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BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED

Main Activities: Construction - Construction of Buildings - Residential Building Construction

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Company Information

Full name
BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED

Headquarters
7 Brook Road,Lilianton,Boksburg; Johannesburg; Gauteng
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Other non-liability limited
Operational Status: Operational
ISIN CODE : ZAE000029781
Financial Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers (2005)
Total Employees: 2,193

Tel: +27 11 418 6300

Company Description

Basil Read Holdings Limited is a South Africa-based construction company. The Company is engaged in the areas of civil engineering, road construction, building, mixed integrated housing developments, property development, bitumen distribution, opencast mining, blasting and engineering, and project management solutions. Its subsidiaries include Basil Read (Pty) Limited, TWP Holdings Limited, Basil Read Contracting (Pty) Limited, Basil Read Share Incentive Scheme, African Road Maintenance and Construction
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Company Analysis

According to the Consolidated - Audited financial statement for the Year of 2010, total net operating revenues increased with 15.60%, from ZAR 4,662,492 thousands to ZAR 5,389,769 thousands. Operating result increased from ZAR 617,706 thousands to ZAR 627,380 thousands which means 1.57% change. The results of the period decreased -6.85% reaching ZAR 208,763 thousands at the end of the period against ZAR 224,122 thousands last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from 14.94% to 12.17%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from 6.46% to 5.91% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from 4.81% to 3.87% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 155.20% compared to 179.35% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 1.17 to 1.10 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

Mr CP Davies Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr LB Dyosi Non-Executive Director
Mr MDG Gouveia Financial Director
Mr ML Heyns Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Mr SLL Peteni Independent Non-Executive Chairman
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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

4,899,737

4,377,471

Current Assets

2,680,501

2,430,905

Total Liabilities

3,062,016

2,662,182

Shareholders Equity

1,837,721

1,715,289

Current Liabilities

2,469,062

2,219,938

* All the accounts are in ZAR.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

603,296

705,802

Operational Profit (Loss)

603,296

705,802

* All the accounts are in ZAR.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

3.19%

7.09%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

3.19%

7.09%

Return on Equity (ROE)

7.13%

14.62%

Return on Capital

7.13%

14.62%

Gross Profit Margin

100%

100%

Operating Profit Margin

100%

100%

Efficiency Ratios

Accounts Receivable Turnover

10.33x

26.89x

Current asset turnover

0.23x

0.29x

Fixed-asset turnover

0.52x

0.81x

Asset Turnover

0.15x

0.20x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

258,837

375,633

EBITDA

544,262

635,730

Enterprise value

-722,309

-1,020,085

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

-1.33

-1.60

Bookvalue (BV)

1,037,726

872,106

Net Cash

-1,753,025

-1,208,388

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

108.56%

109.5%

Quick ratio

106.83%

107.35%

Doom's day ratio

29%

45.57%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

223.09%

206.05%

Debt to equity

166.62%

155.2%

Debt to total assets

74.69%

75.32%

Debt / Enterprise Value

-423.92%

-260.98%

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

85.48%

114.26%

Operating Income Trend

85.48%

114.26%