SOL - Sasol Limited
Sasol Limited is a global integrated chemicals and energy company that sources, produces, and markets a range of fuels and chemical products in 27 countries. The company is listed on the JSE in South Africa and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. Sasol’s investors consist of both equity investors (those invested in the ordinary shares or the ADRs) and lenders/debt investors—banks and institutional investors lending to the company or investing in its issues of debt instruments such as local bonds, offshore bonds, commercial paper issues, project finance, loans and other credit facilities, and convertible instruments.
Sasol comprises two distinct market-focused businesses, namely, Chemicals and Energy, with a corporate center to support. The Chemicals Business, which has a diversified, global presence across Africa, America, and Eurasia, boasts a broad range of integrated alcohols and surfactants, specialty alumina products which are backed by a track record of collaborative innovation with customers. The Energy Business has a strong regional position across Southern Africa, including upstream gas operations in Mozambique, and leverages the unique Fischer-Tropsch technology and advantaged assets to produce fully integrated liquid fuels and chemical products.
Sasol Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Sasol is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “SOL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:SOL is ZAE000006896. Sasol Limited is currently the 31st most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 91 billion, which makes about 0.462% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 141.53 |
| Day’s High Price | 146.24 |
| Traded Volume | 1.89M |
| Number of Deals | 8,079 |
| Gross Turnover | 271M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 43.22 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 3.28 |
| Dividend Per Share | 12.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.46% |
| Shares Outstanding | 642M |
| Market Capitalization | 91B |
SOL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +3.92% | +2.66% | +8.87% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4% | -41.9% | -23.5% |
The current share price of Sasol Limited (SOL) is ZAR 141.78. SOL closed its last trading day (Friday, July 26, 2024) at 141.78 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1% drop from its previous closing price of 143.20 ZAR. Sasol began the year with a share price of 185.29 ZAR but has since lost 23.5% off that price valuation, ranking it 365th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Sasol is the 27th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Apr 26 - Jul 26, 2024). SOL has traded a total volume of 167 million shares—in 576,644 deals—valued at ZAR 22.1 billion over the period, with an average of 2.65 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.65 million was achieved on June 20th, and a low of 876,462 on May 7th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Sasol on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | 1,887,791 | 141.78 | -1.42 | -0.99% |
| 2024-07-25 | 1,874,033 | 143.20 | -0.89 | -0.62% |
| 2024-07-24 | 2,370,441 | 144.09 | -4.90 | -3.29% |
| 2024-07-23 | 3,267,323 | 148.99 | +3.59 | +2.47% |
| 2024-07-22 | 3,693,239 | 145.40 | +8.97 | +6.57% |
| 2024-07-19 | 1,511,168 | 136.43 | +1.10 | +0.81% |
| 2024-07-18 | 4,776,913 | 135.33 | +1.20 | +0.89% |
| 2024-07-17 | 5,443,910 | 134.13 | +1.50 | +1.13% |
| 2024-07-16 | 3,541,272 | 132.63 | +1.23 | +0.94% |
| 2024-07-15 | 4,474,284 | 131.40 |
Profile of Sasol Limited
Sasol Limited was founded on June 26, 1979 and operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Chemicals industry. Sasol contracts an estimated total number of 29,187 employees. The company is led by Fleetwood Grobler (63) as its President and Chief Executive Officer, since 2019. The company's board of directors, chaired by Sipho Nkosi (70), is composed of 13 members whose names are listed below.
- Nkosi, Sipho
Non-Executive Chairman - Grobler, Fleetwood
President and Chief Executive Officer - Victor, Paul
Chief Financial Officer - Kahla, Vuyo
Executive Vice President: Strategy, Sustainability and Integrated Services - Westwell, Stephen
Independent Non-Executive Director - Dube, Muriel
Independent Non-Executive Director - Nkeli, Mpho
Independent Non-Executive Director - Cuambe, Manuel
Independent Non-Executive Director - Harper, Kathy
Independent Non-Executive Director - Flöel, Martina
Independent Non-Executive Director - Kennealy, Trix
Independent Non-Executive Director - Matyumza, Nomgando
Independent Non-Executive Director - Subramoney, Stanley
Independent Non-Executive Director
Factsheet of Sasol Limited
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Address
- Sasol Place, 50 Katherine Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-10-344-5000, +27-10-344-9280
- Website
- www.sasol.com
SOL Industrial Market Competitors
Sasol Limited, issuers of the SOL and BEE - Sasol Limited (-15.3%) stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Chemicals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMN | Omnia Holdings Ltd | 11B | 66.50 | +1.73% |
| AFEP | AECI 5.5% Preference Shares | 44.3M | 14.75 | -4.84% |
| AFE | AECI Limited | 10.7B | 101.00 | -7.92% |
| SXM | Sable Exploration & Mining Ltd | 56.6M | 1.00 | +567% |
| EPS | Eastern Platinum Limited | 390M | 1.93 | +222% |
| KP2 | Kore Potash plc | 2.22B | 0.51 | +219% |
| PAN | Pan African Resource plc | 14.8B | 6.64 | +62.4% |
| HLM | Hulamin Ltd | 1.46B | 4.50 | +55.2% |
| ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 219B | 497.83 | +40.9% |
| HAR | Harmony GM Co Ltd | 103B | 163.35 | +36.6% |
