Invicta Holdings is an investment holding and management company incorporated in South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Invicta controls and manages assets valued at R14.9 billion.

The company’s operations comprise three business segments: Engineering Consumables, Capital Equipment and Building Supplies.The Engineering Consumables segment comprises leading businesses such as the Bearing Man Group, Hyflo SA, Hansen, the Man-Dirk Group, OST, Screen Doctor, Autobax andWegezi. The Capital Equipment division includes businesses with leading positions in the distribution of agricultural equipment, construction and forklift equipment. The Building Supplies segment is responsible for sale, production, sourcing and distribution of building supplies.

Invicta has a widespread presence across southern Africa and also services the market in South East Asia. The group has a JSE market cap of R5.57 billion, but Invicta share price has fallen drastically over the past few years.

Invicta’s business model is to buy into distribution businesses with strategic differentiation in their respective markets and an ability to secure distribution rights to global brands and sources of supply. The business’s overall performance and Invicta share price have been negatively impacted by tough trading conditions in the markets in which it operates. The group’s latest financial data for the year ended March 2016 highlighted a 17% drop in operating profit to R846 million. This was largely due to a dramatic weakening in mining and construction activities in Africa and South East Asia, deterioration in industrial and manufacturing activity in South Africa and the severe drought which suppressed the agricultural industry. The group invested capital in only three small acquisitions during the year.

Following extensive legal and capital restructuring in 2015, the group had 37% more shares in issue during the year, resulting in a 47% decrease in earnings per share. Dividends therefore also declined to 142 cents per share.

The forecast is that trade conditions will remain very challenging going forward. The group is preparing for stringent margin management, cost control and working capital optimisation. On the bright side, Invicta expects that the current cycle will present opportunities for meaningful acquisitions at reduced prices. The group is aiming to generate cash within existing businesses and deploy this cash for to buy into acquisitions that diversify revenue streams geographically. By 2025, the group aims to have 50% of revenue and profits generated from non-South African sources.

The live online stocks chart shows that Invicta Holdings share price has suffered a drop from R128.50 in 2014 to R55 by August 2016. The company has identified some opportunities to buy into bargain acquisitions during the economic downturn, but the challenging trade conditions will not make Invicta Holdings shares a tempting buy for investors. On the plus side, Invicta has plenty of cash on hand to make these acquisitions, and the downturn is likely to end within the next few years. This could make Invicta Holdings shares a good purchase for investors content to wait for long-term returns.

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