Absa Group Limited (AGRPF) Stock

About Absa Group Limited

Absa Group Limited, including its various subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services both within South Africa and globally. The group structures its operations across three primary segments: Retail and Business Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Head Office, Treasury and Other Operations. It provides diverse offerings encompassing retail, business, corporate, and investment banking, alongside insurance, financial advisory, and wealth management solutions. For individual, enterprise, and commercial clients, Absa's retail and business banking arm delivers services such as residential and commercial property financing, vehicle and asset finance, credit cards, personal loans, and relationship banking. This segment also includes short-term insurance, transactional services, various savings and investment vehicles, rewards programs, and term loans. Within its corporate and investment banking division, the company provides sophisticated investment banking services, private equity, infrastructure investments, and a full spectrum of corporate banking solutions. Wealth management services are also a significant component. Its insurance portfolio extends to life products covering death, disability, retrenchment, and funeral expenses, as well as life-wrapped investment products. Investment offerings range from asset management, multi-management, and unit trusts to other specialized investment products. Complementing these are treasury services, financial advisory, market services, trade and working capital solutions, and robust cash management, payment, and liquidity products. Additionally, Absa engages in broker-dealer trading for debt and equity securities, and actively facilitates the solicitation, syndication, selling, and arrangement of both equity and debt products, in addition to offering financial, leasing, and management services. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Absa Group Limited was established in 1986. The company adopted its current name in May 2018, having previously been known as Barclays Africa Group Limited.

Absa Group Limited is headquartered in ZA.

Absa Group Limited (AGRPF) stock trades at $8.11 with a market capitalization of $6.72B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.03, price-to-book of 1.03, price-to-sales of 1.16. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $8.11 and $8.11, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 12.70%.

On profitability, Absa Group Limited generates a return on equity (ROE) of 13.10%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 2.93%, an operating margin of 42.59%, a net profit margin of 14.83%.

Official website: www.absa.africa