Our latest results
Group results for the year ended 31 August 2024

Group turnover up

9.2%

Retail turnover up

11.7%

Trading margin up

50 bps

to 9.2%

Diluted HEPS up

14.3%

Total dividend up

14.3%

to 776 cents per share

R6.0 billion

cash generated by operations

R2.5 billion

returned to shareholders

Return on equity up to

46.4%

Total shareholder return

20.7%

CAGR over 10 years

Who we are

As a leader in the healthcare market, Clicks Group is committed to increasing access to affordable primary healthcare for all South Africans through its retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesale businesses.

Founded over 56 years ago in 1968, Clicks is the country’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer and the largest retail pharmacy chain, with an expanding network of over 930 stores and over 715 pharmacies supported by a growing digital presence. UPD is the country’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler, providing the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.

Listed on the JSE since 1996, Clicks Group’s sustained financial performance and growth in shareholder value has seen the group included in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index for the past six years.

 

Our footprint

As at 31 August 2024

Clicks Including pharmacies:

877

South Africa

53

Rest of Africa

715

South Africa

5

Rest of Africa

Clicks Baby

6

South Africa

The Body Shop

53

South Africa

4

Rest of Africa

Sorbet

9

South Africa

Retail DCs

3

South Africa

UPD distribution hubs

5

South Africa

Sustainability

The group’s strategy reaffirms that effective management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations enhances long-term value creation.

Press releases
25 April 2024
Cape Town - Clicks Group continued to show the defensiveness of its core health and beauty business and increased operating profit by 13.5% to R1.9 billion in the six months to February 2024 as the group strengthened margins, generated robust cash flows and increased returns to shareholders.
18 March 2024
Clicks, South Africa’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer, has announced the opening of its first in-house e-commerce fulfillment facility in Montague Gardens, Cape Town. This marks a significant milestone in the company's commitment to delivering unparalleled service excellence to customers nationwide.
26 October 2023
Clicks Group delivered another resilient retail trading performance as improving margins and robust cash generation contributed to adjusted headline earnings increasing by 11.1% to R2.5 billion in the year to August 2023.
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