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Purple Group PPE.JO · ZAc

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At a glance

Figures in ZAR, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue, before interest expense

ZAR 486.7m

FY2016FY2025

Net income

ZAR 61.0m

FY2016FY2025

Total assets

ZAR 1.26bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

ZAR 671.5m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue, before interest expenseZAR 486.7mZAR 400.4mZAR 276.1mZAR 274.0mZAR 204.8mZAR 162.7mZAR 98.5mZAR 70.2mZAR 74.5mZAR 105.8m
Research and developmentZAR 101,000ZAR 61,000ZAR 605,000ZAR 530,000ZAR 492,000ZAR 10.6mZAR 6.9mZAR 1ZAR 1ZAR 0
Operating incomeZAR 86.9mZAR 42.0m−ZAR 2.0mZAR 42.5mZAR 33.8mZAR 30.4m−ZAR 8.1m−ZAR 36.3m−ZAR 28.4m−ZAR 3.7m
Net incomeZAR 61.0mZAR 24.8m−ZAR 24.9mZAR 71.0mZAR 72.6mZAR 14.4m−ZAR 12.0m−ZAR 26.7m−ZAR 57.9m−ZAR 3.2m
Diluted earnings per share0.040.02-0.020.060.060.01-0.01-0.03-0.06-0.00

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assetsZAR 1.26bnZAR 1.09bnZAR 1.06bnZAR 841.0mZAR 755.5mZAR 625.5mZAR 441.4mZAR 465.0mZAR 453.0mZAR 471.7m
Cash and short-term investmentsZAR 521.7mZAR 334.5mZAR 187.3mZAR 252.3mZAR 259.9mZAR 231.5mZAR 73.7mZAR 111.3mZAR 148.5mZAR 151.5m
Total liabilitiesZAR 457.6mZAR 368.6mZAR 382.5mZAR 289.6mZAR 307.4mZAR 300.0mZAR 144.5mZAR 170.5mZAR 214.7mZAR 208.3m
DebtZAR 4.4mZAR 14.6mZAR 3.0mZAR 19.5mZAR 49.9mZAR 83.7mZAR 67.1mZAR 68.8mZAR 33.6mZAR 12.2m
Shareholders' equityZAR 671.5mZAR 602.9mZAR 571.2mZAR 479.1mZAR 389.1mZAR 298.0mZAR 273.3mZAR 268.4mZAR 238.3mZAR 263.4m
Shares outstanding1,424m1,407m1,421m1,272m1,137m1,007m919m898m891m873m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Feb 2026Aug 2025Feb 2025Aug 2024Feb 2024Nov 2023Aug 2023May 2023
Revenue, before interest expenseZAR 280.9mZAR 265.7mZAR 253.0mZAR 208.4mZAR 188.8mZAR 94.1mZAR 136.9mZAR 64.9m
Operating incomeZAR 78.9mZAR 27.5mZAR 59.5mZAR 152.6mZAR 15.5mZAR 7.5m−ZAR 28.7m−ZAR 18.0m
Net incomeZAR 40.6mZAR 27.5mZAR 33.5mZAR 13.9mZAR 10.9mZAR 5.4m−ZAR 14.2m−ZAR 7.1m
Diluted earnings per share0.030.020.020.010.010.00-0.01-0.01
Total assetsZAR 1.29bnZAR 1.26bnZAR 1.28bnZAR 1.09bnZAR 1.03bnZAR 1.03bnZAR 1.06bnZAR 1.06bn
Cash and short-term investmentsZAR 468.5mZAR 521.7mZAR 549.9mZAR 334.5mZAR 336.3mZAR 139.3mZAR 190.3mZAR 187.3m
DebtZAR 1.9mZAR 2.2mZAR 2.8mZAR 10.4mZAR 1.2m—ZAR 3.0m—
Shareholders' equityZAR 716.6mZAR 671.5mZAR 644.0mZAR 602.9mZAR 582.4mZAR 582.4mZAR 571.2mZAR 571.2m

Financial ratios

Data as of 25 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating margin22.9%11.7%-16.5%15.5%16.5%18.7%
Net margin12.5%6.2%-9.0%25.9%35.5%8.9%
Return on equity9.1%4.1%-4.4%14.8%18.7%4.8%
Return on assets4.8%2.3%-2.3%8.4%9.6%2.3%
Revenue growth21.5%45.1%0.8%33.8%25.9%65.2%
Earnings growth146.2%-199.7%-135.1%-2.3%403.0%-220.2%
Current ratio1.46x1.32x0.51x1.13x1.07x1.00x
Debt to equity0.00x0.02x0.01x0.04x0.12x0.27x
Equity ratio53.1%55.3%53.8%57.0%51.5%47.6%
Interest coverage93.04x12.50x-34.62x19.60x4.31x3.37x
R&D as a share of sales0.0%0.0%0.2%0.2%0.2%6.5%
Buybacks as a share of market value-1.2%0.9%-11.7%-11.9%-12.9%-9.6%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue21.1%24.5%14.0%
Operating income26.9%23.4%7.5%
Net income-4.9%33.4%7.6%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin14.5%11.8%12.9%8.7%
Net margin9.7%9.2%12.1%6.5%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings52.361.3-40.630.443.160.1-27.0-9.9-5.3-150.2
Price to sales6.63.83.67.915.35.33.33.84.14.5

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 0 years. Last went ex-dividend on 18 Apr 2016.

FY2016FY2015FY2014
Paid in the year0.0190.020.02
  • 10-to-1 reverse split · 10 Oct 2005
  • 1-to-1 reverse split · 14 Oct 2002

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