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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2                        JSE - HUD
               Hudaco Industries Ltd.                       Huge Group Ltd.
                                ISIN: ZAE000003273
                                SHORT: HUDACO    ISIN: ZAE000102042   SHORT: HUGE   CODE: HUG
                                CODE: HDC        REG NO: 2006/023587/06   FOUNDED: 1993   LISTED: 2007
                                REG NO: 1985/004617/06  NATURE OF BUSINESS: Huge Group is a South African investment
                                FOUNDED: 1891     entity that listed on the AltX in 2007 and moved to the Main Board
                                LISTED: 1985      of the JSE in 2016. With its investment philosophy, the company
       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: Inds--IndsGoods&Services--IndsSupptServ--Industrial Supplies  SECTOR: Telecoms--Telecoms--TelecomServiceProvider--TelecomServices
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3 707                NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 148
       DIRECTORS: Bulo B (ind ne), Moabi T (ind ne), Smith E, Thompson M   DIRECTORS: Boakye M (ind ne), Douglas R, Gammie D R (ind ne),
        (ld ind ne), Connelly S J (Chair, ne), Dunford G R (Group CE),    Mokholo V M (ne), van de Merwe I D J, Williams C (ind ne),
        Amoils C V (Group FD)                     Kathan V H T (Chair, ind ne), Herbst J C (CEO), van Tonder T (CCO),
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Nov 2025   Human C (CFO)
        Government Employees Pension Fund   13.86%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 17 Oct 2025
        Ninety One Emerging Companies Fund   4.14%   Praesidium SA Hedge Fund en commandite partners   21.77%
        PSG Flexible Fund                  3.90%  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
       TELEPHONE: 011-657-5000                   MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/HUG
       COMPANY SECRETARY: Natasha Davies         COMPANY SECRETARY: CIS Company Secretaries (Pty) Ltd.
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
       SPONSOR: Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking  TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
       AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche Inc.          SPONSOR: Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd.
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  AUDITORS: Moore Johannesburg Inc.
       HDC    Ords 10c ea        40 000 000     30 895 980  CAPITAL STRUCTURE  Authorised  Issued
       DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]                      HUG     Ords 0.01c ea    1 000 000 000     172 561 721
       Ords 10c ea       Ldt       Pay      Amt  DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Final No 77    24 Feb 26  2 Mar 26  770.00  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
       LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 108 153 shares p.w., R20.6m(18.2% p.a.)  Final No 4  18 Jun 19  24 Jun 19  12.50
                                                 LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 777 740 shares p.w., R891 903.5(23.4% p.a.)
         HUDACO  40 Week MA  SUPS
                                           24000
                                           22000
                                           20000
                                           18000
                                           16000
                                           14000
                                           12000
                                           10000
                                           8000
            2022   2023   2024   2025   2026
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                   Nov 25   Nov 24  Nov 23   Nov 22   Nov 21
       (R million)   Final  Final  Final  Final  Final  FINANCIAL STATISTICS Aug 25   Feb 25  Feb 24   Feb 23   Feb 22
       Turnover      8 748  8 379  8 897  8 151  7 258  (R ‘000)  Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final
       Op Inc        1 097  1 007  1 071  1 019  826  Turnover  13 189  12 599  59 131  33 700  7 100
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  128  153  150   87    68
       Tax            254  219   245   256   218  Op Inc      35 709 - 118 450 - 45 624  28 965  504 124
       Minority Int   65    40   58    79    51  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  14 764  27 116 - 12 009  - 6 085  - 5 239
       Att Inc        575  506   611   596   499  Att Inc     34 783  - 61 514  35 375  80 246  517 643
       TotCompInc/Loss  662  555  703  693   554  TotCompInc/Loss  34 783  - 61 514  35 374  80 247  517 643
       Hline Erngs-CO  661  571  613   596   498  Fixed Ass     146   144  191   276   106
       Fixed Ass      419  377   363   309   285
       Right-of-use Assets  -  361  406  382  441  Inv & Loans  1 599 252 1 807 940 1 822 640 1 729 337 1 643 044
       Def Tax Asset  18    59   43    82    75  Tot Curr Ass  20 619  16 728  152 031  28 154  40 922
       Tot Curr Ass  4 439  4 059  4 428  3 949  3 472  Ord SH Int  1 637 356 1 602 573 1 664 087 1 628 714 1 551 925
       Ord SH Int    3 661  3 410  3 285  3 096  2 863  LT Liab  327 252  325 722  344 854  175 349  117 388
       Minority Int   239  201   196   158   113  Tot Curr Liab  29 731  6 475  17 382  34 136  33 688
       LT Liab       1 132  1 108  1 602  1 081  1 003  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       Tot Curr Liab  1 695  1 509  1 574  1 608  1 471
                                                                                      58.81
                                                                                46.38
                                                               20.16
                                                                          20.50
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    HEPS-C (ZARc)  948.85  - 35.65  964.54  943.85  896.75
                                                                    928.69
                                                 NAV PS (ZARc)
       EPS (ZARc)  2 023.00  1 782.00 2 142.00  2 007.00  1 643.00
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  2 327.00  2 012.00 2 148.00  2 007.00  1 641.00  3 Yr Beta  - 0.05  0.20  0.44  0.52  0.44
       DPS (ZARc)  1 120.00  1 025.00 1 025.00  925.00  760.00  Price High  195  250  295  400  690
       NAV PS (ZARc)  11 849.44 12 012.00 11 571.00 10 647.00  9 541.00  Price Low  130  151  153  220  275
       3 Yr Beta     0.15  0.34  0.33  0.65  0.73  Price Prd End  133  190  220  270   340
       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  18 560  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  16.54  15.18  19.25  20.84  18.48  Current Ratio  0.69  2.58  8.75  0.82  1.21
       Ret On Tot Ass  18.34  17.59  17.58  19.74  17.82
       Oper Pft Mgn  12.54  12.02  12.04  12.50  11.38
       D:E           0.34  0.34  0.49  0.36  0.36
       Int Cover     8.57  6.58  7.14  11.71  12.15
       Current Ratio  2.62  2.69  2.81  2.46  2.36
       Div Cover     1.81  1.74  2.09  2.17  2.16
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