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JSE – SPA                                Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 3
                                                  3 Yr Beta     0.18  0.07  0.64  1.05  0.95
                The SPAR Group Ltd.               Price High   21 347  21 622  21 072  22 700  20 499
                                                  Price Low    17 111  14 225  16 418  16 553  15 018
        SPA
                                                  Price Prd End  18 989  18 965  19 101  18 413  16 708
                                                  RATIOS
                                                  Ret on SH Fnd  30.21  24.79  28.97  25.70  27.75
                                                  Ret On Tot Ass  7.05  6.50  9.69  10.36  10.41
                                                  Oper Pft Mgn  2.66  2.77  2.72  2.75  2.70
                                                  D:E           3.17  2.70  1.46  1.13  1.24
       ISIN: ZAE000058517  SHORT: SPAR  CODE: SPP  Int Cover    10.46  7.83  18.63  105.87  n/a
       REG NO: 1967/001572/06  FOUNDED: 1967  LISTED: 2004  Current Ratio  1.01  0.97  1.09  1.13  1.16
                                                  Div Cover     2.20  1.25  1.41  1.32  1.41
        NATURE OF BUSINESS:                                   NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 10 168
        SPAR is a warehousing and wholesale distribution business,  DIRECTORS: Canny J (ind ne), Koyana L (ind ne),
        supplying goods and services to independently owned    Waller A G (ld ind ne), Botten B (CEO),
                                                               Godfrey M W (Group FD),
        retailers, trading predominantly under the SPAR retail brand.  Mashologu M (ind ne), Mehta H K (ind ne),
        Part of a global organisation, The SPAR Group Ltd is the only  Mnganga Dr P (ind ne), O'Connor G O (Chair, ne)
        SPAR listed entity and is the registered licensee of the SPAR  POPULAR BRAND NAMES: S Buys Group, SPAR,
        brand in parts of Southern Africa including South Africa, as  SUPERSPAR, KWIKSPAR, SPAR Express, TOPS
        wellasSwitzerland,IrelandandPoland.Thenatureoftherela-  at SPAR, Pharmacy at SPAR, Bean Tree, SaveMor,
                                                  Scan the QR code to  Build it, EUROSPAR, MACE, XL, Value Centre,
        tionship between the company and independently owned  visit our website  Londis, Maxi
        stores is one of joint co-operation for the benefit of the  POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 1589, Pinetown,
        members of this association. SPAR's primary revenue stream  3600
        is derived from the provision of goods and services to its  EMAIL: kyla.armstrong@spar.co.za
        member stores. The financial performance of independent  WEBSITE: www.spar.co.za
                                                  TELEPHONE: 031-719-1900  FAX: 031-719-1990
        retailers does not form part of the company's financial results.  COMPANY SECRETARY: Kevin O'Brien (Acting)
        SPAR operates under a ‘voluntary trading model' whereby  TRANSFER SECRETARY: JSE Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
        retailers may also source goods from local traders, thereby  SPONSOR: One Capital
        supporting their local communities.       AUDITORS: PwC Inc.
        In South Africa, SPAR’s brands include SUPERSPAR, SPAR,  BANKERS: Rand Merchant Bank Ltd.
        KWIKSPAR, SPAR Express (groceries), TOPS at SPAR  CALENDAR       Expected     Status
        (liquor), SaveMor, Build it (building materials), Pharmacy at  Next Final Results  Nov 2021  Unconfirmed
        SPAR and SPAR Encore (private label procurement). In  Annual General Meeting  Feb 2022  Unconfirmed
        Ireland (and South West England) its brands include SPAR,
        Eurospar, MACE, XL, Londis and VALUE CENTRE. In Swit-  Next Interim Results  May 2022  Unconfirmed
        zerland, its brands include SPAR, SPAR Express, MAXI and  CAPITAL STRUCTURE  AUTHORISED  ISSUED
        TopCC. In Poland it’s brands include Piotr i Pawel (in the  SPP  Ords of 0.06c ea  250 000 000  192 602 355
        process of conversion to SPAR) and SPAR. SPAR also has a  DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
        joint venture operation in Sri Lanka.     Ords of 0.06c ea      Ldt     Pay    Amt
        SPAR is part of the SPAR international organisation (with  Interim No 33  8 Jun 21  14 Jun 21  280.00
                                                  Final No 32        8 Dec 20  14 Dec 20  665.00
        presence in 48 countries), the world’s leading voluntary food  Interim No 31  9 Jun 20  15 Jun 20  200.00
        retail chain and the biggest independent supermarket retail  Final No 30  3 Dec 19  9 Dec 19  516.00
        network in the world. This global brand, prides itself on sup-  LIQUIDITY: Jun21 Ave 4m shares p.w., R767.1m(113.5% p.a.)
        porting independent retailers, working in partnership to
                                                          FOOR       40 Week MA   SPAR
        provide a high quality, value for money shopping experience
        for the communities it serves.
       SECTOR: CnsStp—PcDrugs&Groceries—PcDrugs&Groceries—Food                         23468
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Sep 2020
                                                                                       21413
         Government Employees Pension Fund  18.39%
         Coronation Fund Managers          7.56%
                                                                                       19359
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
       (R million)  Mar 21  Sep 20  Sep 19  Sep 18  Sep 17                             17304
                   Interim  Final  Final Final(rst) Final(rst)
       Turnover     64 241  124 277  109 477  101 018  95 373  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  15250
       Op Inc        1 710  3 443  2 979  2 779  2 576
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  163  404  158   24   - 17  Recent Announcements
       Tax            390  740   618   637  645   Spar interim results March 2021 - Tuesday, 25 May 2021: Revenue
       Minority Int   - 35  - 119  -    -     -
       Att Inc       1 187  2 075  2 163  1 827  1 821  from sale of merchandise increased to R64.241 billion (2020:
       TotCompIncLoss  1 061  2 433  1 843  2 091  2 231  R59.749 billion), gross profit rose to R7.566 billion (2020:
       Hline Erngs-CO  1 195  2 184  2 173  1 860  1 835  R6.729 billion), operating profit climbed to R1.710 billion
       Fixed Ass     8 029  8 725  7 184  6 652  6 554  (2020: R1.335 billion), profit after taxation attributable to
       Inv in Assoc   78   103   103   157  117    equity holders of the company jumped to R1.187 billion (2020:
       Loans & Receivables  862  795  1 132  696  406  R750.4 million), while headline earnings per share grew to
       Def Tax Asset  271  223    75   14    21    620.7 cents per share (2020: 408 cents per share).
       Tot Curr Ass  22 922  24 363  19 841  18 176  17 021
       Ord SH Int    7 721  7 960  7 467  7 110  6 560
       Non-Cont Int   - 94  - 70  -     -     -
       LT Liab      20 149  19 694  8 405  8 037  7 875
       Tot Curr Liab  22 735  25 155  18 181  16 108  14 541
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       EPS (ZARc)   616.40 1 078.70 1 124.10  948.90  945.50
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  620.70 1 135.30 1 129.10  965.70  952.80
       Pct chng p.a.  9.3   0.5  16.9  1.4  - 6.6
       Tr 5yr av grwth %  -  6.9  8.1  7.2   9.5
       DPS (ZARc)   280.00  865.00  800.00  729.00  675.00
       Pct chng p.a.   -    8.1  9.7   8.0   1.5
       Tr 5yr av grwth %  -  6.5  8.3  8.6   9.6
       NAV PS (ZARc)  3 961.10 4 102.20 3 879.90 3 692.20 3 407.00
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