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Southern Sun JSE:SSU Stock Report

Last Price

R8.95

Market Cap

R12.0b

7D

-1.2%

1Y

70.5%

Updated

30 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Southern Sun Limited

JSE:SSU Stock Report

Market Cap: R12.0b

SSU Stock Overview

Owns, leases, and manages hotels in South Africa, Mozambique, the Seychelles, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, and Zambia. More details

SSU fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 10.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 19.14% per year

Earnings grew by 38.6% over the past year

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for SSU from our risk checks.

My Notes

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Southern Sun Limited Competitors

City Lodge Hotels

JSE:CLH

R2.9b

Sun International

JSE:SUI

R10.7b

Tsogo Sun

JSE:TSG

R10.6b

Famous Brands

JSE:FBR

R6.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Southern Sun
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceR8.95
52 Week HighR9.60
52 Week LowR4.50
Beta0.92
1 Month Change5.54%
3 Month Change19.65%
1 Year Change70.48%
3 Year Change157.18%
5 Year Change135.53%
Change since IPO123.75%

Recent News & Updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Southern Sun Limited (JSE:SSU) As Its Stock Soars 28%

Oct 12
Earnings Tell The Story For Southern Sun Limited (JSE:SSU) As Its Stock Soars 28%

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Southern Sun Limited (JSE:SSU) As Its Stock Soars 28%

Oct 12
Earnings Tell The Story For Southern Sun Limited (JSE:SSU) As Its Stock Soars 28%

Southern Sun (JSE:SSU) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Nov 29
Southern Sun (JSE:SSU) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Southern Sun Limited's (JSE:SSU) CEO Looks Due For A Compensation Raise

Sep 14
Southern Sun Limited's (JSE:SSU) CEO Looks Due For A Compensation Raise

Shareholder Returns

SSUZA HospitalityZA Market
7D-1.2%-0.07%-0.3%
1Y70.5%11.8%7.8%

Return vs Industry: SSU exceeded the ZA Hospitality industry which returned 11.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SSU exceeded the ZA Market which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SSU's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SSU volatility
SSU Average Weekly Movement3.6%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement3.6%
Market Average Movement4.2%
10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market9.2%
10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: SSU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.

Volatility Over Time: SSU's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19695,566Marcel von Aulockwww.southernsun.com

Southern Sun Limited owns, leases, and manages hotels in South Africa, Mozambique, the Seychelles, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, and Zambia. It operates through five segments: Manco, Investment Properties, Sandton Consortium, SA Portfolio, and Offshore. The company operates hotels and resorts under the Southern Sun Hotels and Southern Sun Resorts, Garden Court, SunSquare, StayEasy, Sandton Convention Centre, and SUN1 brand names.

Southern Sun Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Southern Sun's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SSU fundamental statistics
Market capR12.00b
Earnings (TTM)R933.00m
Revenue (TTM)R6.22b

12.9x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Is SSU overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SSU income statement (TTM)
RevenueR6.22b
Cost of RevenueR1.91b
Gross ProfitR4.31b
Other ExpensesR3.38b
EarningsR933.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.70
Gross Margin69.29%
Net Profit Margin14.99%
Debt/Equity Ratio17.7%

How did SSU perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.4%

Current Dividend Yield

18%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 11:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Southern Sun Limited is covered by 1 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.

AnalystInstitution
Luyanda NjiloNedbank Corporate and Investment Bank