Financial

HEPS +8.9% to
R13.52

Improved
gross and trading profit margins

Trading profit
+3.5%

Cash conversion
64%

DPS
R6.00

Normalised HEPS
+5.2%

R3bn
spend on acquisitions

Net debt/EBITDA
0.9x

ROFE
23%


Non-financial

50%
of businesses achieved level 1-2 B-BBEE ratings

6 290
learnerships

Number of
employees in the Group
123 841

Invested
R440m
in skills development

Water consumption
and CO2 emissions
reduced

ALICE audits
>200
environments

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Our integrated report

What we do

A leading business-to-business, services, trading and distribution group operating in the areas of consumer and industrial products, electrical products, financial services, freight management, office and print solutions, outsourced hard and soft services, travel and aviation services and automotive retailing. Listed on the JSE Limited and with its roots firmly established in South Africa, we consistently broaden our offering.


Our philosophy

Bidvest operates a diversified, highly entrepreneurial model with teams that are empowered to grow their respective businesses. Transparency, excellence and innovation underpins all our business dealings.

Our values

  • Accountability
  • Integrity
  • Honesty
  • Respect

How we do it

Our vision

Our vision is to turn ordinary companies into extraordinary performers, delivering strong and consistent shareholder returns in the process, understanding that people create wealth, companies only report it.

Our strategic pillars

Maximise diverse portfolio

Responsible stewardship

Allocate capital to grow

Responsible stewardship