Our opinion on the current state of WBOWBHO (Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Limited) has emerged as South Africa's leading construction company, a notable achievement given the challenges faced by industry counterparts such as Aveng and Murray & Roberts. With a market capitalisation surpassing R5 billion, WBHO has successfully diversified its
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About WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD
Sector
Industry
CEO
Wolfgang Neff
Website
Headquarters
Johannesburg
Founded
1970
ISIN
ZAE000009932
FIGI
BBG000BLGS01
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd. engages in civil engineering and building contracting activities. It operates through the following segments: Building and Civil Engineering, Roads and Earthworks, United Kingdom, Construction Materials, and Property Development. The Building and Civil Engineering segment is involved in the construction of retail shopping centers, commercial buildings, hotels, hospitals and residential apartments, mostly for the private sector, as well as civil engineering related infrastructure for the mining, industrial, energy, and oil and gas sectors. The Roads and Earthworks segment includes infrastructure and water and gas pipelines and other large infrastructure projects. The United Kingdom segment consists of construction of retail, residential, and commercial buildings for the private building sector, building refurbishments, and fit-out projects. The Property Development segment refers to the acquisition of land or the rights to land and the development of schemes with a view to build or sell. The Construction Materials segment sells and manufactures long-steel products. The company was founded by John Wilson and Brian Holmes in 1970 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Our opinion on the current state of WBOWBHO (WBO) is now South Africa's largest construction company - after the relative demise of Aveng and Murray & Roberts. It has a market capitalisation of over R5bn. It diversified early into Africa to the North, Australia, and the UK. In its results for the year to 30th June 2023 the company report
$JSEWBO - WBHO: When Fundamentals And Technicals CollideConstruction and materials group Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) reported its first annual loss in its 52 years in its 2022 results.
Low levels of construction activity in the UK and slow government infrastructure rollout in SA paint a grim picture for construction companies.
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The current price of WBO is 18,295 ZAC — it has decreased by −0.11% in the past 24 hours. Watch WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD stock price performance more closely on the chart.
Depending on the exchange, the stock ticker may vary. For instance, on JSE exchange WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD stocks are traded under the ticker WBO.
WBO stock has fallen by −1.75% compared to the previous week, the month change is a −0.35% fall, over the last year WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD has showed a 34.03% increase.
We've gathered analysts' opinions on WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD future price: according to them, WBO price has a max estimate of 23,500.00 ZAC and a min estimate of 15,600.00 ZAC. Watch WBO chart and read a more detailed WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD stock forecast: see what analysts think of WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD and suggest that you do with its stocks.
WBO stock is 2.94% volatile and has beta coefficient of 1.02. Track WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD stock price on the chart and check out the list of the most volatile stocks — is WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD there?
Today WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD has the market capitalization of 9.65 B, it has increased by 7.11% over the last week.
Yes, you can track WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD financials in yearly and quarterly reports right on TradingView.
WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD is going to release the next earnings report on Sep 16, 2025. Keep track of upcoming events with our Earnings Calendar.
WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD revenue for the last half-year amounts to 14.66 B ZAC, despite the estimated figure of 12.29 B ZAC. In the next half-year revenue is expected to reach 18.29 B ZAC.
WBO net income for the last half-year is 572.03 M ZAR, while the previous report showed 490.75 M ZAR of net income which accounts for 16.56% change. Track more WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD financial stats to get the full picture.
WILSON BAYLY HLM-OVC LTD dividend yield was 2.87% in 2024, and payout ratio reached 24.94%. The year before the numbers were 0.00% and 0.00% correspondingly. See high-dividend stocks and find more opportunities for your portfolio.
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