securities have
been reclassified according to the Industry Analysis Data
Classification Benchmark (ICB) adopted by FTSE A number of leading companies make additional
Russell. The major changes include the formation information available to investors in the form of the
of a distinct Real Estate Industry, extension of the Analysis Data column. This column provides valuation
Telecommunications Industry, use of the Consumer data, additional ratios and per-share statistics,
Discretionary/Consumer Staples framework and historical share price performance (total return data),
change of name to Energy for the Oil and Gas risk/return profiles and several other graphs.
Industry. For more detailed information we refer For a detailed explanation of the information
you to the FTSE Russell Industry Classification presented in the Analysis Data column, visit:
Benchmark webpage.
The ICB remains a four-tier system which allows www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
Sharepaedia/Valuations.aspx
companies to be grouped in Industries, Super-
sectors, Sectors and Sub-sectors. However, there are Quick Reference Tables
more groupings across the four levels. All securities
are assigned to sub-sectors and therefore logically Certain information needs to be quickly and easily
belong to sectors, super-sectors and industries. available for all shares. This information is available in
the reference tables at the front and back of the book.
As an example, African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.
The Short Name Index lists companies by short
sector mapping changed from name and shows the full name, sector, JSE code and
Basic Materials – Basic Resrcs – Mining – Gen the page number of that company’s entry.
Mining
to
Basic Materials – Basic Resrcs – Ind Met&Min –
General Mining

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