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Trading Statement For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
Capital Appreciation Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 2014/253277/06)
Share code: CTA ISIN: ZAE000208245
(the “Group”)
TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
In terms of paragraph 3.4 (b) of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited, a listed company is
required to publish a trading statement as soon as it is satisfied that a reasonable degree of
certainty exists that any of its financial results for the period to be reported on next, will differ by
at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period.
Shareholders are reminded about the expected credit loss provision related to the GovChat loan
noted in the Group’s trading statement, dated 25 November 2022 and interim results
announcement on 29 November 2022. In December 2022, Capital Appreciation made an
application to the Cape Town High Court for GovChat to be placed in Business Rescue and
committed to providing the Business Rescue Practitioner with a post-commencement funding
facility for GovChat to the end of May 2023. The Business Rescue Practitioner is managing
GovChat as a going concern and various alternatives for the company are being explored.
Capital Appreciation is in the process of finalising its annual results for the year ended 31 March
2023. In finalising the results, the Board has considered its position in relation to its associate,
GovChat Proprietary Limited (GovChat). The Group has resolved to adopt a conservative
approach by raising an expected credit loss provision of R70.8 million (pre and post taxation) for
GovChat.
Shareholders are further advised that, while Group Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2023
has shown strong growth, exceeding 19%, the Group has incurred and expensed substantial
budgeted costs in growth and new business initiatives while the economic benefits of such
costs will only accrue in the 2024 financial year and future years.
As a result, the Group’s Headline Earnings Per Share (“HEPS”) for the year ended 31 March 2023
are not materially affected by the non-cash expected credit loss provision and will be between
2.0% and 1.0% lower than than the prior year and will be between 13.13 cents and 13.27 cents,
when compared to the reported HEPS of 13.40 cents for the reporting period ended 31 March
2022.
The Group’s basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) for the year ended 31 March 2023 will be lower
than the corresponding period by between 45.5% and 44.0% and will be between 7.29 cents and
7.49 cents, when compared to the reported EPS of 13.37 cents for the reporting period ended 31
March 2022.
The non-cash expected credit loss provision has had no material impact on the Group’s cash
resources and net asset value per share.
Notwithstanding the expected credit loss provision, CTA’s loan continues to be secured by the
shares in GovChat and GovChat’s intellectual property rights, including the platform’s software.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or
reported on by the external auditors of the Group.
The Group’s audited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2023 will be released on SENS
on 6 June 2023.
Johannesburg
31 May 2023
Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited
Date: 31-05-2023 09:10:00
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