Market Cap
R9.8b
Last Updated
2021/01/16 17:44 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
AECI Ltd provides mining, water treatment, plant and animal health, food and beverage, infrastructure, and general industrial sector related products and services in Africa, Europe, South East Asia, North America, South America, and Australia. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record and good value.
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Share Price & News
How has AECI's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: AFE is less volatile than 75% of ZA stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AFE's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
1.2%
AFE
0.9%
ZA Chemicals
1.0%
ZA Market
1 Year Return
-16.3%
AFE
-32.5%
ZA Chemicals
-2.1%
ZA Market
Return vs Industry: AFE exceeded the ZA Chemicals industry which returned -32.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AFE underperformed the ZA Market which returned -2.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AFE | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 30 Day | 1.7% | 16.2% | 3.4% |
| 90 Day | 16.3% | 51.7% | 12.0% |
| 1 Year | -10.2%-16.3% | -31.7%-32.5% | 3.0%-2.1% |
| 3 Year | 3.6%-12.7% | -55.4%-58.6% | 3.4%-17.7% |
| 5 Year | 44.2%12.1% | -46.0%-53.1% | 50.6%8.4% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is AECI's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Kind Of Shareholders Own AECI Ltd (JSE:AFE)?Valuation
Is AECI undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: AFE (ZAR89.09) is trading below our estimate of fair value (ZAR238.31)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AFE is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AFE is good value based on its PE Ratio (8.1x) compared to the ZA Chemicals industry average (10.3x).
PE vs Market: AFE is good value based on its PE Ratio (8.1x) compared to the ZA market (13.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AFE's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AFE's PB Ratio (0.8x) is in line with the ZA Chemicals industry average.
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Future Growth
How is AECI forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
67.9%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as AECI has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether AECI is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has AECI performed over the past 5 years?
5.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AFE has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AFE's current net profit margins (4.8%) are higher than last year (3.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AFE's earnings have grown by 5.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AFE's earnings growth over the past year (29.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: AFE earnings growth over the past year (29.8%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 7.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: AFE's Return on Equity (10%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is AECI's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AFE's short term assets (ZAR11.8B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR6.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: AFE's short term assets (ZAR11.8B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR6.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AFE's debt to equity ratio (50.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: AFE's debt to equity ratio has increased from 39.8% to 50.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AFE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (42.6%).
Interest Coverage: AFE's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is AECI current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
6.40%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: AFE's dividend (6.4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (3.07%).
High Dividend: AFE's dividend (6.4%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (8.85%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: AFE's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AFE's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (46.6%), AFE's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mark Dytor (58 yo)
7.83yrs
Tenure
R16,300,000
Compensation
Mr. Mark Anthony Dytor has been the Chief Executive Officer of AECI Ltd. since March 01, 2013. Mr. Dytor has been the Managing Director of Chemserve Water Sciences since 1993 and then of S.A. Paper Chemica...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD1.07M) is above average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD777.90K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive & Executive Director | 7.83yrs | R16.30m | 0.14% ZAR 14.1m | |
| CFO, Financial Director & Executive Director | 12.33yrs | R15.61m | 0.055% ZAR 5.4m | |
| MD of AEL and Chairman of Experse & Senmin -AECI Mining Chemicals | no data | R9.29m | 0% ZAR 0 | |
| Chemicals Executive | 6yrs | R7.61m | 0% ZAR 0 | |
| Executive Officer | no data | R7.53m | 0% ZAR 0 | |
| Chief Information Officer | 4.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Legal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Human Capital Executive | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Operation Services | 12yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Mergers & Acquisitions Manager | 10yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Treasurer & Debt Officer | no data | no data | no data |
7.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AFE's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive & Executive Director | 7.83yrs | R16.30m | 0.14% ZAR 14.1m | |
| CFO, Financial Director & Executive Director | 12.33yrs | R15.61m | 0.055% ZAR 5.4m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 3.83yrs | R1.85m | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | R1.01m | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.58yrs | R188.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 10.5yrs | R793.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.92yrs | R645.00k | no data |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AFE's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: AFE insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
AECI Ltd's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: AECI Ltd
- Ticker: AFE
- Exchange: JSE
- Founded: 1894
- Industry: Specialty Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: R9.795b
- Shares outstanding: 109.94m
- Website: https://www.aeciworld.com
Number of Employees
Location
- AECI Ltd
- AECI Place
- First Floor, 24 The Woodlands
- Sandton
- Gauteng
- South Africa
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87FZ | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | PREF SHS 5.5% | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 | |
| AFE | JSE (The Johannesburg Securities Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | ZA | ZAR | Jan 1992 |
| AFEP | JSE (The Johannesburg Securities Exchange) | PREF SHS 5.5% | ZA | ZAR | Jan 1992 | |
| A7Z | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1992 |
Biography
AECI Ltd provides mining, water treatment, plant and animal health, food and beverage, infrastructure, and general industrial sector related products and services in Africa, Europe, South East Asia, North ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/16 17:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.