LUX - Luxe Holdings Limited
LUXE Holdings Limited, formerly Taste Holdings Limited, is a partly franchised retail and management group based in South Africa. As an investment holding company, Luxe owns and licenses a portfolio of franchised jewellery, premium watch retailers, and other luxury value brands and products serving the broad middle to upper market. The company was founded by Carlo Ferdinando Gonzaga and Luigi Gonzaga, and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.
Luxe Holdings engages in the franchising of consumer branded trademarks and ownership of formula driven retail brands. It operates through two primary segments, namely, Luxury Goods and Corporate Services. The Luxury Goods division consists of NWJ franchise, wholesale and retail, as well as Arthur Kaplan. The Corporate Services division consists of the holding company of all the subsidiaries within the group.
Luxe Holdings offers a diversified portfolio aimed at first-time jewellery buyers right through to discerning premium Swiss watch collectors. The NWJ brand offers a wide range of gold and silver jewellery, as well as numerous branded watches aimed at entry level watch buyers. Arthur Kaplan’s 45-year bespoke jewellery heritage is complemented by being South Africa’s largest retailer of luxury Swiss watches, thereby appealing to middle and upper income consumers.
NOTE: Shares of Luxe Holdings Limited are currently suspended from trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) since close of trading on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Luxe is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “LUX”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:LUX is ZAE000286035. Luxe Holdings Limited is currently the 386th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 69.3 million, which makes about 0.0003% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 3.12 |
| Day’s High Price | 3.13 |
| Traded Volume | 30,200 |
| Number of Deals | 2 |
| Gross Turnover | 94,226.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | 6.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 208% |
| Shares Outstanding | 22.2M |
| Market Capitalization | 69.3M |
LUX Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +20% | +17.7% | +47.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +36.2% | +186% | +30% |
The current share price of Luxe Holdings Limited (LUX) is ZAR 3.12. LUX closed its last trading day (Thursday, August 4, 2022) at 3.12 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.3% drop from its previous closing price of 3.13 ZAR. Luxe began the year with a share price of 2.40 ZAR and has since gained 30% on that price valuation. Shareholders can be optimistic about LUX knowing the stock has accrued 18% over the past four-week period.
Luxe Holdings has traded a total volume of 883,336 shares—in 216 deals—valued at ZAR 2.52 million over the past three months (May 9 - Aug 4, 2022), with an average of 14,021 traded shares per session. A volume high of 154,969 was achieved on June 14th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Luxe on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-04 | 30,200 | 3.12 | -0.01 | -0.32% |
| 2022-08-03 | 20,088 | 3.13 | +0.01 | +0.32% |
| 2022-08-02 | 1,084 | 3.12 | +0.02 | +0.65% |
| 2022-08-01 | 14,929 | 3.10 | +0.30 | +10.71% |
| 2022-07-29 | 23,324 | 2.80 | +0.20 | +7.69% |
| 2022-07-28 | 5,040 | 2.60 | ||
| 2022-07-27 | 4,078 | 2.60 | +0.15 | +6.12% |
| 2022-07-26 | 46,414 | 2.45 | +0.25 | +11.36% |
| 2022-07-25 | 59,020 | 2.20 | -0.70 | -24.14% |
| 2022-07-22 | 9,250 | 2.90 |
Profile of Luxe Holdings Limited
Luxe Holdings Limited was founded on February 7, 2000 and operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the General Retailers industry. Luxe Holdings contracts an estimated total number of 1,214 employees.
Factsheet of Luxe Holdings Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- General Retailers
- Address
- 1st Floor Atrium on 5th, Sandton City Mall, Cnr 5th and Rivonia, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-11-608-1999, +27-11-669-5600
- Website
- www.luxeholdings.co.za
LUX Industrial Market Competitors
Luxe Holdings Limited, issuers of the LUX stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or General Retailers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRU | Truworths Int Ltd | 27.2B | 66.56 | +21% |
| WHL | Woolworths Holdings Ltd | 78.1B | 77.33 | +16.4% |
| MTH | Motus Holdings Ltd | 22B | 123.50 | +11.6% |
| SHFF | Steinhoff Investment Preference Share | 322B | 75.50 | +7.86% |
| TFG | Foschini Group Limited | 35.9B | 108.60 | +7.52% |
| PPH | Pepkor Holdings Ltd | 77.1B | 20.95 | +4.75% |
| MRP | Mr Price Group Ltd | 43.4B | 164.69 | +3.62% |
| KAL | Kaap Agri Limited | 3.09B | 41.50 | +1.29% |
| COH | Curro Holdings Limited | 5.44B | 9.10 | +1.11% |
| AOVP | African & Overseas Ent Preference | 119M | 10.05 | +0.5% |