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Argent

Argent

ART · JSE · Basic Materials / Steel

4,482.00ZAC-50.00 (-1.10%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close4,532.00
Open4,532.00
Day Range4,482.00 – 4,532.00
52-Week Range2,750.00 – 4,288.00
Volume95.36K
Market Cap2.12B
P/E (TTM)7.37
Forward P/E0.11
EPS5.43
Dividend Yield3.70%
Beta0.36
50-Day Avg4,027.64
200-Day Avg3,634.20

About

Argent Industrial Limited manufactures and trades in steel and steel-related products in South Africa and internationally. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing, Steel Trading; and Properties. The company offers security gates, burglar bars, roller shutters, sectional doors, and expanding barriers; custom-made adjustable louvre shutters; aircraft refueling vehicles and systems; braai stands and fireplaces; overhead cranes, hoists and lifting equipment; fuel storage tanks; speed control retarder systems; underground scrapers and wear parts, grizzly frames and segments, and other allied mining equipment; metal gates, metal fencing and railings, timber gates, and metal decking fence panels; and handcrafted wooden gates and garden products; materials handling equipment; roll-over protection bars; and modular buildings, office, mess units, and toilet and shower blocks. It is also involved in manufacturing of ladders, fibreglass ladders, trolleys, as well as distributing castors and accessories; supplying of commercial grades of stainless steel and aluminum in sheets, plates, coils, flats, angles, tubes, and pipes; supplying of ready-mix concrete and mortars, pumping of concrete, and crushed stone products; manufacturing and trading of industrial doors; supplying of raw materials for use in construction and infrastructure industries; and operation of steel service center. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Umhlanga, South Africa.

Company Details

  • SectorBasic Materials
  • IndustrySteel
  • CEOMr. Treve Robert Hendry B.Com, B.Compt(Hons), C.A., CA (SA)
  • Employees0
  • HeadquartersRidge 63, Umhlanga, South Africa, 4019, South Africa
  • Websitehttps://argent.co.za

Leadership

  • Mr. Treve Robert Hendry B.Com, B.Compt(Hons), C.A., CA (SA)CEO & Executive Director · b. 1967
  • Mr. Hansie Marthinus Meyer C.A.Financial Director & Executive Director · b. 1987
  • Mr. Jaco DauthCompany Secretary

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: ZAR2003-03-312004-03-312005-03-312006-03-312007-03-312008-03-312009-03-312010-03-312011-03-312012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Revenue621.38M604.64M751.86M1.00B1.30B1.66B1.95B1.46B1.75B1.80B1.85B1.88B1.79B1.71B1.85B1.83B1.72B1.73B1.97B2.43B2.46B2.54B2.64B2.84B
Growth (%)--2.69%+24.35%+33.00%+29.63%+27.99%+17.49%-24.87%+19.83%+2.41%+2.96%+1.62%-4.75%-4.70%+8.33%-1.12%-5.84%+0.36%+13.79%+23.74%+1.10%+3.45%+3.59%+7.72%
Cost of Revenue---------1.35B1.37B1.46B1.40B1.32B1.45B1.45B1.30B1.27B1.47B1.82B1.81B1.82B1.84B1.95B
Gross Profit621.38M604.64M751.86M1.00B1.30B1.66B1.95B1.46B1.75B448.04M478.95M416.22M392.32M386.84M399.92M378.38M421.61M453.36M495.75M612.34M646.29M720.88M792.68M892.93M
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%24.93%25.88%22.13%21.90%22.66%21.63%20.69%24.49%26.24%25.22%25.17%26.28%28.33%30.08%31.45%
Operating Expense557.62M507.67M631.13M837.52M1.05B1.35B1.73B1.42B1.65B326.62M352.71M600.38M-1.40B295.60M293.94M570.45M301.92M319.98M307.09M348.95M360.15M378.15M420.96M491.08M
Operating Income63.76M96.97M120.73M162.49M243.39M308.63M221.30M49.45M101.96M121.42M126.23M-184.16M1.79B91.25M105.98M-192.07M119.69M133.38M188.66M263.39M286.14M342.73M371.72M401.84M
Operating Margin10.26%16.04%16.06%16.25%18.78%18.60%11.35%3.38%5.81%6.76%6.82%-9.79%100.00%5.35%5.73%-10.50%6.95%7.72%9.60%10.83%11.63%13.47%14.10%14.15%
EBITDA63.76M96.97M139.44M176.12M243.39M308.63M250.55M71.84M136.44M158.00M163.83M-144.78M94.06M124.22M139.80M-165.13M146.21M190.73M244.64M322.45M362.91M407.47M444.56M471.33M
EBITDA Margin10.26%16.04%18.55%17.61%18.78%18.60%12.85%4.91%7.78%8.79%8.85%-7.70%5.25%7.28%7.56%-9.03%8.49%11.04%12.44%13.25%14.76%16.02%16.87%16.60%
Net Income42.00M61.34M83.08M107.69M157.22M185.98M117.87M11.65M54.24M69.77M76.18M-193.57M26.09M55.10M61.76M-184.19M83.76M96.22M130.36M190.21M230.52M244.92M270.02M293.06M
Net Income Margin6.76%10.14%11.05%10.77%12.13%11.21%6.05%0.80%3.09%3.88%4.12%-10.29%1.46%3.23%3.34%-10.07%4.87%5.57%6.63%7.82%9.37%9.63%10.24%10.32%
R&D----------27.64M29.05M689.00K57.00K16.00K99.00K75.00K65.00K4.00K35.00K36.00K---
R&D as % of Total Revenue----------1.49%1.54%0.04%0.00%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%---
Interest Expense9.09M15.70M10.73M10.07M25.93M49.78M76.81M65.23M41.18M36.11M30.13M27.25M24.34M17.98M19.68M13.05M6.08M16.58M16.92M15.00M14.47M13.16M14.37M12.20M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue1.46%2.60%1.43%1.01%2.00%3.00%3.94%4.45%2.35%2.01%1.63%1.45%1.36%1.05%1.06%0.71%0.35%0.96%0.86%0.62%0.59%0.52%0.55%0.43%

Balance Sheet

Currency: ZAR2003-03-312004-03-312005-03-312006-03-312007-03-312008-03-312009-03-312010-03-312011-03-312012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Assets435.83M455.66M646.65M960.12M1.23B1.81B1.96B1.97B2.05B2.00B2.06B1.75B1.68B1.59B1.73B1.34B1.41B1.58B1.69B1.98B2.16B2.51B2.86B2.90B
Total Liabilities228.53M190.18M257.49M370.57M488.09M705.55M702.16M719.40M757.53M685.75M702.91M1.75B1.68B386.56M488.63M364.17M381.12M530.08M552.59M702.28M646.60M792.76M928.27M836.08M
Total Equity202.59M265.48M389.16M589.55M728.45M1.09B1.25B1.24B1.28B1.31B1.35B1.14B1.15B1.19B1.22B961.75M1.01B1.03B1.12B1.26B1.49B1.70B1.90B2.04B
Cash6.60M34.72M45.19M44.54M14.27M383.00K347.00K277.00K257.00K287.00K348.00K234.00K196.00K351.00K30.89M87.92M73.68M158.57M246.23M183.47M255.32M450.65M487.45M629.24M
Total Debt51.25M67.29M79.83M136.76M200.30M297.91M441.08M440.74M442.25M356.10M317.39M301.53M214.34M128.29M168.00M126.19M73.37M241.76M191.03M198.98M142.64M116.28M154.65M128.60M
Net Debt44.65M32.57M34.64M92.22M186.03M297.53M440.74M440.46M442.00M355.81M317.04M301.29M214.15M127.94M137.10M38.28M-311.00K83.19M-55.21M15.51M-112.68M-334.37M-332.81M-500.64M

Cash Flow

Currency: ZAR2003-03-312004-03-312005-03-312006-03-312007-03-312008-03-312009-03-312010-03-312011-03-312012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating Cash Flow22.94M49.10M9.56M76.24M11.13M129.12M27.78M117.79M44.80M124.87M108.77M57.62M84.80M62.93M80.18M158.06M138.08M138.95M265.94M112.99M163.54M352.64M304.70M402.84M
Investing Cash Flow-84.11M-49.21M-65.32M-182.63M-111.22M-334.16M-182.01M-114.81M-46.52M-36.26M-70.00M-42.10M1.11M25.73M-86.48M-32.35M-78.21M-16.46M-56.05M-92.71M-42.41M-28.31M-224.85M-74.88M
Financing Cash Flow57.27M28.23M66.23M105.73M69.83M181.25M115.01M-65.13M-8.40M-81.59M-53.04M-34.38M-58.71M-38.67M23.11M-49.92M-56.90M2.79M-107.97M-90.19M-59.42M-146.65M-33.35M-162.52M
Capital Expenditure46.24M47.22M73.36M79.24M134.11M181.94M152.64M118.59M52.92M58.61M78.89M62.89M39.07M43.20M48.45M77.64M44.51M41.06M31.78M56.14M58.76M92.73M102.25M91.71M
Free Cash Flow-23.30M1.88M-63.80M-3.00M-122.97M-52.82M-124.86M-800.00K-8.13M66.26M29.88M-5.27M45.73M19.73M31.73M80.42M93.57M97.90M234.16M56.85M104.78M259.91M202.45M311.13M
Dividends Paid-----28.13M----11.07M13.22M13.58M16.94M17.06M18.59M8.47M48.84M48.84M48.84M48.84M58.34M65.32M72.16M
FCF to OCF-101.57%3.83%-667.24%-3.93%-1104.50%-40.91%-449.53%-0.68%-18.14%53.06%27.47%-9.15%53.93%31.35%39.58%50.88%67.76%70.45%88.05%50.31%64.07%73.70%66.44%77.23%
Dividend Paid to FCF------53.25%----37.06%-250.59%29.69%85.85%53.75%23.11%9.05%49.88%20.86%85.91%46.61%22.45%32.26%23.19%

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap2.12B
Enterprise Value1.61B
Trailing P/E7.37
Forward P/E0.11
Price / Sales0.75
Price / Book1.04
EPS5.43
Book Value38.37
Revenue (TTM)2.84B
Gross Profit (TTM)892.93M
EBITDA451.17M
Profit Margin10.32%
Operating Margin14.57%
Return on Equity15.20%
Return on Assets8.72%
Shares Outstanding53.12M
Shares Float48.69M
Beta0.36
Dividend Yield3.70%
Dividend Rate1.48
Payout Ratio24.67%

Dividends

20232×
50.00Jul 19, 202345.00Jan 18, 2023
20221×
42.00Jul 27, 2022
20182×
10.00Jul 25, 201810.00Mar 20, 2018
20172×
11.00Jul 26, 201710.00Mar 22, 2017
20162×
9.00Jul 27, 20169.00Mar 17, 2016
20152×
9.00Sep 28, 20158.00Mar 23, 2015
20142×
7.00Oct 20, 20147.00Mar 24, 2014
20131×
7.00Sep 30, 2013
20122×
6.00Dec 3, 20126.00Sep 10, 2012
20113×
4.00Dec 5, 20113.00Sep 5, 20114.00Jan 10, 2011
20092×
9.00Jul 20, 200919.00Jan 12, 2009
20082×
19.00Jul 14, 200817.00Jan 14, 2008
20071×
16.00Jul 16, 2007

Stock Splits

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