Brand Finance South Africa measured the financial value (R) of different brands and published a list of 50 of the most valuable brands of 2012 in South Africa. These companies operate both within and outside the borders of the country. See full article by Moneyweb here.
Below you can find an abbreviated list of the Top 50, courtesy of Moneyweb and Brand Finance. You can bet your life that their trademarks are duly registered!
Most Valuable Brands – 2012
Author: Brand Finance|24 May 2012 |
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| Rank 2012 | Brand | Parent Company | Industry Group | Brand Value 2012 (R bn) | |||
| 1 | MTN | MTN GROUP LTD | Telecommunications | 43.3 | |||
| 2 | Vodacom | VODACOM GROUP LTD | Telecommunications | 18.7 | |||
| 3 | Standard Bank | STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD | Banks | 18.0 | |||
| 4 | ABSA | ABSA GROUP LTD | Banks | 14.9 | |||
| 5 | SASOL | SASOL LTD | Oil&Gas | 9.2 | |||
| 6 | Nedbank | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | Banks | 9.1 | |||
| 7 | First National Bank | FIRSTRAND LTD | Banks | 9.0 | |||
| 8 | Shoprite | SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD | Retail – Food Specialists | 8.9 | |||
| 9 | Investec | INVESTEC PLC | Diversified Finan Serv | 8.8 | |||
| 10 | Netcare | NETCARE LTD | Healthcare-Services | 7.0 | |||
| 11 | Spar | SPAR GROUP LIMITED/THE | Food | 6.9 | |||
| 12 | Pick’n Pay | PICK N PAY STORES LTD | Retail | 6.3 | |||
| 13 | Mondi | MONDI LTD | Forest Products&Paper | 6.0 | |||
| 14 | Mediclinic | MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL LTD | Healthcare-Services | 5.9 | |||
| 15 | Sanlam | SANLAM LTD | Insurance | 5.9 | |||
| 16 | MultiChoice | NASPERS LTD-N SHS | Media | 5.7 | |||
| 17 | Sappi | SAPPI LIMITED | Forest Products&Paper | 5.0 | |||
| 18 | Telkom | TELKOM SA LTD | Telecommunications | 4.8 | |||
| 19 | Huletts | TONGAAT HULETT LTD | Holding Companies-Divers | 3.9 | |||
| 20 | Truworths | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LTD | Retail | 3.9 | |||
| 21 | Miller Genuine Draft | SABMILLER PLC | Beverages | 3.6 | |||
| 22 | Media24 | NASPERS LTD-N SHS | Media | 3.2 | |||
| 23 | Carling Black Label | SABMILLER PLC | Beverages | 3.2 | |||
| 24 | Mr Price | MR PRICE GROUP LTD | Retail | 3.2 | |||
| 25 | Makro | MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD | Retail | 3.1 | |||
| 26 | Liberty | LIBERTY HOLDINGS LTD | Insurance | 2.8 | |||
| 27 | Castle | SABMILLER PLC | Beverages | 2.7 | |||
| 28 | Bidvest | BIDVEST GROUP LTD | Holding Companies-Divers | 2.7 | |||
| 29 | Discovery | DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LTD | Insurance | 2.7 | |||
| 30 | African Bank | AFRICAN BANK INVESTMENTS LTD | Diversified Finan Serv | 2.7 | |||
| 31 | SABMiller | SABMILLER PLC | Beverages | 2.5 | |||
| 32 | Altech | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LTD | Telecommunications | 2.5 | |||
| 33 | Grindrod | GRINDROD LTD | Transportation | 2.4 | |||
| 34 | Clicks | CLICKS GROUP LTD | Retail-Drug Store | 2.4 | |||
| 35 | SAA | South African Airways | Transportation | 2.4 | |||
| 36 | Nampak | NAMPAK LTD | Packaging&Containers | 2.3 | |||
| 37 | Life | LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDIN | Healthcare-Services | 2.1 | |||
| 38 | Game | MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD | Retail | 2.0 | |||
| 39 | Capitec Bank | CAPITEC BANK HOLDINGS LTD | Diversified Finan Serv | 2.0 | |||
| 40 | Checkers | SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD | Retail – Food Specialists | 1.9 | |||
| 41 | Sasko | PIONEER FOODS LTD | Food | 1.9 | |||
| 42 | Santam | SANTAM LTD | Insurance | 1.9 | |||
| 43 | Hansa Pilsener | SABMILLER PLC | Beverages | 1.9 | |||
| 44 | PG Bison | STEINHOFF INTL HOLDINGS LTD | Manufacturing | 1.7 | |||
| 45 | Rainbow Chicken | RAINBOW CHICKEN LTD | Food | 1.7 | |||
| 46 | Lewis | LEWIS GROUP LTD | Retail | 1.6 | |||
| 47 | Momentum | MMI HOLDINGS LTD | Insurance | 1.5 | |||
| 48 | Rand Merchant Bank | FIRSTRAND LTD | Banks | 1.5 | |||
| 49 | Imperial | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | Holding Companies-Divers | 1.4 | |||
| 50 | Miladys | MR PRICE GROUP LTD | Retail | 1.2 | |||
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