Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and cash dividend for six months ended 31 March 2026
QUANTUM FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2013/208598/06)
(Tax registration number: 9095455193)
Share code: QFH
ISIN: ZAE000193686
("Quantum Foods" or the "Company")
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
SALIENT FEATURES*
Revenue decreased by 5% to R3 427 million from R3 601 million in the six months ended 31 March 2025 ("Prior Corresponding Period" or "HY2025").
Operating profit (before items of a capital nature)** increased by 13% to R232 million from R205 million in the Prior Corresponding Period.
Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") increased by 16% to 86.5 cents, from 74.8 cents in the Prior Corresponding Period.
Earnings per share increased by 21% to 90.4 cents, from 74.5 cents in the Prior Corresponding Period.
* Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.
** Income or expenditure of a capital nature in the statement of comprehensive income, i.e. all profit or loss items that are excluded in the calculation of
HEPS. The principal items excluded under this measurement are the profit or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and non-current assets held
for sale.
DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The board of directors of the Company has resolved to declare an interim gross cash dividend of 22.0 cents per share for the six-month period ended
31 March 2026 from income reserves (HY2025: nil cents).
At a rate of 20%, dividends tax will amount to 4.4 cents per share. Consequently, Quantum Foods shareholders ("Shareholders") who are not exempt from
dividends tax will receive a net dividend of 17.6 cents per share. Such tax will be withheld unless beneficial owners of the dividend have provided the
necessary documentation to the relevant regulated intermediary to indicate that they are exempt therefrom or entitled to a reduced rate as a result of the
double tax agreement between South Africa and their country of domicile. The dividend will amount to 22.0 cents per share for Shareholders exempt from
dividends tax.
The salient dates for the dividend are as follows:
Last date to trade (cum dividend), on Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Trading ex-dividend commences, on Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Record date to determine which Shareholders are eligible to receive the dividend, on Friday, 26 June 2026
Payment date of the dividend, on Monday, 29 June 2026
Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their shares between Wednesday, 24 June 2026 and Friday, 26 June 2026, both days inclusive.
The issued share capital as at the dividend declaration date is 204 097 828 shares.
ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
This announcement has been prepared in compliance with the relevant provisions in the JSE Listings Requirements.
As the information in this announcement does not provide all of the details, any investment decision should be based on consideration of the unaudited
condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 31 March 2026, which are accessible via the following JSE cloudlink:
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2026/JSE/ISSE/QFH/HY2026.pdf and on the Company's website at:
https://quantumfoods.co.za/pdf/2026/unaudited-interim-financial-statements-for-the-six-months-ended-31-March-2026.pdf.
Wellington
22 May 2026
Corporate advisor and Sponsor
One Capital
Attorneys
Webber Wentzel
Date: 22-05-2026 08:00:00
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