Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.03 (As of Dec. 2025)

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JSE:ACT Afrocentric Investment Corp Ltd JSE:ACT
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Price R0.80
GF Value R2.07
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Afrocentric Investment Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Afrocentric Investment JSE:ACT +2.56% 52 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.03 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates JSE:ACT with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of R2.07 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 310 Healthcare Providers & Services companies, Afrocentric Investment ranks worse than 322580.32% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R-1.03. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Afrocentric Investment was 47.11. The lowest was 6.13. And the median was 14.07.


JSE:ACT's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 17.815
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Afrocentric Investment's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R-1.63. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R-1.52. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Afrocentric Investment's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0.08. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R0.19. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 4.17.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Afrocentric Investment Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Afrocentric Investment Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Afrocentric Investment Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Afrocentric Investment Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.60 0.19 -0.19 -1.03

Afrocentric Investment Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -0.19 0.00 0.00 -1.03

JSE:ACT vs HCA, THC, DVA: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Afrocentric Investment's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Afrocentric Investment Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Afrocentric Investment's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Afrocentric Investment's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Afrocentric Investment Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -1,274
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 393
Change In Deferred Tax 5
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 233
Change In Working Capital 236
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 853

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Afrocentric Investment's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R-1,274 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Afrocentric Investment's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R393 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Afrocentric Investment's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R5 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R233 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Afrocentric Investment's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R233 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Afrocentric Investment's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R236 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Afrocentric Investment's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 852.806 Mil.

Afrocentric Investment's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -1274.21 +392.62+5.164
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-233.15+235.768)/852.806
=-1.03

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=0.80/-1.03
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.03 mean?
Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.03 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Afrocentric Investment. Over the past decade, Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.13 to 47.11. According to the industry distribution chart, Afrocentric Investment ranks #999999 out of 310 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Is Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Afrocentric Investment's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.03. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.13 to a high of 47.11. Based on the distribution chart, Afrocentric Investment ranks #999999 out of 310 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Afrocentric Investment has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Afrocentric Investment's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to HCA and THC?
According to the Healthcare Providers & Services industry distribution chart, Afrocentric Investment ranks #999999 out of 310 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Afrocentric Investment in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.82. Historically, Afrocentric Investment's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.13 to 47.11 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 17.82, based on 310 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Afrocentric Investment. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.82 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Afrocentric Investment's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Afrocentric Investment stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is R2.07, compared to a current price of R0.80 — trading 61.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.03. Afrocentric Investment's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.03 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Afrocentric Investment stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R0.80 is trading 61.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of R2.07. GuruFocus considers Afrocentric Investment to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for JSE:ACT:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.03
  • GF Value™: R2.07 vs. price of R0.80 (61.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:ACT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Afrocentric Investment Business Description

Address 37 Conrad Road, Florida North, Roodepoort, ZAF, 1709
Afrocentric Investment Corp Ltd is an investment holding company providing specialised services and products to the public and private healthcare sectors. It focuses on making quality healthcare accessible and affordable to members and beneficiaries, with the principal objective of ensuring the delivery of efficient health management services and the distribution of quality products. Its business segments include Healthcare SA, comprising medical scheme administration and health risk management services; Healthcare Retail, comprising pharmaceutical sales and services; Healthcare Africa, comprising healthcare services outside South Africa in Namibia and Mauritius; and IT-related services predominantly within South Africa. It operates across South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius, and Namibia.
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