Argent Industrial Limited

Argent Industrial Limited

ART.JO
Argent Industrial LimitedZA flagJohannesburg Stock Exchange
3,875.00
ZAc
+73.00
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2.06BMarket Cap
Argent Industrial Limited
ART.JO
(Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

3,875.00

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
FRC
19.2
19.63
20.21
20.54
19.54
18.63
20.36
20.36
20.81
23.48
32.77
42.21
44.07
45.9
48.42
- -
Revenue per Share
0.59
0.76
0.83
-2.11
0.28
0.6
0.68
-2.05
1.01
1.31
2.17
3.3
4.13
4.42
4.96
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.09
0.72
0.33
-0.06
0.5
0.22
0.35
0.9
1.13
1.33
3.76
0.99
1.88
3.64
3.72
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
7.81
8.74
9.45
13.12
13.24
13.64
13.2
12.06
13.29
14.78
19.87
23.28
27.02
28.83
33.12
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Book Value per Share
10.97
11.14
11.62
10.64
10.78
11.16
11.28
9.98
10.62
12.14
15.53
17.8
22.13
25.78
28.07
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Tangible Book Value per Share
91
92
92
92
92
92
91
90
83
74
60
58
56
55
54
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1,755
1,797
1,850
1,880
1,791
1,707
1,849
1,828
1,722
1,728
1,966
2,433
2,459
2,544
2,636
2,839
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
100
6.76
6.82
100
21.9
5.35
5.73
-10.5
6.95
7.72
9.64
10.86
12.46
13.38
14.1
14.28
Operating Margin (%)
40
36
36
38
34
31
33
25
25
55
52
55
56
52
63
69
Depreciation Expense
54
70
76
-194
26
55
62
-184
84
96
130
190
231
245
270
293
Net Income, GAAP
12.54
18.8
22.12
- -
23.85
25.44
27.5
- -
25.81
17.48
24.9
23.96
19.3
26.32
24.52
26.06
Effective Tax Rate (%)
3.07
3.88
4.12
-10.29
1.46
3.23
3.34
-10.07
4.87
5.57
6.63
7.82
9.37
9.63
10.24
10.32
Profit Margin (%)
401
380
396
365
412
468
490
497
495
600
588
687
865
1,016
1,040
1,169
Working Capital
217
145
112
93
33
24
37
14
7
210
135
124
96
74
101
90
LT Debt
1,292
1,315
1,359
1,147
1,161
1,199
1,238
979
1,033
1,047
1,133
1,277
1,513
1,722
1,928
2,067
Total Equity
89.84
5.8
5.87
- -
21.16
4.96
5.52
- -
8.13
9.2
10.85
14.18
15.52
14.02
13.94
13.64
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.59
8.48
8.45
- -
2.97
4.74
5.3
- -
7.16
8.52
10.28
13.51
14.66
14.5
14.71
14.1
Return on Capital (%)
5.92
9.22
9.15
-18.74
2.16
4.47
5.05
-16.15
7.68
8.8
11.43
15.01
16.18
15.77
15.88
15.45
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

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Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
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Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.16%
12.82%
7.21%
Free Cash Flow
48.63%
24.07%
18.04%
Net Income, GAAP
-38.91%
18.42%
8.53%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.51%
7.92%
7.72%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,544
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,636
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,839

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
4.42
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
4.96
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Argent Industrial Limited manufactures and trades steel and steel-related products, operates a diversified portfolio of industrial manufacturing and engineering businesses, and holds a property portfolio. The company, founded in 1992 and headquartered in La Lucia, South Africa, lists on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the ticker ART.JO and conducts operations across South Africa, the United Kingdom, North America, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. Its core products and services encompass security gates, burglar bars, roller shutters, sectional doors, and expanding barriers from Xpanda; custom-made adjustable louvre shutters from American Shutters; aircraft refuelling vehicles and systems from Fluid Transfer Group; support, servicing, spares, and upgrades for refuelling applications from Flofuel Support; braai stands and fireplaces from JetMaster; ladders, fibreglass ladders, trolleys, castors, and accessories from Castor and Ladder; overhead cranes, hoists, and lifting equipment from Pro Crane Services; fuel storage tanks from Fuel Proof; speed control retarder systems, rail car stoppers, and frog stoppers from New Joules; underground scrapers, wear parts, grizzly frames, segments, and allied mining equipment from Hendor Mining; metal gates, fencing, railings, timber gates, and metal decking fence panels from Burbage Iron Craft and Cannock Gates; stainless steel and aluminium in sheets, plates, coils, flats, angles, tubes, and pipes from Gammid and Phoenix Steel; materials handling equipment from Partington Engineering; roll-over protection bars for construction machinery from Roll-tec Safety; ready-mix concrete, mortars, concrete pumping, and crushed stone products from Megamix; industrial doors from OSA Door Parts; modular buildings, offices, mess units, toilet, and shower blocks from Mersey Container Services; retractable security gates from Xpanda Canada; and raw materials for construction and infrastructure from Argent Industrial Engineering and Koch’s Cut & Supply, including cut-to-length, blanking, tube manufacture, and flame cutting services. In recent developments, Argent Industrial announces category 2 acquisitions, including the entire issued share capital of Standmode Limited in 2024, alongside ongoing share repurchases, such as ordinary share repurchases in July 2025, and releases short form interim results for September 2024 and year-end 2024 results, reflecting continued strategic expansion through mergers, divestitures like category 2 disposals, and black economic empowerment compliance. The group maintains a vertically integrated structure across manufacturing, steel trading, and properties segments, targeting construction, mining, aviation, rail, and infrastructure markets with branded consumer and industrial goods sold locally and internationally.