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...
PPC Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). PPC is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “PPC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:PPC is ZAE000170049. PPC Limited is currently the 149th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 5.5 billion, which makes about 0.028% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 3.52 |
| Day’s High Price | 3.61 |
| Traded Volume | 6.83M |
| Number of Deals | 180 |
| Gross Turnover | 24.3M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.39 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 9.08 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.33 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.32% |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.55B |
| Market Capitalization | 5.5B |
PPC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -5.35% | -9.46% | -17.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -33.2% | +5.99% | -29.9% |
The current share price of PPC Limited (PPC) is ZAR 3.54. PPC closed its last trading day (Wednesday, May 25, 2022) at 3.54 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1.4% drop from its previous closing price of 3.59 ZAR. PPC began the year with a share price of 5.05 ZAR but has since lost 29.9% off that price valuation, ranking it 384th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that PPC has lost 9% of the stock’s value from April 25th to date.
PPC is the 21st most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 21 - May 25, 2022). PPC has traded a total volume of 289 million shares—in 32,029 deals—valued at ZAR 1.14 billion over the period, with an average of 4.58 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 19.7 million was achieved on March 24th, and a low of 533,089 on May 23rd, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-25 | 6,832,555 | 3.54 | -0.05 | -1.39% |
| 2022-05-24 | 5,789,544 | 3.59 | -0.05 | -1.37% |
| 2022-05-23 | 533,089 | 3.64 | -0.03 | -0.82% |
| 2022-05-20 | 699,675 | 3.67 | +0.06 | +1.66% |
| 2022-05-19 | 3,552,436 | 3.61 | -0.13 | -3.48% |
| 2022-05-18 | 5,140,869 | 3.74 | -0.03 | -0.80% |
| 2022-05-17 | 6,363,011 | 3.77 | +0.05 | +1.34% |
| 2022-05-16 | 1,685,675 | 3.72 | -0.02 | -0.53% |
| 2022-05-13 | 1,117,673 | 3.74 | -0.02 | -0.53% |
| 2022-05-12 | 2,273,457 | 3.76 |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSK | Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd | 107M | 0.57 | +14% |
| AFT | Afrimat Limited | 8.67B | 59.21 | +3.1% |
| RBX | Raubex Group Ltd | 6.91B | 38.00 | -4.52% |
| CGR | Calgro M3 Hldgs Ltd | 519M | 3.70 | -7.5% |
| TRL | Trellidor Hldgs Ltd | 271M | 2.85 | -10.9% |
| WBO | Wilson Bayly Hlm-Ovc Ltd | 4.78B | 79.86 | -29.5% |
| BIK | Brikor Limited | 251M | 0.30 | -31.8% |
| SEP | Sephaku Holdings Limited | 305M | 1.20 | -35.1% |
| AEG | Aveng Group Limited | 1.61B | 12.88 | -51.4% |
| GSH | Grindrod Shipping Hldg Ltd | 7.06B | 381.71 | +45.7% |
