Argent Industrial is a quiet South African conglomerate that makes and sells the metal things around you: security gates, ladders, cranes, fuel tanks, even braai stands. It is small, profitable, and almost entirely ignored by big institutional money. Full nameArgent Industrial Limited Tickers / exchangeART / Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) HeadquartersRidge 63, Umhlanga, South Africa SectorBasic Materials — Steel EmployeesNot disclosed in available sources Market valueZAR 2.12 billion (US$2.12 billion) Yearly salesZAR 2.84 billion (US$2.84 billion) Net profitZAR 293 million (US$293 million) Net margin10.3% Return on equity15.2% Price-to-earnings7.4 Dividend yield0.04% …
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