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    Consumer non-durables

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    Food: meat/fish/dairy
RCL Foods Limited

RCL Foods Limited

0.37
USD
-0.21
(-36.11%)
Mar 08Next Earn
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
27.94
27.25
29.01
28.87
28.33
29.79
31.76
35.67
36.23
27.36
29.23
28.58
27.27
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.41
0.99
0.21
0.6
1.07
-0.13
-1.03
1.12
1.14
0.69
1.82
1.59
0.84
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.01
0.58
-0.49
0.87
0.29
-1.2
1.49
0.03
1.57
-0.79
1.84
1.5
-0.79
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
10.92
11.65
11.54
11.97
11.87
11.51
10.3
11.19
12.01
13.34
15.25
11.7
11.96
11.96
Tangible Book Value per Share
4.19
5.06
5.82
6.32
6.86
6.58
6.47
7.37
8.35
9.33
11.34
7.84
8.33
8.33
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
698
860
863
864
866
869
875
888
889
890
890
894
898
899
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
19,501
23,428
25,025
24,951
24,528
25,888
27,804
31,688
32,201
24,349
26,017
25,547
24,499
- -
Operating Margin (%)
0.69
3.2
0.49
0.4
2.5
-0.65
-0.64
2.36
1.63
1.74
3.52
7.51
- -
- -
Depreciation Expense
613
772
1,445
971
776
1,555
2,442
932
799
655
663
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-289
848
182
516
922
-111
-901
993
1,013
616
1,624
1,418
756
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
28.66
- -
20.86
20
- -
- -
25.39
30.17
32.13
25.97
22.82
31.57
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-1.48
3.62
0.73
2.07
3.76
-0.43
-3.24
3.13
3.15
2.53
6.24
5.55
3.08
- -
Working Capital
-689
3,311
3,599
3,490
3,025
3,421
3,274
3,523
2,969
2,336
5,104
3,204
3,218
3,218
LT Debt
368
3,511
3,599
3,079
1,966
2,639
3,960
3,525
2,269
807
391
1,943
1,895
1,895
Total Equity
9,436
10,113
10,046
10,387
11,180
10,834
9,822
10,694
11,389
11,721
13,441
10,387
10,669
10,669
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
7.35
- -
4.43
7.24
- -
- -
7.54
6.82
4.56
7.74
10.4
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
7.78
- -
6.03
8.64
- -
- -
8.44
8.09
5.5
11.08
11.09
7.06
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-3.59
8.74
1.82
5.08
8.59
-1.01
-8.71
9.64
9.14
5.28
12.76
11.78
7.11
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Capital Structure

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'25
Dec'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
149
468
183
LT Borrowings
1,543
1,566
1,577
LT Finance Leases
400
352
318
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
897
899
899
Market Capitalization
10,057
9,143
- -

Working Capital

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'25
Dec'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
8,595
8,147
8,044
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,640
303
808
Accounts Receivable, Net
3,560
3,822
3,346
Inventories
3,375
4,003
3,877
Total Current Liabilities
5,391
5,011
4,825
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
149
468
183
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
1.15%
0.82%
2.72%
Free Cash Flow
362.82%
960.98%
-152.71%
Net Income, GAAP
72.26%
13.41%
-46.71%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
0.31%
-4.36%
-4.1%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
26,017
2025
- -
- -
25,547
2026
- -
- -
24,499

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
1.82
2025
- -
- -
1.59
2026
- -
- -
0.84

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

ZAR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Paul D. Cruickshank
Full Time Employees
12,600
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: meat/fish/dairy
Address
Ten The Boulevard Westville South Africa 3629
IPO Date
Jul 1, 1992
Website
rclfoods.com
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Business
RCL Foods Limited is a leading South African food manufacturer that produces and distributes a wide range of branded and private label consumer food products, including staples and value-added specialty offerings; its core portfolio encompasses grocery items such as baking products under Supreme Flour and mayonnaise under Rainbow Nola, pies, beverages including juices and peanut butter under Yum Yum, pet food from a major Randfontein facility, and additional categories like plant-based alternatives through strategic joint ventures. The company operates primarily through its Food Division, which includes grocery, pies, beverages, and specialty units, alongside complementary activities in treasury, international investments, farming, sales, marketing, and food innovation; it previously managed integrated chicken, animal feed, and waste-to-value operations now housed in the unbundled subsidiary Rainbow Chicken Limited. RCL Foods Limited, founded in 1960 as Rainbow Chicken Ltd and renamed in 2013 following the acquisition of Foodcorp, maintains headquarters in Westville near Durban, South Africa, with primary operations across South Africa and distribution to retail, foodservice, and export customers principally in Africa. In June 2024, RCL Foods unbundled its chicken, animal feed, and waste-to-value businesses into Rainbow Chicken Limited, listing the entity on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Main Board after incorporating it as a wholly owned subsidiary in April 2024 and acquiring the operating assets in May 2024, streamlining its focus on consumer branded foods; earlier divestments included Vector Logistics in 2023 as part of a revised portfolio strategy, while recent initiatives feature a joint venture with US-based LIVEKINDLY Collective for plant-based products approved by the Competition Commission and ongoing sustainability efforts across employee, consumer, community, and planetary wellbeing pillars.