Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Adcorp | AB InBev | MTN | Oceana | Pan African Resources | Renergen)
Adcorp's restructuring costs hit their profits. AB InBev's volume growth is mainly in no-alcohol beers. Pan African Resources delivered a great project. MTN Nigeria is still struggling. Oceana had a disappointing second half of the year. Renergen is pushing on through challenges.
Ghost Stories
GHOST STORIES #49: Shari’ah-compliant Investing (with Yusuf Wadee of Satrix)
Shari'ah-compliant investing in South Africa just got a major boost with the listing of the Satrix MSCI World Islamic ETF on the JSE in October. Yusuf Wadee joins me to unpack this fund and the fascinating Shari'ah principles in general.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Coronation | enX | Salungano | Shoprite | Trematon | Vodacom | Vunani)
Shoprite's sales update was the news of the day, with Coronation, enX, Salungano and Vunani all releasing numbers. The Comp Comm has prohibited the Vodacom fibre deal with Remgro. Trematon released the Aria disposal circular.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Balwin | Coronation | Delta Property Fund | Gold Fields | Mantengu Mining | Pick n Pay | PPC | Renergen |...
Balwin and Pick n Pay are both suffering, the latter more than the former. Gold Fields finished a deal in record time. PPC seems to be on the up. Renergen finds itself in an awkward spot. Look out for Coronation, Delta Property Fund, Mantengu Mining and Southern Palladium as well.
Ghost Wrap
GHOST WRAP #82 (Clicks | Dis-Chem | The Foschini Group | Cashbuild)
In this retail-focused Ghost Wrap, I cover the recent numbers at Clicks, Dis-Chem and Cashbuild, along with the latest acquisition by The Foschini Group in the UK.
Satrix
Don’t wait until 2025 for your financial goals
As October (which also happens to be Financial Planning Month) draws to a close, it's easy to just write off the rest of this year and promise yourself that you'll start in January. Instead, this is the time to plan and build momentum.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (BHP | Dis-Chem | Finbond | FirstRand | Mondi | Sibanye-Stillwater | Sun International | The Foschini Group)
Dis-Chem released excellent results. The Comp Comm wants to prohibit Sun International's Peermont deal. FirstRand has legal issues in the UK, while TFG has bought another business there. Look out for BHP, Finbond, Mondi and Sibanye as well.
Unlock the Stock
UNLOCK THE STOCK: Pan African Resources
Pan African Resources is enjoying a favourable gold environment and a business strategy built around keeping things simple and doing more of the same. They unpack it in this edition of Unlock the Stock.
