BNET Industries
Market Cap:$733.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$254.0M
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Dow Jones Description
Electronic Payment Systems
Chairman & CEOSerge C.P. Belamant
Number of Employees 2,079
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers: 423430
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Net 1 enters one-year deal with social insurance agency
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Net 1: Ultra-Cheap, Likely to Continue Growth in 2009
The Manual of Ideas submits: Net 1 UEPS has developed an electronic payment solution for the underbanked in developing countries. The company’s system addresses the needs of four billion people, an enormous addressable market. While Net 1 faces the long-term risk of losing government-related revenue in South Africa...
NET 1 Ueps: Risky Investment with Great Potential
Steve Alexander submits: Net 1 UEPS UEPS has designed a system for electronic payments in the majority of the world that lives "off the grid." UEPS stands for "Universal Electronic Payments System," which deserves a bit of explanation, because it's unfamiliar to most folks that live in developed economies. We...
Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Dave Koning - Robert W. Baird Dave Koning - Robert W. Baird As we look out in the core South African business how do you see grant growth in fiscal 2009 and then revenue per...
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptNet 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. UEPS Q3 2008 Earnings Call May 9, 2008, 8:00 pm ET Executives Serge C.P. Belamant - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Herman Gideon Kotze - Chief Financial Officer Analysts Dave Koning - Robert W. Baird Dhruv...
Net 1 Ueps Technologies Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question is from Drew Chapel of Morgan Stanley, please go ahead. Drew Chapel - Morgan Stanley I guess, let me just start with the newest issue which is the power crisis and I think we follow why some of your service does...
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Net1 Appoints Dhruv Chopra as Vice-President - Investor Relations
JOHANNESBURG, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. ("Net1" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Mr. Dhruv Chopra as Vice-President--Investor Relations. He will join the Company today and will be based in New York City. Mr. Chopra, 34 years old, has spent...
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Announces 2009 Third Quarter Results
JOHANNESBURG, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. ("Net1" or the "Company") today announced results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009. Revenue and net income for the quarter under US generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") were $55.9 million and $14.4 million, respectively,...
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. to Host Conference Call to Review Third Quarter Results
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS)(JSE: NT1) ("Net1" or the "Company") today announced it will host a conference call to review its fiscal 2009 third quarter results on May 8, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The results will be released on May 7, 2009, after the market...
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. to Host Conference Call to Review Third Quarter Results.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Apr 30, 2009 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS)(JSE:NT1) ("Net1" or the "Company") today announced it will host a conference call to review its fiscal 2009 third quarter results on May 8, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time....
Net1 Announces 12 Month Contract with SASSA
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. ("Net1" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UEPS)(JSE: NT1) today announced that it has agreed the terms of a one year contract with the South African Social Security Agency ("SASSA") for the payment of social welfare grants in the five provinces where it currently provides a grant...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Graham McKay | Cto |
| Herman Gideon Kotze | CFO, Treasurer & Secretary |
| Brenda L. Stewart | Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Nitin Soma | Senior Vice President |
| M. Shipanga | Vice President |
| Gerhard J. Claassen | Managing Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Serge C.P. Belamant | Chairman & CEO |
| Alasdair Jonathan K Pein | Board of Directors |
| Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley | Board of Directors |
| Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley Pein | Board of Directors |
| Antony Charles Ball | Board of Directors |
| Christopher Stefan Seabrooke | Board of Directors |
| Jonathan Korngold | Board Observer |
| Llewelyn Walters | Board of Directors |
| Paul Edwards | Board of Directors |
| Tom C. Tinsley | Board of Directors |
"Dr. Belamant has been a director since our inception in May 1997, our chief executive officer since October 2000 and thechairman of our board since February 2003. Dr. Belamant spent ten years working as a computer scientist for Control Data Corporation where he won a number of international awards. Later, he was responsible for the design, development, implementation and operation of the Saswitch ATM network in South Africa that rates today as the third largest ATM switching system in the world. Dr. Belamant has patented a number of inventions besides the FTS ranging from biometrics to gaming-related inventions. Dr. Belamant has more than twenty-five years of experience in the fields of operations research, security, biometrics, artificial intelligence and online and offline transaction processing systems. Dr. Belamant holds a PhD in Information Technology and Management. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Cto | Current |
"Mr. Kotze has been a director and our secretary, treasurer and chief financial officer since June 2004. Mr. Kotze is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, or SAICA, who joined Aplitec in November 1998 as a strategic financial analyst. He has also been a director of New Aplitec since June 2004. From January 2000 until June 2004, he served on the board of Aplitec as Group Financial Director. Mr. Kotze served his articles from 1993 to 1997 at KPMG in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was the audit manager for several major corporations in the manufacturing, mining, retail and financial services industries. During 1998, he joined the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited, or IDC, as a business analyst. His main duties at the IDC were the evaluation and investigation of ventures requiring funding from the IDC, from small manufacturing concerns to huge multinational projects, as well as the structuring and implementation of loan and equity products for these concerns. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | CFO, Treasurer & Secretary | Current |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Ms. Stewart has served as our Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales since June 2004. Ms. Stewart’s primary function is to manage all International Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Contracts, System Implementations, Operations, Training and Support. She has in-depth experience in: Marketing and Sales Activities. Business Development, Product Design, System Design Contract Management Project Management (Hardware & Software) Tender Submission Expert knowledge and experience in the Implementation and Operation of specialized National Switching Systems, Government Projects, Central Banks, Financial Institutions Commercial Banking Experience involving operations of a data processing centre, reporting, reconciliation, computer training and support involving industrial tax based leases etc. SASWITCH – Shared ATM Network in South Africa – Technical Assistant Company Secretarial Bookkeeping to Financial Statements Import & Export (Tracking/Tracing) Foreign Exchange / Forward Cover Procurement – Local & International Suppliers – smart card technology, POS, biometric scanners Production Department – Smart Cards, POS terminals, Personalization/Initialization machines, repairs & maintenance, hardware upgrades etc "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
"Mr. Soma has served as our Senior Vice President of Information Technology since June 2004. Mr. Soma joined Aplitec in 1997. He specializes in transaction switching and interbank settlements. Mr. Soma represented Nedcor Bank in assisting with the technical specifications for the South African Interbank Standards. He is also responsible for the ATM settlement process to balance ATM’s with the host as well as balance the host with different card users. Mr. Soma designed the Stratus Back-End System for Aplitec, and is responsible for the Nedbank Settlement System for the Point of Sales Devices. Mr. Soma has over 11 years of experience in the development and design of smart card payment systems. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Executive Manager, Software Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley Pein has been a member of our Board since February 2005. Mr. Pein is a director of Southern Cross Capital UK Limited, which manages investment funds for Brenthurst Limited, an investment holding company for the Oppenheimer family interests. From 1994 until 2002, Mr. Pein was President and CEO of Task (USA), Inc., a New York-based investment company. Mr. Pein also serves as a director of Arsenal Digital Solutions, a privately-held US company that provides on-demand data protection services. Between 1989 and 1994, Mr. Pein worked in London for Bankers Trust International mergers and acquisitions team and then at Gilbert Elliot Corporate Finance. Mr. Pein is a qualified South African chartered accountant and completed his articles with Deloitte & Touche (South Africa) in Johannesburg in 1987. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Anthony Charles Ball has been a member of our Board since June 2004. Mr. Ball has held various senior leadership positions with the Brait Group, or Brait, since 1998 and has been the CEO of Brait since October 1, 2006. Mr. Ball has led the raising and governance of a number of Brait’s private equity funds and is responsible for certain of its private equity investments. Prior to assuming his current position at Brait, Mr. Ball served as joint deputy chairman of Brait from 1998 to March 2000. Prior to joining Brait, Mr. Ball was the chief executive of Capital Partners, which was the 50 predecessor company to Brait and which pioneered the private equity market in South Africa, from 1991 to 1998. Mr. Ball began his career with Deloitte & Touche Consulting (1986 – 1991), where he co-founded its Strategy Group. Mr. Ball is a member of the board of Brait S.A. and its subsidiaries. Mr. Ball has been designated as a director by South African Private Equity Fund III, L.P., an affiliate of Brait, or SAPEF, pursuant to a contractual arrangement. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Christopher Stefan Seabrooke has been a member of our Board since January 2005. Mr. Seabrooke has served on the board of directors of over twenty listed companies. Mr. Seabrooke is currently on the board of directors of the following five JSE Limited listed companies – chief executive officer of Sabvest Limited, a finance and investment group, non-executive chairman of Metrofile Holdings Limited and Setpoint Technology Holdings Limited, non-executive deputy chairman of Massmart Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of Datatec Limited, which is also listed on the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”) in the UK. Mr. Seabrooke is a member of The Institute of Directors in South Africa. Formerly, he was the chairman of the South African State Theater and the deputy chairman of each of the National Arts Council and the Board of Business and Arts South Africa. Mr. Seabrooke has degrees in Economics and Accounting from the University of Natal and an MBA from the University of Witwatersrand. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saxo Bank | Board Member | Current |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Mergers & Acquisitions | Former |
| Multiplan Inc. | *Worked Closely | Former |
| Schaller Anderson LLC | *Worked Closely | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A | Former |
| Harvard College | B.A. in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Paul Edwards has been a member of our Board since July 2005. Mr. Edwards is the executive chairman of Merryn Capital, a privately-owned financial services group. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Edwards was executive chairman of Chartwell Capital Group. In January 2005, Mr. Edwards was appointed non-executive chairman of Starcomms Limited, a Nigerian telecommunications operator. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards was the chief executive officer of MTN Group, a pan-African mobile operator. Between 1999 and 2001, Mr. Edwards was the chief executive officer of the Johnnic Group in South Africa, of which the MTN Group was a subsidiary. Between 1995 and 1999, Mr. Edwards was the chief operating officer of MEASAT Broadcast Network, a Malaysian-based regional pay television operator. Between 1993 and 1995, Mr. Edwards was executive vice president of satellite television broadcaster Star TV, based out of Hong Kong. Between 1989 and 1993, Mr. Edwards was chief executive officer of Multichoice, Africa’s leading pay television operator. Mr. Edwards has a BSc and an MBA from the University of Cape Town. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Tom Tinsley received a MBA from The Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1978. He has been with General Atlantic since 1999. Mr. Tinsley’s profession requires oversight, assessment and evaluation of business a company performance. He has served on numerous Boards of directors, both private and public. Prior to joining General Atlantic, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive of the Management Board of Baan Company NV, a leading provider of Enterprise Software Solutions. Prior to joining Baan, he was a director at McKinsey & Company, where he was employed for eighteen years. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 393,953 |
| Shares Outstanding | 55.6M |
| Market Cap | 733.7M |
| Year High | 27.99 |
| Year Low | 8.21 |
| Earnings Per Share | 1.91 |
| P/E Ratio | 6.90 |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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