The Survey honours listed companies which have earned the most for their shareholders over the period from 1 October five years ago to the end of September, with results being calculated on a capital gain plus earnings reinvested into shares over five years as a compound return on original investment.

“Apart from being an accurate measurement of shareholder fortunes, the share price, plus the amount of income returned to shareholders, is indeed an indicator of the soundness of a company’s operations — if one accepts that share-price performance is generally an accurate barometer,” notes Jason Chetty of Sunday Times Top 100.

Ellies Holdings has received this prestigious recognition for its innovation and entrepreneurship which has consistently allowed the company to improve results over the past five years, increasing shareholder value.

The positioning of Megatron Federal, a division of Ellies, as a leading African provider of turnkey infrastructure solutions, is a contributing factor to the nomination. Megatron has historically positioned itself within the power generation, transmission and distribution business, but has seen rapid growth over the past two years and as a result now offers a wider, more diverse range of products and services in South Africa and across Africa.

“We accept this accolade with pleasure and celebrate our achievements” Notes Wayne Samson, CEO of Ellies. “We take this news to our stakeholders with pride”

Ellies leading role in reducing strain off the national power grid by a successful 170.529 MW also holds testimony for the brand, and has contributed to its success. It is this outstanding work that also contributed to Ellies winning of The Energy Project of the Year award at the annual Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency Awards, which was hosted recently.

Companies are required to meet various criteria in order to qualify for this prestigious positioning, including the minimum turnover of R20-million per year.

Ellies Holdings Limited is a leading South African manufacturer, wholesaler, importer and distributor in diversified sectors, including consumer goods, renewable and energy savings and infrastructural power and telecommunications, servicing the local and African markets.

Another major drive at the company includes the recently launched Ellies Renewable Energy ‘Green Store-within-a-stores’ into 27 Builders Warehouse stores and 24 Builders Express stores across South Africa. These Green Stores have set new retail trends within the South African consumer base, and are customised to suit South Africa’s unique energy needs.

For more information, visit www.elliesholdings.com.