LBR - Libstar Holdings Ltd
Libstar was founded in 2005 as an investment holding company investing in companies operating in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. The company focuses on the food, beverage, household and personal care segments of the market.
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Libstar has annualised net revenues in excess of R7 billion. The group consists of 28 business units that operate nationally across 31 sites located in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces.
Libstar offers its customers a wide range of products with the convenience of a single supplier with nationwide presence, and distribution and manufacturing capacity. The group concentrates on supplying the needs of the foods service industry, private label segments of larger retailers and the manufacturing of products for brand owners, as well as its own branded products.
Libstar Holdings Ltd is a producer and supplier of products in the Consumer packaged goods industry and markets in South Africa and globally. It has product categories namely perishables, ambient groceries, snacks and confectionery, baking,...
Libstar Holdings Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Libstar is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “LBR”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:LBR is ZAE000250239. Libstar Holdings Ltd is currently the 178th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 2.66 billion, which makes about 0.014% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 3.90 |
| Day’s High Price | 3.90 |
| Traded Volume | 11,150 |
| Number of Deals | 3 |
| Gross Turnover | 43,485.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.46 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 8.48 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.64% |
| Shares Outstanding | 682M |
| Market Capitalization | 2.66B |
LBR Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -5.34% | -21.8% | -33% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -33.9% | -27.5% | -32.8% |
The current share price of Libstar Holdings Ltd (LBR) is ZAR 3.90. LBR closed its last trading day (Thursday, June 1, 2023) at 3.90 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2.5% drop from its previous closing price of 4.00 ZAR. Libstar began the year with a share price of 5.80 ZAR but has since lost 32.8% off that price valuation, ranking it 375th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that LBR has lost 22% of the stock’s value from May 4th to date.
Libstar Holdings is the 103rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 28 - Jun 1, 2023). LBR has traded a total volume of 37.6 million shares—in 3,186 deals—valued at ZAR 172 million over the period, with an average of 597,041 traded shares per session. A volume high of 13.6 million was achieved on March 29th, and a low of 205 on April 17th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Libstar on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | 73,458 | 3.90 | -0.10 | -2.50% |
| 2023-05-31 | 12,429,653 | 4.00 | +0.01 | +0.25% |
| 2023-05-30 | 196,654 | 3.99 | +0.03 | +0.76% |
| 2023-05-29 | 254,701 | 3.96 | -0.12 | -2.94% |
| 2023-05-26 | 164,652 | 4.08 | -0.04 | -0.97% |
| 2023-05-25 | 219,832 | 4.12 | -0.18 | -4.19% |
| 2023-05-24 | 401,903 | 4.30 | -0.09 | -2.05% |
| 2023-05-23 | 62,195 | 4.39 | -0.01 | -0.23% |
| 2023-05-22 | 57,821 | 4.40 | -0.01 | -0.23% |
| 2023-05-19 | 332 | 4.41 |
Profile of Libstar Holdings Ltd.
Libstar Holdings Ltd. operates in the Consumer Goods sector, specifically, the Food Production industry.
Factsheet of Libstar Holdings Ltd.
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
- Food Production
- Address
- Libstar Johannesburg, 1st Floor. 62 Hume Road, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, 2196
- Telephone
- 011 447-6619
- info@libstar.co.za
- Website
- www.libstar.co.za
LBR Industrial Market Competitors
Libstar Holdings Ltd., issuers of the LBR stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector and/or Food Production industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCE | Oceana Group Ltd | 9.35B | 71.72 | +13.3% |
| AHL | AH-Vest Limited | 20.4M | 0.20 | +11.1% |
| PFB | Premier Fishing Brands Ltd | 416M | 1.60 | +8.84% |
| CKS | Crookes Brothers Ltd | 534M | 35.00 | |
| QFH | Quantum Foods Hldgs Ltd | 880M | 4.40 | -5.38% |
| RCL | RCL Foods Limited | 8.37B | 9.40 | -6% |
| ARL | Astral Foods Ltd | 6.14B | 143.06 | -12.1% |
| AVI | AVI Ltd | 21.3B | 63.41 | -15.7% |
| SHG | Sea Harvest Group Ltd | 2.84B | 9.50 | -20.8% |
| RFG | RFG Holdings Limited | 2.56B | 9.75 | -22% |