Annual financial
statements
for the year ended 31 july 2026

FY2026 highlights

Revenue

R5 753m +3% (constant currency)

Adjusted EBITDA

R624m +21%

Operating Profit

R483m +15%

Profit after tax

R357m +39%

EPS and HEPS (cents)

57 cents +42%

Return on Equity

35%  

New multi-year wins

R2.1b  

iOCO is one of South Africa’s largest technology services providers delivering end-to-end digital, information technology and operational technology solutions by leveraging specialist expertise together with proprietary innovations and technologies from leading OEMs.

Directors’ report

THE DIRECTORS PRESENT THEIR REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026

NATURE OF BUSINESS

iOCO Limited (iOCO or the Company) is a holding company domiciled in South Africa that is listed on the JSE Limited under the category Technology: Software and Computer Services. iOCO is one of the largest information and communications technology (ICT) services providers in South Africa and is committed to providing the technology, knowledge, skills and organisational ability critical to the development and growth of the markets it serves.

The consolidated financial statements, as at 31 July 2026 and for the year then ended, comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group).

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RESULTS

The Group's results and financial position are reflected below.

STATED CAPITAL

Authorised

Ordinary shares: 7 500 000 000 no par value shares
(2025: 7 500 000 000).
A shares: 40 000 000 no par value shares
(2025: 40 000 000).

Issued

Ordinary shares: 638 083 421 no par value shares
(2025: 638 083 421).
A shares: 40 000 000 no par value shares
(2025: 40 000 000).

DIRECTORS

The list of directors for the financial year is as follows:

Directorate

Non-executive

Jabu Moleketi* (Chairman)
Andrew Marshall (Lead Independent Non-executive Director)
Nompumelelo Mokou
Lerato Pule (appointed effective 4 December 2025)
Veronica Motloutsi (resigned effective 3 December 2025).

* Non-independent Non-executive Director.

Executive

Rhys Summerton (Group Chief Executive Officer)
Ashona Kooblall (Group Chief Financial Officer)
Dennis Venter (Joint Group Chief Executive Officer) (resigned effective 25 February 2026).

DIRECTORS' INTEREST IN SHARES

The directors' interest in shares is set out in note 34 of the consolidated financial statements.

DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS

The emoluments of directors and prescribed officers of the Group are set out in note 35 of the consolidated financial statements.

RELATED-PARTY CONTRACTS

During the course of the year, no director had a material interest in any contract of significance with the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have given rise to a conflict of interest.

Transactions, defined as related-party transactions in terms of IFRS Accounting Standards, between the Company or its subsidiaries and the directors or their associates are disclosed in note 37 of the consolidated financial statements.

GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS

iOCO's combined assurance model has maintained a robust environment in terms of the Group's preventative and detective controls in the current year, also becoming more relevant and effective in achieving its governance objectives. The Group utilises extensive entity-level controls and governance processes, including a detailed delegation of authority with dedicated heads of compliance, a thorough attestation process and key strongpoints in the ERP system, with continuous monitoring and review.

GOING CONCERN

Based on the going concern assessment detailed in note 2.2 of the consolidated financial statements, the Board is of the view that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, the consolidated and separate financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The Board is not aware of any new material changes that may adversely impact the Group.

LITIGATION STATEMENT

The Group is involved in various litigious matters, most of which arise from the ordinary course of business. Each of these matters is at various stages in the litigious process, therefore, it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these matters, nor what portion of any costs will be attributable to the Group, or whether all or any portion of such costs will be covered by insurance or will be recoverable from other sources. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, management has no reason to believe that the disposition of these matters will have a materially adverse effect on the financial position of the Group and Company. Further information is set out in note 32 of the consolidated financial statements.

SUBSIDIARIES

Details of the Company's investments in subsidiaries are set out in note 1 of the separate financial statements and the full list of Group operating entities is included in Annexure 1.

BUSINESS COMBINATION

On 12 March 2026, the Group entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of the MySky group of companies (MySky).

The Group has taken control of MySky effective from 1 May 2026, being the date from which MySky has been consolidated into the consolidated financial statements. Details are reflected in note 14 of the consolidated financial statements.

DIVIDENDS

The Board has not declared any dividends for the year ended 31 July 2026 (2025: Rnil).

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

On 3 December 2025, shareholders approved the following special resolutions at the AGM:

  • Provision of financial assistance in terms of sections 44 and 45 of the Companies Act
  • Remuneration of the Non-executive Directors
  • General authority to acquire shares.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Details are reflected in note 39 of the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated statement of financial position

AS AT 31 JULY 2026

Figures in Rand thousand Notes 2026 2025
ASSETS      
Non-current assets      
Property, plant, equipment and right-of-use assets 5 145 854 115 279
Intangible assets 6 94 939 78 321
Goodwill 7 608 091 570 178
Other financial assets 8 23 983 21 564
Deferred taxation 9 130 366 120 887
Finance lease receivables 10 – 336
    1 003 233 906 565
Current assets      
Inventories 11 41 836 68 801
Other financial assets 8 9 608 7 832
Current taxation receivable   7 976 9 094
Finance lease receivables 10 801 16 614
Trade and other receivables 12 1 413 963 1 389 942
Cash and cash equivalents 13 417 050 399 264
    1 891 234 1 891 547
Total assets   2 894 467 2 798 112
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES      
Equity      
Stated capital 16 4 729 667 4 774 521
Other reserves 17 (22 274) 12 132
Accumulated loss   (3 703 051) (4 070 027)
Equity attributable to the owners of iOCO Limited   1 004 342 716 626
Non-controlling interests   30 129 36 679
Total equity   1 034 471 753 305
LIABILITIES      
Non-current liabilities      
Other financial liabilities 18 448 636 481 717
Lease liabilities 19 52 038 23 290
Deferred taxation 9 8 791 8 437
    509 465 513 444
Current liabilities      
Other financial liabilities 18 170 701 176 877
Current taxation payable   42 475 34 593
Lease liabilities 19 26 740 28 896
Trade and other payables 20 1 104 025 1 271 542
Provisions 21 6 590 19 455
    1 350 531 1 531 363
Total liabilities   1 859 996 2 044 807
Total equity and liabilities   2 894 467 2 798 112

Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026

Figures in Rand thousand Notes 2026 2025
Revenue 22 5 732 561 5 583 220
Cost of sales   (4 145 903) (3 983 118)
Gross profit   1 586 658 1 600 102
Net financial asset impairment (losses)/reversals 23 (837) 5 562
Operating expenses   (1 102 684) (1 184 709)
Operating profit 24 483 137 420 955
Investment income 25 7 128 7 128
Finance costs 26 (67 724) (96 231)
Profit before taxation   422 541 331 852
Taxation 27 (65 414) (74 280)
Profit for the year   357 127 257 572
Other comprehensive income      
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss      
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations^   (16 062) (11 645)
Other comprehensive loss for the year   (16 062) (11 645)
Total comprehensive income for the year   341 065 245 927
Profit attributable to:      
Owners of iOCO Limited   351 010 250 834
Non-controlling interests   6 117 6 738
    357 127 257 572
Total comprehensive income attributable to:      
Owners of iOCO Limited   339 468 240 559
Non-controlling interests   1 597 5 368
    341 065 245 927
Earnings per share (cents)      
Earnings per share 28 57 40
Diluted earnings per share 28 56 39

^ This component of other comprehensive income does not attract any tax.

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026

Figures in Rand thousand Stated
capital
Other
reserves
Accumulated
loss
Equity
attributable
to the owners
of iOCO
Limited
Non-controlling
interests
Total
equity
Balance at 1 August 2024 4 774 521 31 140 (4 338 449) 467 212 31 311 498 523
Profit for the year – – 250 834 250 834 6 738 257 572
Other comprehensive loss – (10 275) – (10 275) (1 370) (11 645)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income – (10 275) 250 834 240 559 5 368 245 927
Transfer within equity* – (17 588) 17 588 – – –
Share-based payments – 9 418 – 9 418 – 9 418
Share-based payments paid out during the year – (563) – (563) – (563)
Balance at 31 July 2025 4 774 521 12 132 (4 070 027) 716 626 36 679 753 305
Profit for the year – – 351 010 351 010 6 117 357 127
Other comprehensive loss – (11 542) – (11 542) (4 520) (16 062)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income – (11 542) 351 010 339 468 1 597 341 065
Dividends declared to non-controlling interests – – – – (8 147) (8 147)
Movement in treasury shares – settlement of share-based payments 23 982 (23 982) – – – –
Share buybacks (68 836) – – (68 836) – (68 836)
Transfer within equity* – (15 966) 15 966 – – –
Share-based payments – 17 084 – 17 084 – 17 084
Balance at 31 July 2026 4 729 667 (22 274) (3 703 051) 1 004 342 30 129 1 034 471
Notes 16 17        

* Transfers within equity represent transfers from the share-based payments reserve for expired, unexercised options.

Consolidated statement of cash flows

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026

Figures in Rand thousand Notes 2026 2025
Cash flows from operating activities      
Cash generated from operations 30 367 957 566 596
Investment income received   4 709 4 446
Interest paid   (67 410) (95 995)
Taxation paid 31 (66 323) (51 920)
Net cash inflow from operating activities   238 933 423 127
Cash flows from investing activities      
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment   (38 852) (22 411)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets   7 451 3 680
Acquisition of intangible assets   (43 087) (31 886)
Cash outflow from disposal of businesses 15 (3 765) (2 542)
Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired 14 7 914 –
Cash inflow relating to other financial assets 8 – 6 640
Cash outflow relating to other financial assets 8 (1 800) (4 200)
Increase in restricted cash   (26) (108)
Decrease in restricted cash   – 2 013
Net cash outflow from investing activities   (72 165) (48 814)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Proceeds from other financial liabilities 18 1 770 –
Repayment of other financial liabilities 18 (61 538) (102 538)
Share repurchases   (68 836) –
Principal elements of lease payments   (28 295) (26 425)
Net cash outflow from financing activities   (156 899) (128 963)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   9 869 245 350
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 13 399 264 154 637
Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents   7 917 (723)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 13 417 050 399 264