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Cape Town - PSG chairperson Jannie Mouton was not afraid to stick his neck out at the financial services group's annual general meeting (AGM) in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Mouton told about 300 shareholders that the Stellenbosch-based financial services group was hoping to carry a market capitalisation (market cap) of about R10bn by the end of February 2012.
Currently, PSG has a market cap of about R3bn. But to reach the R10bn mark, the group's shares on the JSE would have to appreciate from current levels of R16/share to over R50.
Mouton based his market capitalisation forecast on PSG generating earnings of 400c/share by the end of February 2012, at which point a dividend of 160c/share was envisaged.
Some market commentators might marvel at Mouton's audacity in making such bold medium-term predictions, especially considering current market conditions.
But Mouton reckoned the forecasts were achievable with PSG's major subsidiaries: Capitec Bank; PSG Konsult; and the agri-business investor and soon-to-be-listed Paladin Capital. They are all set for strong performances.
Mouton pointed out that PSG still had access to about R1bn in cash or near cash (including funds raised by Zeder recently) for new investments. He said: "There are opportunities in this market."
In adjoining annual general meetings, the CEOs of Paladin and Zeder also made bold predictions for 2012.
Paladin CEO Francois Swart believed the company, which is now regarded as PSG's 'preferred investment vehicle', could post headline earnings of R200m by end-February 2012.
Swart reckoned Paladin, which is set to raise R100m when it lists in August, would carry a market capitalisation of R2bn by end February 2012.
Zeder CEO Antonie Jacobs believed the JSE-listed agri-business could deliver earnings of R380m by the end of February 2012, which should see a market capitalisation of around R3.5bn.
- Fin24.com