AECI

JNB:AFE · ZAE000000220

ChemicalsMedium

360

Value64

Profit price59

EV / EBIT100

Price / Owner Earnings17

Cash yield72

Owner Earnings Yield49

Dividend Yield95

Sales & asset price92

Price/Sales89

EV / Gross Profit96

Price/Book91

Quality61

Returns on capital41

Return on Capital52

Cash Return on Capital41

Return on Equity31

Profit margins57

EBIT Margin21

Gross Profitability93

Cash backing74

Cash Conversion98

Accruals91

Owner Earnings Margin34

Growth66

Sales growth43

Profit growth59

Profit Growth42

Long-Term EPS Growth41

Owner Earnings Growth93

Reinvestment1

Price momentum59

Safety59

Debt load34

Debt serviceability92

Refinancing84

Debt Payback100

Liquidity23

Sentiment49

Analyst ratings1

Expectations trend33

Opinion Changes50

Price Target Upside16

Market mood53

Value Creation8/20creating some value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

AECI clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Africa

IndustryChemicals

SizeMedium

TypePublic Company

ExchangeJSE

Founded1924

Employees710

Websiteaeciworld.com

ISINZAE000000220

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

JSE All Shares (South Africa)

Themes

Water PurificationAnimal FeedAgriTechMining Technology

Description

AECI Ltd offers a diverse range of products and services tailored to the mining, chemicals, and agriculture sectors. Business Segments The company has restructured its reporting segments to enhance operational focus and drive growth in its core are…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

AECI Ltd is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 36.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250

2023202420252026

All-time high

Jan 2024

All-time low

Mar 2026

Average rank

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023

Price/Sales

100

Price/Earnings

Price/Book

Dividend Yield

Value (overall)

100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

Similar Stocks

The companies this stock is ranked against.

Compare AECI with its peers

Omnia

JNB:OMN

CountrySouth Africa

IndustryChemicals

SizeMedium

Full Stock Analysis →

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

SGO:SQM-A

CountryChile

IndustryChemicals

SizeX-Large

Full Stock Analysis →

Lautan Luas

JKT:LTLS

CountryIndonesia

IndustryChemicals

SizeSmall

Full Stock Analysis →

Coromandel International

NSI:COROMANDEL

CountryIndia

IndustryChemicals

SizeLarge

Full Stock Analysis →

Atul

NSI:ATUL

CountryIndia

IndustryChemicals

SizeMedium

Full Stock Analysis →

UPL

NSI:UPL

CountryIndia

IndustryChemicals

SizeX-Large

Full Stock Analysis →

Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View

1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

Learn More →