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Kumba Iron Ore Limited

Kumba Iron Ore Limited

21,827.00
ZAC
-668.00
(-2.97%)
9.32TMarket Cap
Feb 23Next Earn
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
JSE:KIO
(Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

21,827.00

P/E

ratio

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div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
ZAR
120.69
151.3
141.48
169.56
148.43
109.91
125.67
145.25
143.07
200.54
249.64
318.16
230.66
268.68
213.56
218.56
- -
Revenue per Share
44.66
53.11
38.87
48.09
33.44
1.46
26.98
38.63
30.08
50.72
70.99
103.67
46.64
70.8
45.81
45.57
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
42.15
61.81
41.49
51.59
27.57
18.44
35.01
43.65
33.7
67.97
77.65
133.04
52.05
60.58
61.04
53.24
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
20.94
42.82
41.8
32.69
35.71
7.76
- -
16.11
29.74
46.74
35.72
114.43
59.41
39.04
43.13
36.67
- -
Dividend per Share
44.54
49.16
47.31
64.97
64.78
60.19
87.23
108.84
110.35
112.98
147.99
139.04
127.9
162.08
164.6
171.52
168.67
Book Value per Share
44.54
49.16
47.31
64.97
64.78
60.19
87.23
108.84
110.35
112.98
147.99
139.04
127.9
162.08
164.6
171.52
168.67
Tangible Book Value per Share
321
321
321
321
321
321
320
319
320
321
321
321
321
321
321
321
320
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
38,704
48,553
45,446
54,461
47,597
35,260
40,155
46,379
45,725
64,285
80,104
102,092
74,032
86,234
68,529
70,077
- -
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
64.91
65.82
57.77
50.53
40.24
22.2
36.33
36.18
35.44
45.4
52.51
58.84
43.64
46.39
32.44
36.58
- -
Operating Margin (%)
- -
- -
1,535
2,039
2,636
3,323
3,091
3,027
4,269
4,538
4,970
5,050
5,020
5,005
5,713
6,165
- -
Depreciation Expense
14,323
17,042
12,486
15,446
10,724
469
8,621
12,335
9,615
16,259
22,779
33,266
14,968
22,725
14,699
14,611
- -
Net Income, GAAP
27.14
30.44
29.51
27.66
24.55
64.1
26.1
25.27
24.14
27.13
27.58
27.24
26.58
26.85
27.67
26.97
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
37.01
35.1
27.47
28.36
22.53
1.33
21.47
26.6
21.03
25.29
28.44
32.58
20.22
26.35
21.45
20.85
- -
Profit Margin (%)
7,707
4,197
4,161
5,633
1,695
6,922
14,713
15,679
16,258
15,855
29,522
22,836
15,416
24,742
20,779
18,932
17,216
Working Capital
3,185
- -
3,200
2,234
4,000
8,000
4,500
- -
- -
513
335
275
157
179
70
109
97
LT Debt
18,376
20,592
19,664
27,184
27,001
25,167
36,536
45,546
46,187
47,524
62,190
58,458
53,817
68,222
69,300
72,008
70,809
Total Equity
105.93
97.41
67.02
72.9
42.75
2.71
29.21
36.1
27.04
44.62
53.28
70.96
32.95
44.59
26.5
26.24
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
60.91
52.44
35.7
39.16
23.09
1.76
17.38
20.31
14.76
24.31
28.72
37.97
17.76
24.09
14.55
14.93
- -
Return on Capital (%)
132.35
112.97
80.37
85.65
51.56
2.34
36.55
39.4
27.46
45.49
54.45
72.27
34.95
48.84
28.04
27.12
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'25
Dec'25
Jun'26
ST Debt
117
94
79
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
121
109
97
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
321
320
320
Market Capitalization
91,460
112,446
93,180

Working Capital

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'25
Dec'25
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
31,316
31,916
29,277
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
14,200
13,213
10,880
Accounts Receivable, Net
5,371
1,808
6,426
Inventories
9,509
9,688
10,330
Total Current Liabilities
10,295
12,984
12,061
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
117
94
79
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
12.33%
3.66%
3.91%
Free Cash Flow
22.23%
2.95%
-12.85%
Net Income, GAAP
187.53%
1.39%
-0.6%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.13%
-0.37%
2.26%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
26.67%
-15.06%

Semi-annual Revenue

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
68,529
2025
- -
- -
70,077
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
45.81
2025
- -
- -
45.57
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
43.13
2025
- -
- -
36.67
2026
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Kumba Iron Ore Limited (JSE: KIO) is a leading South African iron ore producer supplying the global steel industry through exploration, extraction, beneficiation, marketing, sales and shipping of high-quality lump and fines products including hematite (Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4); it operates the Sishen and Kolomela open-pit mines in South Africa's Northern Cape Province, with Sishen near Kathu featuring the world's largest jig plant and Kolomela near Postmasburg producing premium-grade ore, supported by dedicated rail links via the Iron Ore Export Line to Saldanha Bay port in the Western Cape. Kumba holds a 74-75.37% stake in Sishen Iron Ore Company Proprietary Limited (SIOC), through which it controls these assets, while exporting primarily to China, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa; founded in 2005 as a successor to Kumba Resources following a 2006 restructuring that spun off coal and heavy minerals operations, the company is headquartered in Centurion near Johannesburg and operates as a majority-owned subsidiary of Anglo South Africa Proprietary Limited, part of the Anglo American group. Recent strategic changes include a 2023 business reconfiguration to a lower production profile of 35-37 million tonnes per annum for 2024-2026 aligned with Transnet logistics constraints, involving cost savings of R2.5-3.0 billion, unit cost guidance of US$38-40/wet metric tonne, workforce adjustments impacting around 490 jobs via section 189A consultations, and contractor reviews; ongoing projects encompass the near-complete Kapstevel South extension at Kolomela targeting first ore in 2024, a review of the ultra-high dense media separation (UHDMS) initiative at Sishen to extend mine life, a 67-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant under construction at Sishen, and an 11-megawatt renewable wheeling contract at Kolomela to support 2030 scope 2 emissions reduction goals, alongside efforts to improve logistics via the Ore Users Forum and National Logistics Crisis Committee amid Transnet challenges.

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