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Clicks Group
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Company details
- Legal name
- Clicks Group Limited
- Incorporated in
- South Africa
- Listing
- CLS on the A2X Markets, active · ISIN ZAE000134854 (observed 2026-10-08)
- Sector
- Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
- Financial year ends
- 31 August
Overview
Year ended 31 August 2025 · summary financial statements, final status not established · source
Read with these figures
- Summary financial statements not confirmed as final. The published copy is not confirmed as the final version. The FY to 31 Aug 2025 figures come from it.
Full wording and sources
Summary financial statements for 2025: final status not established
Published by the issuer as its reviewed condensed consolidated results booklet. No auditor's report expressing an audit opinion on these statements is printed: PDF p7 prints KPMG Inc.'s 'Independent auditor's report on review of the condensed consolidated financial statements' (ISRE 2410, limited assurance; 'Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion'), with a script 'KPMG Inc.' signature, Per IM Engels, Director, Registered Auditor, dated 23 October 2025 (page image). The commentary closes 'Cape Town 23 October 2025' with the typeset names Mfundiso Njeke (chairman), Bertina Engelbrecht (CEO) and Gordon Traill (CFO), no visible signatures (PDF p6, page image); no board approval date of the statements is printed. The booklet does not say that full annual financial statements for 2025 have been audited.
Source: Clicks Group Reviewed Condensed consolidated results and cash dividend declaration for the year ended 31 August 2025 (dated 2025-10-23)
2025, 2024: figures from a published summary
These columns come from the issuer's summary financial statements, not its full financial statements; the summary does not state that its source statements were audited. 'The condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 have been prepared in accordance with ... the JSE Listings Requirements, IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act.' and 'KPMG Inc., the group's independent auditor, has reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements' (note 1.1, p16). The summary does not state the full statements it is drawn from. No auditor's report expressing an audit opinion is printed. An independent auditor's review report (ISRE 2410, limited assurance) by KPMG Inc. (Per IM Engels, Director, Registered Auditor), signed 'KPMG Inc.' in script and dated 23 October 2025, is printed on p7; it states 'Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion' and concludes: 'Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as at 31 August 2025 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of IFRS® Accounting Standards, IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act.' Note 1.1 (p16): 'KPMG Inc., the group's independent auditor, has reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements contained on pages 6 to 15 of this report and has expressed an unmodified review conclusion'. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (p8), statement of financial position (p9), statement of changes in equity (pp10-11), statement of cash flows (p12), notes to the cash flow statement (p13), segmental analysis (p14) and selected accounting policies and notes (pp16-17). Condensed presentation: no total liabilities line on the statement of financial position; capital expenditure printed only as 'to maintain' and 'to expand' operations.
Source: Clicks Group Reviewed Condensed consolidated results and cash dividend declaration for the year ended 31 August 2025 (dated 2025-10-23)
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Revenue
ZAR 47.8 billion
47,828,079 ZAR thousands · p8
+5.3% vs 2024
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Operating profit / (loss)
ZAR 4.68 billion
4,681,333 ZAR thousands · p8
+12.4% vs 2024
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Profit / (loss) for the year
ZAR 3.24 billion
3,236,333 ZAR thousands · p8
+14.1% vs 2024
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Total assets
ZAR 22.6 billion
22,591,916 ZAR thousands · p9
+8.5% vs 2024
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Total equity
ZAR 6.86 billion
6,857,593 ZAR thousands · p9
+9.1% vs 2024
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Cash from operations
ZAR 3.33 billion
3,329,892 ZAR thousands · p12
+10.8% vs 2024
Large amounts are rounded for reading (ZAR million / billion / trillion); exact figures as printed are under each amount and in the tables. No currency conversion.
Financial statements
Exact figures as printed. Each column comes from one filing; labels are as printed in the newest filing. Amounts in ZAR thousands unless the row says otherwise; brackets are negative.
† from a supplementary filing for the same year · ‡ signed audited statements preferred over a disputed figure · “–” is a printed dash, explained below the table
Column sources
- FY to 31 Aug 2025 — summary financial statements (summary), final status not established; reported for the year · source
- FY to 31 Aug 2024 — summary financial statements (summary), final status not established; comparative in the FY to 31 Aug 2025 filing · source
- 2025, 2024: figures from a published summary. These columns come from the issuer's summary financial statements, not its full financial statements; the summary does not state that its source statements were audited. 'The condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 have been prepared in accordance with ... the JSE Listings Requirements, IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act.' and 'KPMG Inc., the group's independent auditor, has reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements' (note 1.1, p16). The summary does not state the full statements it is drawn from. No auditor's report expressing an audit opinion is printed. An independent auditor's review report (ISRE 2410, limited assurance) by KPMG Inc. (Per IM Engels, Director, Registered Auditor), signed 'KPMG Inc.' in script and dated 23 October 2025, is printed on p7; it states 'Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion' and concludes: 'Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as at 31 August 2025 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of IFRS® Accounting Standards, IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act.' Note 1.1 (p16): 'KPMG Inc., the group's independent auditor, has reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements contained on pages 6 to 15 of this report and has expressed an unmodified review conclusion'. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (p8), statement of financial position (p9), statement of changes in equity (pp10-11), statement of cash flows (p12), notes to the cash flow statement (p13), segmental analysis (p14) and selected accounting policies and notes (pp16-17). Condensed presentation: no total liabilities line on the statement of financial position; capital expenditure printed only as 'to maintain' and 'to expand' operations.
Income statement
| Line (as printed) | FY to 31 Aug 2025Summary financial statements (summary)reported for the year | FY to 31 Aug 2024Summary financial statements (summary)comparative in FY to 31 Aug 2025 filingsource limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue1 | 51,426,992 | 48,609,808 |
| Turnover2 | 47,828,079 | 45,437,640 |
| Cost of merchandise sold | (36,428,426) | (34,805,221) |
| Gross profit | 11,399,653 | 10,632,419 |
| Other income | 3,461,208 | 3,082,302 |
| Total income3 | 14,860,861 | 13,714,721 |
| Expenses4 | (10,182,338) | (9,542,869) |
| Depreciation and amortisation5 | (1,811,683) | (1,681,320) |
| Occupancy costs6 | (212,044) | (212,505) |
| Employment costs | (5,282,102) | (4,907,022) |
| Other costs7 | (2,873,327) | (2,729,748) |
| Impairment allowance – IFRS 9 ECL | (3,182) | (12,274) |
| Trading profit8 | 4,678,523 | 4,171,852 |
| Profit/(Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment9 | 2,810 | (5,415) |
| Profit on disposal of business10 | –11 | 180 |
| Profit before financing costs | 4,681,333 | 4,166,617 |
| Net financing expense12 | (242,970) | (265,172) |
| Financial income | 137,705 | 89,866 |
| Financial expense | (380,675) | (355,038) |
| Profit before earnings from associate13 | 4,438,363 | 3,901,445 |
| Share of loss of associate | (4,935) | (7,637) |
| Profit before taxation | 4,433,428 | 3,893,808 |
| Income tax expense | (1,197,095) | (1,056,751) |
| Profit for the year | 3,236,333 | 2,837,057 |
| Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations14 | 2,892 | 7,076 |
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign subsidiaries15 | (10,702) | (8,326) |
| Cash flow hedges16 | 16,125 | 21,267 |
| Cost of hedging reserve17 | (19,921) | (19,824) |
| Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax | (11,606) | 193 |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 3,224,727 | 2,837,250 |
| Headline earnings18 | 3,234,282 | 2,844,598 |
- Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.operating_profit.
Notes and alternative reported figures (17)
- “Revenue” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Memorandum line printed above turnover: turnover plus other income plus financial income (note 1.5, p16); not part of the gross profit calculation.
- “Turnover”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Turnover' (goods sold to customers, note 1.5), the first line of the gross profit calculation; the issuer's broader 'Revenue' memorandum line is kept as a native concept.
- “Total income” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Gross profit plus other income, as printed.
- “Expenses” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Total of depreciation and amortisation, occupancy, employment, other costs and IFRS 9 ECL, printed above its components.
- “Depreciation and amortisation” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Component of Expenses.
- “Occupancy costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Component of Expenses.
- “Other costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Component of Expenses (note 1.7).
- “Trading profit” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Total income less expenses, as printed.
- “Profit/(Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Between trading profit and profit before financing costs.
- “Profit on disposal of business” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Between trading profit and profit before financing costs; 2025 printed '–'.
- “Net financing expense” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financial income less financial expense, printed above its two components.
- “Profit before earnings from associate” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Subtotal before the share of loss of associate.
- “Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, items that will not be reclassified, net of tax.
- “Exchange differences on translation of foreign subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, items that may be reclassified, net of tax.
- “Cash flow hedges” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, items that may be reclassified, net of tax.
- “Cost of hedging reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, items that may be reclassified, net of tax.
- “Headline earnings” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: JSE headline earnings (note 1.6).
Balance sheet
| Line (as printed) | FY to 31 Aug 2025Summary financial statements (summary)reported for the year | FY to 31 Aug 2024Summary financial statements (summary)comparative in FY to 31 Aug 2025 filingsource limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Non–current assets | 8,351,031 | 7,930,394 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,087,950 | 2,845,032 |
| Right-of-use assets | 3,685,047 | 3,505,081 |
| Intangible assets | 941,551 | 946,363 |
| Goodwill1 | 215,371 | 209,114 |
| Deferred tax assets | 72,968 | 85,157 |
| Investment in associate | 12,501 | 17,436 |
| Loans receivable2 | 127,980 | 141,436 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 207,663 | 180,775 |
| Current assets | 14,240,885 | 12,886,747 |
| Inventories | 7,818,704 | 7,063,280 |
| Trade and other receivables | 3,139,516 | 3,057,282 |
| Income tax receivable | 2,011 | 1,831 |
| Loans receivable3 | 24,884 | 29,960 |
| Cash and cash equivalents4 | 3,255,770 | 2,704,961 |
| Derivative financial assets | –5 | 29,433 |
| Total assets | 22,591,916 | 20,817,141 |
| Equity6 | 6,857,593 | 6,285,539 |
| Share capital | 2,360 | 2,381 |
| Share premium | 1,064,953 | 1,064,953 |
| Cash flow hedge reserve7 | (2,937) | (8,532) |
| Cost of hedging reserve8 | (4,233) | (4,950) |
| Foreign currency translation reserve9 | (19,535) | (8,833) |
| Distributable reserve10 | 5,816,985 | 5,240,520 |
| Non–current liabilities | 2,922,669 | 2,702,036 |
| Lease liabilities | 2,708,327 | 2,536,701 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 26,922 | 14,480 |
| Employee benefits11 | 187,420 | 150,855 |
| Current liabilities | 12,811,654 | 11,829,566 |
| Trade and other payables | 10,912,537 | 10,030,903 |
| Lease liabilities | 1,334,154 | 1,249,585 |
| Employee benefits12 | 400,710 | 386,633 |
| Income tax payable | 155,572 | 146,085 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 8,681 | 16,360 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 22,591,916 | 20,817,141 |
- Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.current_assets.
Notes and alternative reported figures (11)
- “Goodwill” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Non-current assets.
- “Loans receivable” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Non-current assets.
- “Loans receivable” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Current assets.
- “Cash and cash equivalents”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Cash and cash equivalents'; equals the cash-flow closing balance.
- “Equity”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Equity' as the total of share capital, premium and reserves; the group prints no non-controlling interests, so it equals total equity in the changes in equity (pp10-11).
- “Cash flow hedge reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Equity.
- “Cost of hedging reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Equity.
- “Foreign currency translation reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Equity.
- “Distributable reserve”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Distributable reserve'; it receives profit for the year and dividends in the changes in equity.
- “Employee benefits” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Non-current liabilities.
- “Employee benefits” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Current liabilities.
Cash flow
| Line (as printed) | FY to 31 Aug 2025Summary financial statements (summary)reported for the year | FY to 31 Aug 2024Summary financial statements (summary)comparative in FY to 31 Aug 2025 filingsource limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before working capital changes (refer note 1)1 | 6,533,617 | 5,901,873 |
| Working capital changes (refer note 2)2 | 72,848 | 99,357 |
| Cash generated by operations | 6,606,465 | 6,001,230 |
| Interest received | 136,070 | 89,229 |
| Interest paid3 | (363,958) | (340,206) |
| Taxation paid | (1,166,561) | (1,068,149) |
| Settlement of derivative financial asset used to hedge the long-term incentive scheme4 | 29,224 | –5 |
| Cash inflow from operating activities before dividends paid6 | 5,241,240 | 4,682,104 |
| Dividends paid to shareholders | (1,911,348) | (1,675,960) |
| Net cash effects from operating activities | 3,329,892 | 3,006,144 |
| Investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to maintain operations7 | (311,839) | (337,022) |
| Investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to expand operations8 | (672,689) | (553,838) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 3,903 | 3,736 |
| Acquisition of investments (refer note 3)9 | (7,046) | (7,389) |
| Disposal of investments (refer note 4)10 | –11 | (1,079) |
| Investment in associate12 | –11 | (5,975) |
| Loan advanced to associate13 | –11 | (30,000) |
| Repayment of loan by associate14 | 2,500 | –11 |
| Other loans receivable repaid15 | 17,667 | 17,668 |
| Insurance proceeds on property, plant and equipment16 | 5,986 | –11 |
| Net cash effects from investing activities | (961,518) | (913,899) |
| Shares repurchased17 | (751,433) | (834,790) |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | (1,066,132) | (1,007,670) |
| Net cash effects from financing activities | (1,817,565) | (1,842,460) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 550,809 | 249,785 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 2,704,961 | 2,455,176 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 3,255,770 | 2,704,961 |
- Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.native.co_8wahsx420wph.cash_from_operations_before_dividends.
- Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_investing.
Notes and alternative reported figures (15)
- “Profit before working capital changes (refer note 1)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities (note 1, p13).
- “Working capital changes (refer note 2)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities (note 2, p13).
- “Interest paid”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Interest paid' as one line; not split between borrowings and lease liabilities.
- “Settlement of derivative financial asset used to hedge the long-term incentive scheme” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities; 2024 printed '–'.
- “Cash inflow from operating activities before dividends paid” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating subtotal before dividends paid.
- “Investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to maintain operations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
- “Investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to expand operations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
- “Acquisition of investments (refer note 3)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities (note 3: Sorbet corporate stores).
- “Disposal of investments (refer note 4)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities (note 4); 2025 printed '–'.
- “Investment in associate” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities; 2025 printed '–'.
- “Loan advanced to associate” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities; 2025 printed '–'.
- “Repayment of loan by associate” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities; 2024 printed '–'.
- “Other loans receivable repaid” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
- “Insurance proceeds on property, plant and equipment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities; 2024 printed '–'.
- “Shares repurchased” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing activities.
Segments
Segment data not yet collected for this company in the pilot.
Dividends
Proposed or recommended, declared and paid are different events and are kept apart. A statement that no dividend was proposed does not mean none was paid.
| Year ended | Event | Wording as printed | Amount | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividends paid to shareholders |
(1,911,348) | ZAR thousands | Summary financial statements, p12 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividends paid to shareholders |
(1,675,960) | ZAR thousands | Summary financial statements, p12 |
Sources
Each filing used on this page, newest period first. Dates are the document's own; the date we retrieved a file is shown separately and is never a publication date.
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Clicks Group Reviewed Condensed consolidated results and cash dividend declaration for the year ended 31 August 2025
Year ended 31 August 2025 · Summary financial statements (summary) · final status not established
Audit: KPMG Inc. (named); no auditor's opinion on the full statements in this document
Final status: Published by the issuer as its reviewed condensed consolidated results booklet. No auditor's report expressing an audit opinion on these statements is printed: PDF p7 prints KPMG Inc.'s 'Independent auditor's report on review of the condensed consolidated financial statements' (ISRE 2410, limited assurance; 'Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion'), with a script 'KPMG Inc.' signature, Per IM Engels, Director, Registered Auditor, dated 23 October 2025 (page image). The commentary closes 'Cape Town 23 October 2025' with the typeset names Mfundiso Njeke (chairman), Bertina Engelbrecht (CEO) and Gordon Traill (CFO), no visible signatures (PDF p6, page image); no board approval date of the statements is printed. The booklet does not say that full annual financial statements for 2025 have been audited.
- Document date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Auditor's report
- date not recorded
- Board approval
- date not found in this document
- Retrieved by us
- 8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
- Used for
- statement columns FY to 31 Aug 2025, FY to 31 Aug 2024
- Basis
- consolidated statements · ZAR thousands (printed “R’000”)
- Interest received, interest paid and dividends paid are presented within operating activities (p12). Text-layer artefacts: PDF p10 and p11 each carry the whole two-page changes-in-equity spread in their text layer (figures identical to the printed spread); PDF p18 carries the closing text of the p6 commentary in its text layer, not visible on its render. No hidden figure differs from the printed pages.
- The 'Revenue' line (51 426 992; 2024: 48 609 808, p8) is a memorandum line printed above turnover; note 1.5 (p16) shows it is turnover plus other income plus financial income; it is kept as a native concept and Turnover (goods sold) is mapped to revenue (ambiguous) as the first line of the gross profit calculation. Basic and diluted EPS (1 362.6 cents; 2024: 1 190.3) are printed on separate lines with the same figures; basic mapped to eps_basic_diluted as ambiguous, diluted to a native per-share concept. Headline EPS and profit attributable to equity holders of the parent from note 1.6 (p17). Per-share figures in SA cents (minor_unit).
- No auditor's report expressing an audit opinion is printed. An independent auditor's review report (ISRE 2410, limited assurance) by KPMG Inc. (Per IM Engels, Director, Registered Auditor), signed 'KPMG Inc.' in script and dated 23 October 2025, is printed on p7; it states 'Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion' and concludes: 'Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as at 31 August 2025 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of IFRS® Accounting Standards, IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act.' Note 1.1 (p16): 'KPMG Inc., the group's independent auditor, has reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements contained on pages 6 to 15 of this report and has expressed an unmodified review conclusion'.
- Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (p8), statement of financial position (p9), statement of changes in equity (pp10-11), statement of cash flows (p12), notes to the cash flow statement (p13), segmental analysis (p14) and selected accounting policies and notes (pp16-17). Condensed presentation: no total liabilities line on the statement of financial position; capital expenditure printed only as 'to maintain' and 'to expand' operations.
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- Clicks Group Limited, Registration number 1996/000645/06, JSE and A2X share code: CLS, ISIN: ZAE000134854 (PDF p18)
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