Huge Group Limited

JSE:HUG Stock Report

Market Cap: R227.8m

Huge Group Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Huge Group's CEO is James Herbst, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 17.67 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR791.00K, comprised of 76.7% salary and 23.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.55% of the company’s shares, worth ZAR19.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 2.9 years respectively.

Key information

James Herbst

Chief executive officer

R791.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage76.74%
CEO tenure17.7yrs
CEO ownership8.6%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure2.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Little Excitement Around Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Earnings As Shares Take 28% Pounding

Jan 30
Little Excitement Around Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Earnings As Shares Take 28% Pounding

Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 30
Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Improved Earnings Required Before Huge Group Limited (JSE:HUG) Shares Find Their Feet

Nov 26
Improved Earnings Required Before Huge Group Limited (JSE:HUG) Shares Find Their Feet

Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Aug 01
Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jun 08
Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jun 05
Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jul 22
Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Is Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 13
Is Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Using Too Much Debt?

If You Had Bought Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 35% Returns

Feb 01
If You Had Bought Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 35% Returns

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Stock Up Recently?

Jan 05
Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Stock Up Recently?

Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 09
Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has James Herbst's remuneration changed compared to Huge Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 28 2025R791kR607k

-R62m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

-R11m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

R40m

May 31 2024n/an/a

R38m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

R35m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

R35m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

R35m

May 31 2023n/an/a

R58m

Feb 28 2023R5mR4m

R80m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

R97m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

R114m

May 31 2022n/an/a

R316m

Feb 28 2022R5mR4m

R518m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

R511m

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

R504m

May 31 2021n/an/a

R271m

Feb 28 2021R4mR4m

R39m

Nov 30 2020n/an/a

R48m

Aug 31 2020n/an/a

R58m

May 31 2020n/an/a

R76m

Feb 29 2020R8mR4m

R95m

Nov 30 2019n/an/a

R88m

Aug 31 2019n/an/a

R81m

May 31 2019n/an/a

R80m

Feb 28 2019R4mR4m

R79m

Compensation vs Market: James's total compensation ($USD45.57K) is below average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD393.35K).

Compensation vs Earnings: James's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

James Herbst (54 yo)

17.7yrs
Tenure
R791,000
Compensation

Mr. James Charles Herbst, BComm, BAcc, CFA, CA (SA), serves as an Executive Director of Huge Group Limited since September 01, 2006 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since 2008. He served as the Ch...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Herbst
CEO & Executive Director17.7yrsR791.00k8.55%
ZAR 19.5m
Izak Dirk van de Merwe
Chief Commercial Officer & Directorno dataR692.00kno data
Chantal Human
CFO & Directorno datano datano data
Douglas Reed
Director of growth marketingless than a yearno datano data
Stephanus Oberholzer
Managing Director of Huge Networksno dataR2.60m0.046%
ZAR 104.3k
R. Burger
Managing Director of Huge Telecom6.7yrsR2.75mno data
Keven Sinclair
Managing Director of Huge Connectno dataR2.80mno data
M. Granville
Managing Director of Huge Softwareno dataR781.63kno data
Don Cameron
Managing Director of Huge Distributionno dataR660.00k0.35%
ZAR 801.6k
Rachelle Douglas
Chief Reporting Officer & Directorno datano datano data
S. Morony
Commercial Director of Huge Telecom5.3yrsR2.06mno data
0.9yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: HUG's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Herbst
CEO & Executive Director19yrsR791.00k8.55%
ZAR 19.5m
Izak Dirk van de Merwe
Chief Commercial Officer & Directorno dataR692.00kno data
Chantal Human
CFO & Directorno datano datano data
Rachelle Douglas
Chief Reporting Officer & Directorno datano datano data
Dennis Gammie
Independent Non-Executive Director13.3yrsR672.00kno data
Vincent Mokholo
Non-Executive Director18.2yrsR792.00kno data
Conway I. Williams
Independent Non-Executive Director2.9yrsR492.00kno data
Veran H. Kathan
Independent Non-Executive Chairman2.9yrsR852.00kno data
Mary-Ann Boakye
Independent Non-Executive Director2.3yrsR492.00kno data
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: HUG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/12 18:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/12 00:00
Earnings2025/02/28
Annual Earnings2025/02/28

Data Sources

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

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