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Astral Foods Limited

Astral Foods Limited

JJSE:ARL
20,886.00
ZAC
+86.00
(+0.41%)
982.28BMarket Cap
Nov 23Next Earn
Astral Foods Limited
JSE:ARL
(Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

20,886.00

P/E

ratio

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div

yld

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
ZAR
219.93
189.91
214.4
223.56
251.56
291.38
309.02
320.65
334.72
347.51
359.49
411.2
503.22
501.08
532.74
587.38
- -
Revenue per Share
9.56
11.28
8.65
5.45
8.84
20.13
9.64
19.63
36.91
16.59
14.35
12.25
27.81
-13.33
19.59
22.76
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
9.47
12.39
3.33
-1.68
5.47
11.6
5.28
22.58
22.09
8.3
14.15
10.93
24.47
-35.63
29.06
34.83
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
7.3
7.74
8.41
3.36
4.21
8.15
9.65
2.8
18.74
15.24
4.26
10.73
11.89
5.88
- -
7.4
- -
Dividend per Share
37.43
41.36
41.65
44.16
49.95
61.05
61.07
78.15
96.06
97.45
106.08
107.6
124.65
104.5
123.64
139.5
155.15
Book Value per Share
34.02
37.38
37.62
39.92
45.94
57.16
56.55
73.19
90.97
92.42
101.13
102.78
120.42
100.27
119.53
135.5
151.18
Tangible Book Value per Share
38
38
38
38
38
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
38
38
38
39
39
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
8,368
7,227
8,160
8,509
9,602
11,266
11,954
12,417
12,979
13,485
13,932
15,866
19,334
19,251
20,480
22,619
- -
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7
9.34
5.78
2.92
4.89
9.75
4.47
8.26
14.94
6.46
5.6
4.43
7.1
-3.95
4.14
5.21
- -
Operating Margin (%)
109
118
119
123
135
153
144
149
152
176
403
425
308
310
321
331
- -
Depreciation Expense
364
429
329
208
338
778
373
760
1,431
644
556
473
1,068
-512
753
876
- -
Net Income, GAAP
34.72
33.84
32.85
26.78
27.42
28.68
29.27
29.02
28.07
29.05
28.26
30.6
26
- -
26.46
27.66
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
4.35
5.94
4.04
2.44
3.51
6.91
3.12
6.12
11.03
4.77
3.99
2.98
5.53
-2.66
3.68
3.87
- -
Profit Margin (%)
204
278
296
405
434
755
788
1,420
1,978
1,843
1,472
1,692
2,374
1,160
2,241
2,948
3,436
Working Capital
81
99
15
145
156
35
- -
- -
- -
- -
366
274
231
182
126
205
136
LT Debt
1,446
1,586
1,596
1,695
1,945
2,372
2,373
3,039
3,737
3,796
4,122
4,161
4,786
4,019
4,752
5,375
5,977
Total Equity
22.23
25.09
18.07
10.09
16.42
31.15
13.91
24.49
39.44
15.99
13.43
10.18
21.15
- -
13.63
15.31
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
22.98
25.07
19.39
11.89
16.41
31.73
14.3
26.22
41.43
17
14.3
10.61
21.82
- -
14.54
15.96
- -
Return on Capital (%)
26.26
28.63
20.85
12.71
18.7
36.27
15.79
28.21
42.37
17.14
14.1
11.45
23.92
-11.63
17.17
17.31
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
144
117
120
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
177
205
136
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
38
39
39
Market Capitalization
6,266
7,908
9,823

Working Capital

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
5,035
5,650
6,156
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
272
1,041
1,152
Accounts Receivable, Net
2,048
2,015
2,330
Inventories
2,713
2,426
2,670
Total Current Liabilities
2,807
2,702
2,719
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
144
117
120
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.25%
6.25%
13.09%
Free Cash Flow
-2.77%
-61.44%
20.09%
Net Income, GAAP
-19.61%
-53.5%
16.4%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.39%
10.43%
10.45%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
20,480
2025
- -
- -
22,619
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
19.59
2025
- -
- -
22.76
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
7.4
2026
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Astral Foods Limited is South Africa's largest integrated poultry producer, engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds, broiler genetics, production and sale of day-old chicks and hatching eggs, breeder and broiler production, processing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added poultry products; it also provides laboratory analytical services to the animal feed industry. The company operates through Poultry, Feed and Other segments, offering products under brands including Goldi, County Fair, Festive, Meadow Feeds, National Chicks, Ross, CAL, Tiger Chicks, Tiger Animal Feeds, Mountain Valley, Earlybird and SupaStar. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, Astral Foods conducts operations primarily in South Africa, with feed businesses in Zambia and Mozambique. Recent developments include the implementation of Project 3R turnaround strategy, which drove a 461% rebound in operating earnings and return to profitability with headline earnings per share of R19.20 for the fiscal year ended September 2024; divestiture of its 9.8% stake in Quantum Foods for R141.7 million in early 2024 to enhance liquidity; acquisition of stakes by new investors Truffle Asset Management (10.48%) and Mianzo Asset Management (5.16%) in mid-2024; receipt of permission on 30 June 2025 to vaccinate poultry breeding stock against bird flu; and a voluntary trading statement in October 2025 indicating 5-15% growth in headline earnings per share for the year ended September 2025.