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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 1 About the Stock Exchange Handbook

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/v2/Scripts/Directory/ division of the Profile Group, is a primary data
Sharepaedia/Valuations.aspx.
source, and most of our information is researched
Quick Reference Tables independently and drawn directly from each
company’s own reports and accounts. SENS
Certain information needs to be quickly and notices, published financials and other announce-
easily available for all shares. This information is ments are processed on a real-time basis.
available in the reference tables at the front and
back of the book. Our research team has close working relation-
shipswithmostlistedcompanies,andallcompanies
The Short Name Index lists companies by receive regular proofs from our database. Changes
short name and shows the full name, sector, JSE or omissions brought to our attention by listed
codeandthepagenumberofthatcompany’sentry.
companies are corrected immediately. We would
The Sector Table includes the JSE code, year like to thank listed companies for their ongoing
end, next results, market cap, P/E, market beta, co-operation,andforcheckingandreturningproofs.
volatility and rand value traded per week. A sector
total is provided for market cap, and averages for Definitions:
P/E and market beta. Quick Notes
The Corporate Events Table provides a
summaryofnewlistings,delistings,namechanges, This section provides definitions for common
sector changes, splits, and consolidations that took abbreviations used in the Stock Exchange Handbook.
place between issues of the Stock Exchange For complete definitions of all line data items in
Handbook. the Stock Exchange Handbook, please visit
www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/
Compilation of the Stock Sharepaedia/QuickRef.aspx.
Exchange Handbook Definitions in alphabetical order
Publication Cycle Beta: Volatility in relation to the FTSE/JSE All
Share index
In January 2013, the publication cycle of the
Stock Exchange Handbook was changed from three Calendar: Unconfirmed, ProfileData estimate;
books published in February, June and October to Estimate, provisional date provided by company;
four bookspublishedin February, May, Augustand Confirmed, firm date provided by company
November each year going forward. cps: cents per share
Reporting of results by JSE listed companies is D:E: Debt:Equity Ratio
currently concentrated in three distinct periods – Directors: ne: non-executive; alt:alternatedirector;
March-May, August-September, and November. ind ne: independent non-executive director
The publication of four books per year enhances
the inclusion of recently published results even DPLU: Gross Distribution per Linked Unit –used
further. for loan stockcompanies wheresharesarelinked to
a debt instrument (ie, the distribution is part
The various databases from which the Stock dividend, part interest. See DPS)
Exchange Handbook is compiled are updated on
virtually a real-time basis. Our ShareData DPS: Gross Dividends per Share (or Distributions
system, from which the handbook’s financial per Share in some cases)
statistics are drawn, is updated on a daily basis, EPLU: Earnings per Linked Unit – used for loan
and we receive earnings estimates from stock- stock companies where shares are linked to a debt
broking firms on a weekly basis. The Stock instrument (see EPS)
Exchange Handbook represents a ‘snapshot’ of EPS: Earnings per Share – Earnings (profits) per
these highly up-to-date databases as close to the share
print deadline as possible. HEPLU-C: Headline Earnings per Linked Unit
Readers can access up-to-date information at from continued operations – used for loan stock
www.ShareData.co.za. companies where shares are linked to a debt
instrument (see HEPS-C)

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