DealMakers
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (African Media Entertainment | Aspen | Delta Property Fund | Dis-Chem | Nampak | Remgro | SPAR)
SPAR is now a catastrophe. Dis-Chem's valuation makes it a sitting duck. Mediclinic is enjoying the benefit of operating leverage. Nampak was dragged down by one local segment. Aspen is considering share buybacks. African Media Entertainment is growing in a tough market. Delta Property Fund is making progress.
Dominique Olivier
Dirt on display: the art of museum “acquisition”
A reality TV star, a stolen coffin, and the uncomfortable history of how museum preservation can look a lot like theft. Dominique Olivier digs into the ethical debates around where global relics are displayed and "owned" in the competitive environment of museums.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcorp | Lewis | Life Healthcare | Sappi | Sirius Real Estate | Trematon)
Lewis is one of South Africa's best businesses. Sirius Real Estate is buying another property in Germany. Adcorp and Life Healthcare need to find more growth. Sappi just about needs a miracle. Trematon shows how hard it is to make money from schools.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (4Sight | Emira Property Fund | ISA Holdings | Reinet | Sygnia | Telkom)
In the tech sector, 4Sight and ISA Holdings waved the flag for the small caps. Sygnia had an excellent period and Telkom shareholders are also celebrating. Reinet is the definition of a fortress balance sheet. It's a slow and steady story at Emira Property Fund.
Podcasts
PODCAST: No Ordinary Wednesday Ep127 | The Everything Shock
What began as a geopolitical conflict is rapidly becoming something much larger. Oil is only one part of the story. Natural gas, fertilisers, chemicals, shipping routes, aluminium, aviation fuel and global supply chains are all now being affected by the fallout from the Iran war. In the latest episode of No Ordinary Wednesday, Jeremy Maggs speaks to Investec’s Osa Mazwai and Campbell Parry about why this is increasingly being described as an “everything shock.”
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Datatec | eMedia | Frontier Transport | HCI | Pepkor | Santova | Stefanutti Stocks | Tsogo Sun | Zeda)
On another ultra busy day of earnings, we saw a positive update from HCI despite pressure in other names in the stable (eMedia / Frontier Transport / Tsogo Sun). Pepkor is my pick in the clothing sector and Zeda is working out well for me. Coronation, Datatec, Santova and Stefanutti Stocks all joined the fray.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Altron | Exemplar REITail | Netcare | Omnia | Pick n Pay | PPC | RMB Holdings)
Pick n Pay's core business is still going backwards. Altron's numbers look spectacular, with positive news also coming in from Exemplar REITail, Netcare, Omnia and PPC. RMB Holdings has heavily impaired its NAV.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Finbond | Gemfields | Hyprop | MAS | Orion Minerals | Quantum Foods | Reunert | Richemont | Trematon)
Richemont has welcomed a return to growth in Asia Pacific. MAS is making big changes - and Hyprop is happy to be on the other side of a deal for a property in Bulgaria. Finbond, Gemfields and Reunert all have positives and negatives to consider. Orion Minerals raised capital, while Trematon might sell Generation Education.
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