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Crookes Brothers Limited

Crookes Brothers Limited

JJSE:CKS
2,000.00
ZAC
-89.00
(-4.26%)
26.85BMarket Cap
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
35.12
41.87
40.73
43.5
31.26
43.61
46.1
41.64
37.78
40.34
47.69
54.62
51.4
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
6.33
3.24
3.67
4.25
-0.5
1.68
0.57
1.52
4.1
-12.85
4.02
4.46
-18.86
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-16.69
-7.16
-1.55
-4.56
-10.79
0.05
-2.85
-0.31
-5.23
-8.08
6.98
1.26
-1.11
- -
Dividend per Share
1.68
1.85
1.13
1.65
2.21
0.79
0.67
- -
0.5
- -
- -
2
1.51
- -
Book Value per Share
60.7
61.94
65.53
68.3
65.98
67.59
67.69
68.1
70.99
62.61
66.56
67.63
49
49
Tangible Book Value per Share
60.7
61.94
65.53
68.3
65.98
67.59
67.69
68.1
70.99
62.61
66.56
67.63
49
49
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
439
526
543
664
477
666
704
636
577
616
728
834
778
- -
Operating Margin (%)
20.88
11.64
13.08
18.42
-0.08
10.61
24.72
7.46
-16.46
-30.75
15.36
15.62
-30.62
- -
Depreciation Expense
25
31
46
49
49
60
70
66
66
164
63
62
59
- -
Net Income, GAAP
79
41
49
65
-8
26
9
23
63
-196
61
68
-285
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
19.83
25.51
30.18
26.48
- -
25.71
39.36
6.89
12.1
- -
32.41
23.57
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
18.03
7.74
9.01
9.76
-1.59
3.84
1.24
3.66
10.86
-31.85
8.42
8.17
-36.7
- -
Working Capital
262
199
412
342
187
251
387
455
455
449
419
467
386
386
LT Debt
62
84
77
33
27
78
236
284
289
267
179
249
262
262
Total Equity
764
784
1,004
1,067
1,032
1,060
1,066
1,090
1,145
1,009
1,087
1,110
812
812
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.48
4.98
4.87
7.96
- -
4.28
2.33
6.06
2.5
- -
4.93
6.76
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
10.79
4.8
5.16
3.26
- -
2.23
1.41
2.42
4.59
- -
4.51
5.22
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
11.79
5.28
5.5
6.35
-0.74
2.51
0.85
2.24
5.91
-19.34
6.25
6.66
-32.21
- -

Capital Structure

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
142
39
213
LT Borrowings
89
190
108
LT Finance Leases
160
160
154
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
15
15
15
Market Capitalization
429
422
269

Working Capital

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
716
705
750
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
122
149
166
Accounts Receivable, Net
115
136
92
Inventories
464
412
483
Total Current Liabilities
249
170
364
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
142
39
213
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-1.53%
-4.76%
-26.89%
Free Cash Flow
-398.47%
238%
-187.32%
Net Income, GAAP
-129.89%
-176.55%
-518.78%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.33%
4.71%
-6.74%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-25%

Semi-annual Revenue

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
728
2025
- -
- -
834
2026
- -
- -
778

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
4.02
2025
- -
- -
4.46
2026
- -
- -
-18.86

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
2
2026
- -
- -
1.51

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kennett Sinclair
Full Time Employees
2,813
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Agricultural commodities/Milling
Address
Ridge 6, 20 Ncondo Place, Umhlanga Ridge NL South Africa 4319
IPO Date
Jul 1, 1992
Website
cbl.co.za
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Business
Crookes Brothers Limited (JSE: CKS) operates as an investment holding company focused on primary agricultural production and property development across southern Africa. The group produces sugar cane from estates in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, and Zambia; bananas from operations in Mpumalanga, Eswatini, and Mozambique; and macadamia nuts from orchards in Mozambique's Zambezia Province; while its RenProp subsidiary develops industrial, commercial, residential, and retail properties on marginal farmland at the Renishaw Coastal Precinct in KwaZulu-Natal, including recent sales of a shopping centre site and filling station, alongside tourism activities and utility services at sites like Crocworld Conservation Centre. Founded in 1860 and headquartered at Ridge 6, 20 Ncondo Place in Umhlanga, South Africa, Crookes Brothers maintains a diversified portfolio with approximately 55% group-owned land and 45% under community partnerships, employing 2,456 people and emphasizing sustainable farming across South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Mozambique. In recent strategic shifts, the company divested its underperforming deciduous fruit division in late 2023 for R200 million plus harvest proceeds to reduce debt and refocus on core banana and sugar cane operations following a Bravura Capital review; completed sales at Renishaw Coastal Precinct generating R28.5 million in proceeds during fiscal 2025; invested R81.6 million in capital projects including a Mawecro solar plant and banana packhouse upgrades; announced a Nicoskamp farm conversion from bananas to sugar cane for enhanced resilience; and reported record banana profits alongside improved macadamia yields exceeding 1,000 tonnes despite weather challenges and election unrest in Mozambique.