AVI Limited (AVSFY) Stock

About AVI Limited

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AVI Limited is a diversified consumer goods enterprise, engaged with its subsidiaries in the manufacturing, processing, marketing, and distribution of a wide range of branded products. The company operates both domestically in South Africa and internationally, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, footwear, apparel, and cosmetics. Its organizational structure comprises five main segments: Entyce Beverages, Snackworks, I&J, Personal Care, and Footwear & Apparel. AVI's extensive product offerings include hot beverages (like tea, coffee, and creamers), an assortment of sweet and savoury biscuits, baked and fried potato/maize snacks, frozen convenience foods, and items for the out-of-home market. Furthermore, it supplies personal care essentials such as body sprays, fragrances, cosmetics, and lotions, alongside a selection of footwear, accessories, and fashion apparel. The company boasts a strong brand portfolio, featuring Five Roses, Freshpak, Trinco, Ellis Brown, Frisco, House of Coffees, Koffiehuis, Ciro, and Lavazza for beverages; Bakers, Willards, Baker Street, and ProVita for biscuits and snacks; I&J for frozen products; Yardley and Lenthéric for personal care; and fashion brands including Spitz, Kurt Geiger, Lacoste, Carvela, Tosoni, Gant, Green Cross, and GX&Co.

AVI Limited is headquartered in ZA.

AVI Limited (AVSFY) stock trades at $25.00 with a market capitalization of $1.67B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.97, price-to-book of 5.55, price-to-sales of 1.89. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $23.38 and $28.10, and currently trades 11.0% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 5.92%.

On profitability, AVI Limited generates a return on equity (ROE) of 47.31%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 56.57%, an operating margin of 23.07%, a net profit margin of 15.71%.

Official website: www.avi.co.za

AVI Limited by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 AVI Limited reported revenue of $12.2B rising to $16.0B, a change of +31.4% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 3.9% a year over five years, 5.0% over three, 1.0% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $2.4B.

Operating margin went from 17.7% in 2016 to 22.2% in 2025, a gain of 4.6 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 15.71%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Dec '25, revenue is $32.0B and net profit $4.9B.

Borrowings rose from $1.7B to $2.6B, cash on hand is $486.8M, cash from operations was $2.9B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 38.7% over five years, and was 45.5% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 10.1% a year over five years, 19.7% over three, 3.0% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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