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Results for the year ended 31 March 2025, dividend declaration, notice of AGM and distribution of annual report
ARGENT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1993/002054/06)
Share code: ART
ISIN: ZAE000019188
("Argent" or "the company")
AUDITED ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025, DIVIDEND
DECLARATION, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL SUMMARY 31 March 2025 31 March 2024 % change
Income Statement
Revenue R 000 2,635,638 2,544,216 3.6%
EBITDA R 000 433,658 394,615 9.9%
Operating profit R 000 370,172 342,729 8.0%
Profit for the year R 000 276,806 252,305 9.7%
Statement of financial position
Total assets R 000 2,856,182 2,514,670 13.6%
Total liabilities R 000 928,268 792,761 17.1%
Total shareholders' funds R 000 1,927,914 1,721,909 12.0%
Net asset value per share cents 3,488.1 3,115.4 12.0%
Shares in issue
- at end of period excluding treasury shares 000 54,431 54,431 0.0%
- weighted average 000 54,431 55,424 -1.8%
- diluted weighted average 000 54,431 55,424 -1.8%
Earnings and dividends per share
Basic earnings per share cents 496.1 441.9 12.3%
Diluted earnings per share cents 496.1 441.9 12.3%
Headline earnings per share cents 493.3 438.5 12.5%
Diluted headline earnings per share cents 493.3 438.5 12.5%
Dividends per share cents 127.0 115.0 10.4%
DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The board of directors of the company ("Board") have declared and approved a final gross dividend of 67 cents per
share for the year ended 31 March 2025 from income reserves. Total ordinary dividends per share in respect of the
financial year to 31 March 2025 therefore amounts to 127 cents per share (2024 – 115 cents per share).
The following dates will apply to the abovementioned final dividend:
Last day to trade cum dividend: Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Trading ex-dividend commences: Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Record date: Friday, 29 August 2025
Dividend payment date: Monday, 01 September 2025
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between Wednesday, 27 August 2025 and Friday,
29 August 2025, both days inclusive.
In determining the dividends tax of 20% to be withheld in terms of the Income Tax Act (No 58 of 1962), those
shareholders who are not exempt from the dividend tax will therefore receive a dividend of 53.6 cents per share net
of dividend tax. The company has 54 430 980 ordinary shares in issue as at 26 June 2025 and its income tax
reference number is 9096/002/71/3.
Ordinary shareholders who hold dematerialised shares will have their accounts at their CSDP or broker
credited/updated on Monday, 01 September 2025.
SHORT FORM ANNOUNCEMENT
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the Board. It is only a summary of the audited consolidated
annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 ("AFS") contained in the company's annual report
("Annual Report") and does not contain full or complete details. Any investment decisions by investors and/or
shareholders should be based on consideration of the AFS, as a whole.
The AFS have been audited by Forvis Mazars South Africa, who expressed an unmodified audit opinion thereon.
The Annual Report, including the AFS and auditor's report, is available on the company's website at
https://argent.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/annual-report-2025.pdf, and on the JSE cloudlink at
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2025/JSE/ISSE/ART/FY2025.pdf.
DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL REPORT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are hereby advised that the company's Annual Report, incorporating the AFS and the notice of the
annual general meeting of the company ("Notice of AGM"), has been distributed to shareholders today,
26 June 2025. The Annual Report is available on the company's website at the aforementioned link.
Notice is hereby given that Argent's annual general meeting ("AGM") of shareholders will be held in the company's
boardroom at First floor, Ridge 63, 8 Sinembe Crescent, La Lucia Ridge Office Estate, Umhlanga, on
Monday, 18 August 2025 at 11:00 to transact the business as stated in the abovementioned Notice of AGM.
Kindly note the following salient details:
Issuer name Argent Industrial Limited
Type of instrument Ordinary shares
ISIN number ZAE000019188
JSE code ART
Meeting type Annual General Meeting
Meeting venue First floor, Ridge 63, 8 Sinembe Crescent, La Lucia Ridge
Office Estate, Umhlanga
Record date – to determine which Friday, 20 June 2025
shareholders are entitled to receive the notice
of meeting
Publication/posting date Thursday, 26 June 2025
Last day to trade – Last day to trade to Tuesday, 05 August 2025
determine eligible shareholders that may
attend, speak and vote at the meeting
Record date – to determine eligible Friday, 08 August 2025
shareholders that may attend, speak and vote
at the meeting
Meeting deadline date (For administrative Thursday, 14 August 2025
purposes, forms of proxy for the meeting to be
lodged)
Meeting date 11:00 on Monday, 18 August 2025
Publication of results Monday, 18 August 2025
Website link https://argent.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/annual-
report-2025.pdf
Umhlanga
26 June 2025
Sponsor
PSG Capital
Date: 26-06-2025 04:40:00
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