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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2
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 to
listed company, allowing us to present important 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 stockbrokers, independent analysts, and financial
intermediaries. They do not necessarily reflect the
appropriate, additional columns. The full page format projections or targets of the listed company. The
includes detailed activities, recent announcements,
contribution by activity (where available), and more consensus view is calculated by ProfileData based on
detailed financial information. the views supplied.
For a detailed explanation on consensus
Where to find more information forecasts, visit: www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/
For readers with access to the Internet, Profile’s Directory/Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx
ShareData Online website (www.sharedata.co.za) can
be used as an adjunct to the Stock Exchange Handbook. Analysis Data
A number of leading companies make additional
Sector Descriptions information available to investors in the form of the
Since 23 March 2021 JSE securities have Analysis Data column. This column provides valuation
data, additional ratios and per-share statistics,
been reclassified according to the Industry historical share price performance (total return data),
Classification Benchmark (ICB) adopted by FTSE risk/return profiles and several other graphs.
Russell. The major changes include the formation
of a distinct Real Estate Industry, extension of the For a detailed explanation of the information
Telecommunications Industry, use of the Consumer presented in the Analysis Data column, visit:
Discretionary/Consumer Staples framework and www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
change of name to Energy for the Oil and Gas Sharepaedia/Valuations.aspx
Industry. For more detailed information we refer
you to the FTSE Russell Industry Classification Quick Reference Tables
Benchmark webpage. Certain information needs to be quickly and easily
The ICB remains a four-tier system which allows available for all shares. This information is available in
companies to be grouped in Industries, Super- the reference tables at the front and back of the book.
sectors, Sectors and Sub-sectors. However, there are The Short Name Index lists companies by short
more groupings across the four levels. All securities name and shows the full name, sector, JSE code and
are assigned to sub-sectors and therefore logically the page number of that company’s entry.
belong to sectors, super-sectors and industries. The Sector Table includes the JSE code, year end,
As an example, African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. next results, market cap, P/E, market beta, volatility
sector mapping changed from and rand value traded per week. A sector total is
Basic Materials – Basic Resrcs – Mining – Gen provided for market cap, and averages for P/E and
Mining market beta.
to
Basic Materials – Basic Resrcs – Ind Met&Min –
General Mining

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