Company Overview

Business Description

Sector
Financials
Industry
Financial Services
Headquarters
Australia AU
IPO date
Jul 31, 1962

Gowing Bros Ltd is an Australian investment company. It does not sell consumer products itself; instead, it puts capital into a mix of listed shares, property, and other private investments. Its business is to own assets that can produce income and long-term value.

The company makes money mainly from dividends, rent, and gains on investments it sells or revalues. Its customers are really the businesses and assets it invests in, not end consumers. For shareholders, Gowing Bros is a simple way to get exposure to a portfolio of Australian investments managed by a listed company.

What makes the business different is that it sits closer to an investment manager than a trading company. It uses its balance sheet to hold assets directly and can shift capital between shares and property as opportunities change. That gives it a flexible, conservative role in the market compared with companies that depend on one product line or one store network.

Gowing Bros. Ltd Investor Relations

Address
303 / 35-61 Harbour Drive
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Australia

Business Segments

Retail stores

Gowing Bros operates specialty retail stores that sell clothing, homewares, and related consumer goods to everyday shoppers.

Customers and revenue model

Property investments

The company owns and manages investment properties and related property assets as part of its long-term portfolio.

Customers and revenue model

Share and cash investments

Description, customers and revenue model

Management

Mr. John Edward Gowing B.Comm, CA, CPA

MD & Executive Chairman

Biography unavailable

Mr. James E. Gowing C.A.

Associate Director of Finance, Joint Company Secretary & Executive Director

Biography unavailable

Mr. Ian H. Morgan A.C.I.S., C.A., L.L.M., M.A.I.C.D.

Joint Company Secretary

Biography unavailable

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