PPC - PPC Limited
A leading supplier of materials and solutions into the basic services sector in southern Africa, PPC has 11 cement factories in South Africa, Botswana, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
PPCâs capacity is around eleven and a half million tonnes of cement products each year. PPCâs Materials business comprises of Pronto Readymix (including Ulula Ash) and 3Q Mahuma Concrete. PPCâs footprint in the readymix sector has grown to include 26 batching plants across South Africa.
PPC also produces aggregates with its Mooiplaas aggregates quarry in Gauteng having the largest aggregate production capacity in South Africa. PPC Lime, one of the largest lime producers in the southern hemisphere, produces metallurgical-grade lime, burnt dolomite and limestone.
PPC Ltd is a South Africa-based company that supplies cement and other related products in South Africa and several other African countries. Its production facilities span across South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda. The company...
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 5.44 |
| Day’s High Price | 5.63 |
| Traded Volume | 6.26M |
| Number of Deals | 757 |
| Gross Turnover | 34.7M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.03 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 184.33 |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.59B |
| Market Capitalization | 8.81B |
PPC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -5.31% | +34.2% | +58% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +67.6% | +853% | +301% |
The current share price of PPC Limited (PPC) is ZAR 5.53. PPC closed its last trading day (Thursday, October 21, 2021) at 5.53 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1.3% gain over its previous closing price of 5.46 ZAR. PPC began the year with a share price of 1.38 ZAR and has since gained 301% on that price valuation, ranking it fourth on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about PPC knowing the stock has accrued 34% over the past four-week period alone—13th best on JSE.
PPC is the eighth most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 23 - Oct 21, 2021). PPC has traded a total volume of 553 million shares—in 53,105 deals—valued at ZAR 2.36 billion over the period, with an average of 8.78 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 39.2 million was achieved on October 12th, and a low of 1.53 million on July 27th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of PPC on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-21 | 6,260,076 | 5.53 | +0.07 | +1.28% |
| 2021-10-20 | 9,275,419 | 5.46 | -0.15 | -2.67% |
| 2021-10-19 | 2,477,394 | 5.61 | -0.12 | -2.09% |
| 2021-10-18 | 2,323,964 | 5.73 | ||
| 2021-10-15 | 2,984,738 | 5.73 | -0.11 | -1.88% |
| 2021-10-14 | 9,597,617 | 5.84 | +0.30 | +5.42% |
| 2021-10-13 | 15,088,815 | 5.54 | -0.14 | -2.46% |
| 2021-10-12 | 39,212,237 | 5.68 | +0.34 | +6.37% |
| 2021-10-11 | 18,717,960 | 5.34 | +0.44 | +8.98% |
| 2021-10-08 | 16,403,143 | 4.90 |
Profile of PPC Ltd.
PPC Ltd. operates in the Industrials sector, specifically, the Construction & Materials industry.
| Factsheet of PPC Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| Sector: Industrials | Industry: Construction & Materials |
| Address: 148 Katherine Street, Corner Grayston and Katherine Streets, Sandton, 2146 | |
| Telephone: 011 386-9000 | |
| Email: contactus@ppc.co.za | Website: www.ppc.africa |
PPC Industrial Market Competitors
PPC Ltd., issuers of the PPC stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector and/or Construction & Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIK | Brikor Limited | 721M | 0.86 | +473% |
| SEP | Sephaku Holdings Limited | 484M | 1.90 | +171% |
| AEG | Aveng Group Limited | 3.11B | 0.05 | +150% |
| CGR | Calgro M3 Hldgs Ltd | 613M | 4.37 | +99.5% |
| SSK | Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd | 86.5M | 0.46 | +64.3% |
| RBX | Raubex Group Ltd | 6.25B | 34.37 | +59.9% |
| AFT | Afrimat Limited | 7.7B | 52.64 | +22.4% |
| TRL | Trellidor Hldgs Ltd | 300M | 3.15 | +21.2% |
| WBO | Wilson Bayly Hlm-Ovc Ltd | 6.41B | 107.11 | +17.5% |
| GSH | Grindrod Shipping Hldg Ltd | 4.22B | 220.03 | +321% |
