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AFRICAN BRICK CENTRE LTD

Main Activities: Construction

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Company Information

Full name
AFRICAN BRICK CENTRE LTD

Headquarters
31 Biccard Street,Krugersdorp; Johannesburg; Gauteng
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Limited Liability Company
Operational Status: Operational
Financial Auditors: PKF (PTA) Inc (2009)

Tel: +27 11 794 9175

Company Description

African Brick's business consists of clay mining, manufacturing of clay semi-face bricks and a strong "wet trade" retail section. The growth of the business over the last couple of years has been a result of the strong growth in the building industry, increased productivity at its manufacturing facilities and the aggressive roll-out of a network of retail outlets. African Brick currently has 24 retail outlets in 5 provinces with 7 outlets opened since January 2007.

Company Analysis

According to the Consolidated - Audited financial statement for the Year of 2011, total net operating revenues decreased with -6.89%, from ZAR 89,780 thousands to ZAR 83,597 thousands. Operating result increased from ZAR -9,503 thousands to ZAR -7,502 thousands which means 21.06% change. The results of the period increased 22.25% reaching ZAR -11,943 thousands at the end of the period against ZAR -15,360 thousands last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from -30.57% to -24.68%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from -16.80% to -14.14% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from -17.11% to -14.29% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 79.81% compared to 51.22% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 1.56 to 1.54 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

Mr B Blom Financial Director
Mr DTV Msibi Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr L Yanta Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr MM Patel Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr MP Shangase Managing Director
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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

87,003

96,648

Current Assets

26,941

32,176

Total Liabilities

38,617

25,732

Shareholders Equity

48,386

50,240

Current Liabilities

17,495

20,676

* All the accounts are in ZAR.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

-14,122

-9,300

Operational Profit (Loss)

-7,502

-9,503

Net Profit (Loss)

-11,943

-15,360

* All the accounts are in ZAR.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

-14.14%

-16.8%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

-14.14%

-16.8%

Return on Equity (ROE)

-24.68%

-30.57%

Return on Capital

-20.22%

-25.09%

Gross Profit Margin

100%

100%

Operating Profit Margin

100%

100%

Efficiency Ratios

Accounts Receivable Turnover

-55.60x

-11.91x

Current asset turnover

-0.52x

-0.29x

Fixed-asset turnover

-0.27x

-0.17x

Asset Turnover

-0.17x

-0.10x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

-14,122

-15,798

EBITDA

-11,405

-13,151

Enterprise value

311,143

1,560,082

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

-27.28

-118.63

Bookvalue (BV)

45,843

65,697

Net Cash

-16,401

-19,569

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

153.99%

155.62%

Quick ratio

44.54%

57.42%

Doom's day ratio

6.25%

5.35%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

174.55%

181.98%

Debt to equity

79.81%

51.22%

Debt to total assets

45.72%

28.14%

Long Term Debt to Capital

18.09%

17.94%

Debt / Enterprise Value

12.41%

1.65%

Market ratios

Price/Book Ratio

0.01

0.13

Market Cap / Net cash

-19.04

-79.78

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

151.85%

12.42%

Net Income Trend

77.75%

18.2%

Operating Income Trend

78.94%

12.51%