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JSE – SPA                                Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 4
                                                  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
       REG NO: 1967/001572/06  FOUNDED: 1967  LISTED: 2004  Int Cover  10.46  7.83  18.63  105.87  n/a
                                                  Current Ratio  1.01  0.97  1.09  1.13  1.16
        NATURE OF BUSINESS:                       Div Cover     2.20  1.25  1.41  1.32  1.41
        SPAR is a warehousing and wholesale distribution business,  NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 10 168
        supplying goods and services to independently owned   DIRECTORS: Canny J (ind ne), Koyana L (ind ne),
                                                               Waller A G (ld ind ne), Botten B (CEO),
        retailers, trading predominantly under the SPAR retail brand.  Godfrey M W (Group FD), Mashologu M (ind ne),
        Part of a global organisation, The SPAR Group Ltd is the only  Mehta H K (ind ne), Mnganga Dr P (ind ne),
        SPAR listed entity and is the registered licensee of the SPAR  O’Connor G O (Chair, ne)
        brand in parts of Southern Africa including South Africa, as  POPULAR BRAND NAMES: S Buys Group, SPAR,
                                                               SUPERSPAR, KWIKSPAR, SPAR Express, TOPS
        wellasSwitzerland,IrelandandPoland.Thenatureoftherela-  at SPAR, Pharmacy at SPAR, Bean Tree, SaveMor,
        tionship between the company and independently owned  Scan the QR code to  Build it, EUROSPAR, MACE, XL, Value Centre,
        stores is one of joint co-operation for the benefit of the  visit our website  Londis, Maxi
                                                              POSTALADDRESS:POBox1589,Pinetown,3600
        members of this association. SPAR’s primary revenue stream  EMAIL: kyla.armstrong@spar.co.za
        is derived from the provision of goods and services to its  WEBSITE: www.spar.co.za
        member stores. The financial performance of independent  TELEPHONE: 031-719-1900
        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  17 Nov 2021  Confirmed
        SPAR and SPAR Encore (private label procurement). In  Annual General Meeting  Feb 2022  Unconfirmed
        Ireland (and South West England) its brands include SPAR,  Next Interim Results  May 2022  Unconfirmed
        Eurospar, MACE, XL, Londis and VALUE CENTRE. In Swit-
        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
        presence in 48 countries), the world’s leading voluntary food  Final No 32  8 Dec 20  14 Dec 20  665.00
        retail chain and the biggest independent supermarket retail  Interim No 31  9 Jun 20  15 Jun 20  200.00
        network in the world. This global brand, prides itself on sup-  Final No 30  3 Dec 19  9 Dec 19  516.00
        porting independent retailers, working in partnership to  LIQUIDITY: Sep21 Ave 4m shares p.w., R672.7m(97.9% p.a.)
        provide a high quality, value for money shopping experience  FOOR  40 Week MA  SPAR
        for the communities it serves.
       SECTOR: CnsStp—PcDrugs&Groceries—PcDrugs&Groceries—Food                         23468
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Sep 2020
         Government Employees Pension Fund  18.39%                                     21413
         Coronation Fund Managers          7.56%
                                                                                       19359
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
       (R million)  Mar 21  Sep 20  Sep 19  Sep 18  Sep 17
                   Interim  Final  Final Final(rst) Final(rst)                         17304
       Turnover     64 241  124 277  109 477  101 018  95 373                          15250
       Op Inc        1 710  3 443  2 979  2 779  2 576  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  163  404  158   24   - 17
       Tax            390  740   618   637  645   Recent Announcements
       Minority Int   - 35  - 119  -    -     -   Friday, 23 July 2021: Headquartered in Durban, Spar has been
       Att Inc       1 187  2 075  2 163  1 827  1 821  shocked and deeply saddened by the recent civil unrest in
       TotCompIncLoss  1 061  2 433  1 843  2 091  2 231  KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and parts of Gauteng. The full extent of
       Hline Erngs-CO  1 195  2 184  2 173  1 860  1 835  the financial impact on the Group is still being determined,
       Fixed Ass     8 029  8 725  7 184  6 652  6 554
       Inv in Assoc   78   103   103   157  117    however this announcement serves as an update to sharehold-
       Inv & Loans    862  795  1 132  696  406    ers of our preliminary assessment as of 22 July 2021.
       Def Tax Asset  271  223    75   14    21
       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
       Minority 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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