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Johannesburg - The market value of media group Naspers reached R120bn on Friday, putting it within striking distance of its nearest rival in terms of size, Richemont.
Strongly driven by its new international status as one of the foremost media groups in the developing world, Naspers's market capitalisation broke through the R120bn mark as its share price almost touched R300, closing at R298.
The strongest driver for the phenomenal rise in the share price is the astonishing growth of the Chinese internet and cellphone-messaging group, Tencent, which has become one of the top shares on the Hong Kong stock market this year.
Naspers has a 35% stake in the company, which has a market capitalisation of close to R270bn.
This stake alone is worth R228/share for Naspers, and this is not counting the company's interests in Russia, India, Brazil, Eastern Europe and even Britain, acquired for billions in recent years.
With its increase in market value to R120.6bn on the JSE, Naspers has now become one of the big ten shares. It's breathing heavily down the neck of the Rupert family's Richemont, which is in ninth place with a market value of R126bn.
- Sake24.com
Fin24.com is a Naspers publication.
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