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About the Stock Exchange Handbook Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2020 – Issue 4

For a detailed explanation of the information Sources of Information
presented in the Analysis Data column, please visit ProfileData, which incorporates the research
www.ShareData.co.za/sharepedia/valuation.htm.
division of the Profile Group, is a primary data
Quick Reference Tables source, and most of our information is researched
independently and drawn directly from each
Certain information needs to be quickly and company’s own reports and accounts. SENS
easily available for all shares. This information is notices, published financials and other announce-
available in the reference tables at the front and ments are processed on a real-time basis.
back of the book.
Our research team has close working relation-
The Short Name Index lists companies by
short name and shows the full name, sector, JSE shipswithmostlistedcompanies,andallcompanies
receive regular proofs from our database. Changes
codeandthepagenumberofthatcompany’sentry.
or omissions brought to our attention by listed
The Sector Table includes the JSE code, year companies are corrected immediately. We would
end, next results, market cap, P/E, market beta, like to thank listed companies for their ongoing
volatility and rand value traded per week. A sector co-operation,andforcheckingandreturningproofs.
total is provided for market cap, and averages for
P/E and market beta. Definitions:
The Corporate Events Table provides a Quick Notes
summaryofnewlistings,delistings,namechanges,
sector changes, splits, and consolidations that took This section provides definitions for common
place between issues of the Stock Exchange abbreviations used in the Stock Exchange Handbook.
Handbook. For complete definitions of all line data items in
the Stock Exchange Handbook, please visit
Compilation of the Stock www.ShareData.co.za/sharepedia/
Exchange Handbook abbreviations.htm.
Definitions in alphabetical order
Publication Cycle
Beta: Volatility in relation to the FTSE/JSE All
In January 2013, the publication cycle of the Share index
Stock Exchange Handbook was changed from three
books published in February, June and October to Calendar: Unconfirmed, ProfileData estimate;
four bookspublishedin February, May, Augustand Estimate, provisional date provided by company;
November each year going forward. Confirmed, firm date provided by company
Reporting of results by JSE listed companies is cps: cents per share
currently concentrated in three distinct periods – D:E: Debt:Equity Ratio
March-May, August-September, and November. Directors: ne: non-executive; alt:alternatedirector;
The publication of four books per year enhances ind ne: independent non-executive director
the inclusion of recently published results even
further. DPLU: Gross Distribution per Linked Unit –used
for loan stockcompanies wheresharesarelinked to
The various databases from which the Stock a debt instrument (ie, the distribution is part
Exchange Handbook is compiled are updated on dividend, part interest. See DPS)
virtually a real-time basis. Our ShareData
system, from which the handbook’s financial DPS: Gross Dividends per Share (or Distributions
statistics are drawn, is updated on a daily basis, per Share in some cases)
and we receive earnings estimates from stock- EPLU: Earnings per Linked Unit – used for loan
broking firms on a weekly basis. The Stock stock companies where shares are linked to a debt
Exchange Handbook represents a ‘snapshot’ of instrument (see EPS)
these highly up-to-date databases as close to the EPS: Earnings per Share – Earnings (profits) per
print deadline as possible. share
Readers can access up-to-date information at HEPLU-C: Headline Earnings per Linked Unit
www.ShareData.co.za. from continued operations – used for loan stock
companies where shares are linked to a debt
instrument (see HEPS-C)

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