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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2 JSE - WIL
Wilson Bayly Holmes - Ovcon Ltd. Woolworths Holdings Ltd.
ISIN: ZAE000009932 SHORT: WBHO CODE: WBO ISIN: ZAE000063863 SHORT: WOOLIES CODE: WHL
REG NO: 1982/011014/06 FOUNDED: 1975 LISTED: 1988 REG NO: 1929/001986/06 FOUNDED: 1929 LISTED: 1997
NATURE OF BUSINESS: WBHO is one of the largest construction NATURE OF BUSINESS: Woolworths Holdings Ltd. (WHL or the
companies in southern Africa and is listed on the JSE. The Group) is a major retail group with a presence in South Africa,
driving force behind WBHO is a core of dedicated, hands-on Australia, New Zealand, and 10 sub-Saharan African countries. The
management professionals whose experience spans decades of Group consists of two omnichannel segments, Woolworths South
major construction projects. Construction activities covering the Africa (Woolworths or WSA) and Country Road Group (CRG).
full construction spectrum, are divided into three main operating SECTOR: ConsDiscr--Retail--Retailers--DiversifiedRetailers
divisions: Building construction, Civil engineering and Roads and NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 40 168
earthworks. WBHO’s African offices are strategically located in DIRECTORS: Bam L L (ind ne), Colfer C (ind ne, Canada), Collins R (ind ne),
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha in South Africa Earl B (ind ne, British), Gwagwa Dr N (ind ne), Kgaboesele I (ind ne),
as well as Gaborone in Botswana, Maputo in Mozambique, and Moholi N T (ld ind ne), Skweyiya T (ind ne), Thomson C B (ind ne),
Accra in Ghana. Our UK operations provide services out of London Bagattini R (CEO), Manjra Z (Group FD), Ngumeni S (Group CEO)
and Manchester. MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Oct 2025
SECTOR: Inds--Constr&Mats--Constr&Mats--Construction Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd. 20.04%
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 9 694 Allan Gray 17.40%
DIRECTORS: Bester C (ind ne), Forbay K (ind ne), Gardiner R (ld ind ne), Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd. 7.10%
Ntene H (ind ne), Sonqushu N (ind ne), Henwood C V (Chair), POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 680, Cape Town, 8000
Neff W (CEO), Logan A C (CFO) MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/WHL
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 5 Feb 2026 COMPANY SECRETARY: Chantel Reddiar
Akani 2 Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. 20.43% TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
Government Employees Pension Fund 19.99% SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.
Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd. 8.42% AUDITORS: KPMG Inc.
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 531, Bergvlei, 2012 CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/WBO WHL Ords no par val 2 410 600 000 978 983 834
COMPANY SECRETARY: Donna Msiska
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd. DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd. Ords no par val Ldt Pay Amt
AUDITORS: PwC Inc. Interim No 47 24 Mar 26 30 Mar 26 118.00
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued Final No 46 22 Sep 25 29 Sep 25 81.00
WBO Ords 1c ea 100 000 000 71 018 425 LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 22m shares p.w., R1 165.7m(116.1% p.a.)
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Ords 1c ea Ldt Pay Amt
Interim 21 Apr 26 28 Apr 26 300.00
Final 21 Oct 25 27 Oct 25 320.00
LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 760 097 shares p.w., R126.8m(55.7% p.a.)
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Dec 25 Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 22
(R million)
Interim Final Final(rst) Final Final(rst)
Revenue 41 957 80 243 77 335 72 688 65 739
Op Inc 2 728 5 050 5 984 6 644 5 838
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 815 1 615 1 558 1 303 1 109
FINANCIAL STATISTICS Minority Int 11 12 7 5 2
Dec 25 Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 22
(R million) Att Inc 1 475 2 443 2 593 5 074 3 715
Interim Final Final Final Final TotCompInc/Loss 1 124 2 285 2 205 6 724 4 448
Turnover 14 023 28 493 27 526 23 769 17 240 Fixed Ass 8 651 8 151 8 910 7 669 9 190
Op Inc 676 1 415 1 247 1 058 814 Inv & Loans 90 97 85 51 92
NetIntPd(Rcvd) - 98 - 243 - 198 - 125 - 89 Tot Curr Ass 15 393 14 745 11 184 12 593 16 126
Minority Int 25 89 80 44 - 114 Ord SH Int 10 299 10 640 10 864 11 991 11 775
Att Inc 560 1 242 968 790 - 2 160 Minority Int 62 71 62 30 25
TotCompInc/Loss 331 1 463 889 1 127 - 2 589 LT Liab 18 428 17 859 15 593 14 913 29 880
Fixed Ass 2 546 2 559 2 331 2 111 1 563 Tot Curr Liab 13 241 12 277 12 183 12 293 14 399
Tot Curr Ass 10 854 11 511 10 989 10 553 8 198 PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
Ord SH Int 5 581 5 328 4 533 3 864 2 855 HEPS-C (ZARc) 167.40 268.10 364.20 423.40 368.70
Minority Int 186 241 145 137 81
LT Liab 389 366 395 492 388 DPS (ZARc) 118.00 188.00 265.50 313.00 229.50
Tot Curr Liab 9 120 10 141 10 289 10 154 8 542 NAV PS (ZARc) 1 170.47 1 192.95 1 211.00 1 338.30 1 245.10
0.98
0.63
0.38
0.43
0.84
3 Yr Beta
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) Price High 6 124 7 065 8 113 8 047 6 449
HEPS-C (ZARc) 1 085.60 2 299.10 2 020.70 1 703.40 1 297.00 Price Low 4 678 4 568 5 330 5 060 4 903
DPS (ZARc) 300.00 620.00 460.00 - - Price Prd End 5 498 5 187 6 178 7 037 5 425
NAV PS (ZARc) 7 859.08 7 502.52 6 382.60 5 441.41 4 767.14 RATIOS
3 Yr Beta 0.49 0.62 0.37 0.77 1.12
Price High 18 588 24 996 16 229 11 379 12 580 Ret on SH Fnd 28.68 22.92 23.80 42.25 31.50
8.88
6.50
Oper Pft Mgn
7.74
6.29
9.14
Price Low 14 415 15 481 10 170 7 000 6 916 D:E 1.87 1.72 1.56 1.32 2.56
Price Prd End 16 709 18 467 16 008 10 448 8 088 Current Ratio 1.16 1.20 0.92 1.02 1.12
RATIOS Div Cover 1.41 1.45 1.09 1.76 1.69
Ret on SH Fnd 20.29 23.89 22.41 20.84 - 77.45
Oper Pft Mgn 4.82 4.97 4.53 4.45 4.72
D:E 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.13
Current Ratio 1.19 1.14 1.07 1.04 0.96
Div Cover 3.62 3.80 4.01 - -
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