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    Packaged Foods
RCL Foods Limited

RCL Foods Limited

RCL.JO
RCL Foods LimitedZA flagJohannesburg Stock Exchange
800.00
ZAc
-8.00
- -
7.20BMarket Cap
RCL Foods Limited
RCL.JO
(Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

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800.00

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
FRC
22.61
27.93
25.99
25.85
27.94
27.25
29.01
28.87
28.33
29.79
31.76
35.67
36.23
27.36
29,227.01
29.64
Revenue per Share
1.16
1.24
0.88
0.07
-0.41
0.99
0.21
0.6
1.07
-0.13
-1.03
1.12
1.14
0.69
1,824.84
1.59
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.06
-0.29
-0.68
0.32
-0.01
0.58
-0.49
0.87
0.29
-1.2
1.49
0.03
1.57
-0.79
1,835.08
1.5
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
8.27
8.8
9.05
16.74
15.7
13.42
13.25
13.6
14.35
13.84
12.68
13.37
14.07
14.46
16,290.64
12.79
Book Value per Share
7.72
8.32
8.53
3.14
5.24
5.16
5.92
6.37
7.49
7.13
7.02
7.92
8.89
9.16
11,184.36
7.75
Tangible Book Value per Share
307
309
302
391
698
860
863
864
866
869
875
888
889
890
1
894
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
6,953
8,621
7,855
10,109
19,501
23,428
25,025
24,951
24,528
25,888
27,804
31,688
32,201
24,349
26,017
26,494
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
97.74
97.56
4.01
-0.32
0.69
3.2
0.49
0.4
2.5
-0.65
-0.64
2.36
1.63
1.74
3.52
7.24
Operating Margin (%)
157
210
200
278
613
772
1,445
971
776
1,555
2,442
932
799
655
663
- -
Depreciation Expense
356
384
267
27
-289
848
182
516
922
-111
-901
993
1,013
616
1,624
1,418
Net Income, GAAP
33.38
32.89
34.97
112.17
- -
28.66
- -
20.86
20
- -
- -
25.39
30.17
32.13
25.97
22.82
Effective Tax Rate (%)
5.11
4.45
3.4
0.27
-1.48
3.62
0.73
2.07
3.76
-0.43
-3.24
3.13
3.15
2.53
6.24
5.35
Profit Margin (%)
1,323
1,443
1,372
4,513
-689
3,311
3,599
3,490
3,025
3,421
3,274
3,523
2,969
2,336
5,104
3,204
Working Capital
- -
- -
66
5,515
368
3,511
3,599
3,079
1,966
2,639
3,960
3,525
2,269
807
391
1,943
LT Debt
2,660
2,856
2,896
7,045
9,436
10,113
10,046
10,387
11,180
10,834
9,822
10,694
11,389
11,721
13,441
10,387
Total Equity
175.87
204.54
7
0.05
- -
3.79
- -
0.57
3.5
- -
- -
3.82
2.43
1.88
4.32
10.4
Return on Invested Capital (%)
14.44
14.64
9.88
0.46
- -
7.01
- -
5.47
7.89
- -
- -
7.81
7.54
5.16
10.44
10.4
Return on Capital (%)
14.42
14.59
9.78
0.59
-3.3
7.54
1.59
4.45
7.63
-0.9
-7.8
8.64
8.31
4.86
11.87
10.94
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

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Working Capital

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Growth Rates

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10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
0.82%
2.05%
-22.72%
Free Cash Flow
359.7%
971.91%
-17.91%
Net Income, GAAP
69.07%
-19.28%
-12.7%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.77%
-0.02%
1.83%
Total Cash Common Dividend
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Quarterly Revenue

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Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
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- -
- -
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26,017
2025
- -
- -
- -
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26,494
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

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Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,824.84
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1.59
2026
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Quarterly Dividends Per Share

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Year

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Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
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2025
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2026
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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.