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Short-form announcement: Reviewed condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2023
AFRICAN AND OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration Number: 1947/027461/06
JSE share codes: AOO - AON - AOVP
ISIN: ZAE000000485 - ZAE000009718 - ZAE000000493
("the company" or "AOE")
SHORT-FORM ANNOUNCEMENT:
REVIEWED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023
AOE is an investment holding company incorporated in South Africa and listed on the JSE
Limited ("JSE") in the "apparel retailers" sector. The company has investments in fashion
retail, property, media and broadcasting and water infrastructure.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue increased by 35.1% to R899.3 million (2022: R665.7 million)
- Gross profit margin % decreased to 49.3% (2022: 54.7%)
- Operating profit increased by 66.8% to R142.5 million (2022: R85.4 million)
- Earnings per share increased by 62.6% to 408.2 cents (2022: 251.1 cents)
- Headline earnings per share increased by 78.2% to 412.6 cents (2022: 231.5 cents)
- Net asset value per share increased by 41.0% to R18.88 (2022: R13.39)
- Ordinary dividend per share paid amounted to nil cents (2022: nil cents)
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the company's directors and is a summary of
the information in the company's full results released on 11 October 2023 and does not contain full
or complete details. Prior year figures have been restated as a result of a re-measurement
subsequent to the finalisation of fair values of assets and liabilities recognised due to a business
acquisition. The auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., has issued an unmodified review conclusion.
In order to obtain a full understanding of the nature of the auditor's engagement and more
specifically, the nature of the information that has been reviewed, a copy of the condensed
consolidated financial statements should be obtained which includes the auditor's review report.
Furthermore, any investment decisions should be based on the full results which together with the
auditors review report are available on the following links:
Company: https://rextrueform.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AOE-2023-REVIEWED-CONDENSED-CONSOLIDATED-
FINANCIAL-STATEMENTS.pdf
JSE: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/AOO/FY2023.pdf
Copies of the full results announcement may be requested at the company's registered office or at
the office of the sponsor, Java Capital, during normal business hours from Thursday, 12 October 2023
until Thursday, 19 October 2023 at no charge, or from the company secretary directly at
legal@rextrueform.com.
MR Molosiwa MA Golding
(Chairman) (Chief Executive Officer)
Cape Town - 11 October 2023
Directors: MR Molosiwa* (Chairman), MA Golding (Chief Executive Officer), WD Nel (Chief Financial Officer),
HB Roberts*, PM Naylor*, LK Sebatane*
*Independent non-executive
Registered office: 263 Victoria Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925
Company secretary: A Gihwala
Transfer secretaries: Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited:
Rosebank Towers, 15 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, 2196
Sponsor: Java Capital Trustees and Sponsors Proprietary Limited:
6th Floor, 1 Park Lane, Weirda Valley, Sandton, 2196
www.rextrueform.com www.queenspark.com www.telemedia.co.za www.saww.co.za
Date: 11-10-2023 05:40:00
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