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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 2 About the Stock Exchange Handbook

About the Stock Exchange Handbook

About the Stock Exchange Handbook
What’s in the Stock Abbreviations
Exchange Handbook Company entries show the full four-tier
classification for each company but use sector
The Stock Exchange Handbook contains abbreviations. To decipher these abbreviations
information on all JSE listed companies, sectors, please consult the Sector Table, which starts on
stockbroking firms and sponsors. Listed page 62.
companies are sorted alphabetically by full name.
The Sector Table has sub-sector headings which
At least a full column (half page) is provided for show the full classification descriptions. The
each listed company, allowing us to present Total/Avg lines below each sector, however, use
important quick-reference information such as the the same abbreviations used in the company
JSE code, the nature of business, JSE sector, pages, making it possible to decipher the full
directors,addressdetails,capitalstructure,liquidity text descriptions where the abbreviations are
stats, summarised financials for the last five years, not intuitive.
key ratios, and important per-share statistics.
Usinganexample,thefulltextdescription ofthe
All listed companies are invited to provide
additional information for the convenience of classification is:
investors and shareholders by using the full page Basic Materials – Basic Resources –
format and, where appropriate, additional Precious Metals and Mining – Platinum and
columns. The full page format includes detailed Precious Metals
activities, recent announcements, contribution by The associated abbreviated version is:
activity (where available), and more detailed
financial information. Basic Materials – Basic Resrcs –
PreciousMet&Min – Plat&PrecMet
Sector Descriptions Where to find more information
Since 23 March 2021 JSE securities have been For readerswith accessto theInternet, Profile’s
reclassified according to the Industry Classifica- website www.sharedata.co.za can be used as an
tion Benchmark (ICB) adopted by FTSE Russell. adjunct to the Stock Exchange Handbook.
The major changes include the formation of a ShareData Online is updated daily and
distinct Real Estate Industry, extension of the provides additional resources for investors and
Telecommunications Industry, use of the shareholders, enabling users to keep abreast of the
Consumer Discretionary/Consumer Staples latest results and news from listed companies.
framework and change of name to Energy for the Consensus Earnings Forecasts
Oil and Gas Industry. For more detailed informa-
tion we refer you to the FTSE Russell Industry Listed companies can use the Stock Exchange
Classification Benchmark webpage. Handbook to make analysts’ forecasts available to a
wider audience. For participating companies,
The ICB remains a four-tier system which
consensus earnings’ forecasts appear in an additional
allows companies to be grouped in Industries, column. For a complete explanation of consensus
Super-sectors, Sectors and Sub-sectors. earnings forecasts and the information in this book,
However, there are more groupings across the
please visit www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/
four levels. All securities are assigned to
Directory/Sharepaedia/Forecasts_Sharepaedia.aspx.
sub-sectors and therefore logically belong to
sectors, super-sectors and industries. The majority of consensus forecasts for the
Stock Exchange Handbook are supplied by leading
As an example, Mediclinic International plc’s stockbrokers in South Africa. The following stock-
sector mapping changed from broking firms (which research JSE shares) are
Health Care – Health Care – Health Care currently contributors of forecasts:
Equipment & Services – Health Care Providers Independent Securities (Pty) Ltd.
to Investec Securities Ltd.
Health Care – Health Care – Health Providers –
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Health Care Facilities
Nedbank Capital (Pty) Ltd.
SBG Securities (Pty) Ltd.

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