PPC Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
PPC has a total shareholder equity of ZAR5.7B and total debt of ZAR502.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 8.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ZAR9.0B and ZAR3.3B respectively. PPC's EBIT is ZAR982.0M making its interest coverage ratio 27.3. It has cash and short-term investments of ZAR872.0M.
Key information
8.83%
Debt to equity ratio
R502.00m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 27.3x |
| Cash | R872.00m |
| Equity | R5.69b |
| Total liabilities | R3.33b |
| Total assets | R9.02b |
Recent financial health updates
PPC (JSE:PPC) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Jun 11
Is PPC (JSE:PPC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 04Auditors Are Concerned About PPC (JSE:PPC)
Jun 26Is PPC (JSE:PPC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 26PPC (JSE:PPC) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Dec 11Recent updates
PPC (JSE:PPC) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There
Jun 16PPC (JSE:PPC) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Jun 11PPC Ltd (JSE:PPC) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Apr 30Is PPC (JSE:PPC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 04
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Jul 26Here's What To Make Of PPC's (JSE:PPC) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Sep 21Auditors Are Concerned About PPC (JSE:PPC)
Jun 26Is PPC (JSE:PPC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 26How Much Did PPC's(JSE:PPC) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Five Years?
Feb 19How Much Of PPC Ltd (JSE:PPC) Do Institutions Own?
Jan 15PPC (JSE:PPC) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Dec 11Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PPC's short term assets (ZAR3.0B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR1.7B).
Long Term Liabilities: PPC's short term assets (ZAR3.0B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR1.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PPC has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: PPC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 77.1% to 8.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PPC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (280.9%).
Interest Coverage: PPC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (27.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/17 14:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
PPC Ltd is covered by 13 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Gari Chigwedere | Avior Capital Markets |
| Rasia Naidoo | BofA Global Research |
| Adedayo Ayeni | BPI Capital Africa (Proprietary), Limited |