MCG - MultiChoice Group Ltd
The Group is the leading Pan-African video entertainment platform, offering DTH and DTT as well as online services, in 50 countries across Africa. As at 31 March 2018, the Group serviced 13.5 million subscribers, generated more than R47 billion in revenue with a trading profit of over R6 billion and core headline earnings of over R1 billion. Having invested and established operational and technology infrastructure across the continent for both linear and online services coupled with its quality and diverse content, the Group believes that it is prepared to maintain this leading position as video entertainment grows and evolves in Africa. Building on the focus on the customer and further investment in its online platforms are expected to provide fu
rther growth opportunities in the Rest of Africa and Connected Video on the back of healthy cash flows in South Africa.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 121.76 |
| Day’s High Price | 124.99 |
| Traded Volume | 2M |
| Number of Deals | 4,297 |
| Gross Turnover | 247M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 4.96 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 24.91 |
| Dividend Per Share | 5.65 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.57% |
| Shares Outstanding | 443M |
| Market Capitalization | 54.7B |
MCG Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8% | +6.02% | +2.41% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -0.23% | -2.74% | -7.78% |
The current share price of MultiChoice Group Ltd (MCG) is ZAR 123.57. MCG closed its last trading day (Thursday, October 21, 2021) at 123.57 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.2% drop from its previous closing price of 123.82 ZAR. MultiChoice began the year with a share price of 134.00 ZAR but has since lost 7.78% off that price valuation, ranking it 366th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 6% increase of MCG share price since September 22nd, which is 114th best on JSE.
MultiChoice Group is the 52nd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 23 - Oct 21, 2021). MCG has traded a total volume of 106 million shares—in 223,247 deals—valued at ZAR 12.2 billion over the period, with an average of 1.68 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.86 million was achieved on August 25th, and a low of 571,651 on September 1st, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of MultiChoice on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-21 | 2,001,038 | 123.57 | -0.25 | -0.20% |
| 2021-10-20 | 1,881,592 | 123.82 | +0.13 | +0.11% |
| 2021-10-19 | 1,629,223 | 123.69 | +0.54 | +0.44% |
| 2021-10-18 | 1,883,505 | 123.15 | +2.37 | +1.96% |
| 2021-10-15 | 601,860 | 120.78 | +0.58 | +0.48% |
| 2021-10-14 | 1,181,141 | 120.20 | -0.40 | -0.33% |
| 2021-10-13 | 1,289,369 | 120.60 | +1.81 | +1.52% |
| 2021-10-12 | 1,339,247 | 118.79 | +2.51 | +2.16% |
| 2021-10-11 | 735,596 | 116.28 | +0.86 | +0.75% |
| 2021-10-08 | 727,880 | 115.42 |
Profile of MultiChoice Group Ltd.
MultiChoice Group Ltd. operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the Media industry.
| Factsheet of MultiChoice Group Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| Sector: Consumer Services | Industry: Media |
| Address: MultiChoice City, 144 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg, South Africa, 2194 | |
| Telephone: 011 289-6604 | |
| Email: investorrelations@multichoice.com | Website: www.multichoice.com |
MCG Industrial Market Competitors
MultiChoice Group Ltd., issuers of the MCG stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or Media 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | Caxton & CTP Publishers Limited | 3.45B | 9.31 | +69.3% |
| AME | African Media Ent Ltd | 221M | 28.02 | +12.1% |
| EMH | E Media Holdings Ltd | 1.54B | 3.45 | -8.73% |
| EMN | E Media Holdings Ltd -N- | 1.34B | 3.00 | -9.09% |
| CATP | Caxton & CTP 6% Preference Shares | 35.4B | 95.50 | -13.7% |
| TGO | Tsogo Sun Hotels LTD | 5.2B | 3.52 | +141% |
| SUI | Sun International Ltd | 7.68B | 29.10 | +135% |
| CLH | City Lodge Hotels Limited | 3.57B | 5.85 | +134% |
| SNH | Steinhoff International Holdings | 10.1B | 2.36 | +127% |
| TSG | Tsogo Sun Gaming Ltd | 11.4B | 10.90 | +114% |