NPH - Northam Platinum Holdings
Northam is an independent, fully empowered, integrated platinum group metal (PGM) producer. Northam’s existing core producing business assets are Zondereinde and Booysendal (further details of which are set out below), and its primary products are the 3 main PGMs – platinum, palladium, rhodium – and gold (“4E”). Northam’s medium-term annual production target is to produce 1 million 4E ounces (“oz”) per annum.
The primary consumers of these PGMs are the automotive-manufacturing and jewellery industries. Other industrial uses range from chemical and electrical applications to the manufacturing of glass. PGMs are traded on international markets where the metal prices are determined by global supply and demand and are U.S. dollar denominated. Northam has no influence on the sales price of its metal and is essentially a price taker. The metal is sold in sponge or ingot form to customers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Northam Platinum Holdings is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Northam Platinum is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “NPH”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:NPH is ZAE000298253. Northam Platinum Holdings is currently the 44th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 49.2 billion, which makes about 0.256% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 121.74 |
| Day’s High Price | 131.32 |
| Traded Volume | 3.36M |
| Number of Deals | 10,058 |
| Gross Turnover | 421M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 9.2780 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 13.38 |
| Dividend Per Share | 7.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.64% |
| Shares Outstanding | 396M |
| Market Capitalization | 49.2B |
NPH Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2% | +9.73% | -7.06% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +8.52% | -30.3% | -11.6% |
The current share price of Northam Platinum Holdings (NPH) is ZAR 124.12. NPH closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 25, 2024) at 124.12 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 5.5% drop from its previous closing price of 131.30 ZAR. Northam Platinum began the year with a share price of 140.43 ZAR but has since lost 11.6% off that price valuation, ranking it 294th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 10% increase of NPH share price since March 26th, which is 45th best on JSE.
Northam Platinum Holdings is the 38th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jan 25 - Apr 25, 2024). NPH has traded a total volume of 123 million shares—in 448,519 deals—valued at ZAR 14.8 billion over the period, with an average of 1.95 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 5.4 million was achieved on March 15th, and a low of 767,007 on February 5th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Northam Platinum on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-25 | 3,364,608 | 124.12 | -7.18 | -5.47% |
| 2024-04-24 | 2,833,658 | 131.30 | -1.71 | -1.29% |
| 2024-04-23 | 2,407,879 | 133.01 | -1.26 | -0.94% |
| 2024-04-22 | 1,235,905 | 134.27 | -5.18 | -3.71% |
| 2024-04-19 | 2,199,000 | 139.45 | -1.98 | -1.40% |
| 2024-04-18 | 1,877,051 | 141.43 | -1.96 | -1.37% |
| 2024-04-17 | 3,127,811 | 143.39 | +3.39 | +2.42% |
| 2024-04-16 | 2,084,687 | 140.00 | -5.33 | -3.67% |
| 2024-04-15 | 2,187,169 | 145.33 | -4.55 | -3.04% |
| 2024-04-12 | 3,623,798 | 149.88 |
Profile of Northam Platinum Holdings Limited
Northam Platinum Holdings Limited was founded on December 2, 2020 and operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Mining industry.
Factsheet of Northam Platinum Holdings Limited
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Mining
- Address
- Maxwell Office Park, Magwa Crescent West, Waterfall City, Jukskei View, 2090, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-800-15-25-39, +27-11-759-6000
NPH Industrial Market Competitors
Northam Platinum Holdings Limited, issuers of the NPH stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Mining 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SXM | Sable Exploration & Mining Ltd | 56.6M | 1.00 | +567% |
| EPS | Eastern Platinum Limited | 380M | 1.88 | +213% |
| HAR | Harmony GM Co Ltd | 108B | 170.70 | +42.7% |
| PAN | Pan African Resource plc | 12.7B | 5.73 | +40.1% |
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 1.29B | 0.22 | +29.4% |
| AGL | Anglo American plc | 819B | 611.00 | +29% |
| ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 180B | 429.38 | +21.5% |
| GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 293B | 327.37 | +17.9% |
| WEZ | Wesizwe Platinum Ltd | 798M | 0.49 | +6.52% |
| THA | Tharisa plc | 4.71B | 15.55 | +2.91% |