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Ghost Bites (Hudaco | Optasia | Supermarket Income REIT)
Hudaco's consumer-related products segment boosted the interim period. There are signs of life at Optasia, but I'm waiting for detailed results. Supermarket Income REIT has refinanced £445 million in debt.
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Ghost Bites (Remgro | South32)
South32 is getting out of the aluminium sector - and the market really likes the deal. Remgro has concluded the Mediclinic restructure.
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Ghost Bites (Absa | Fortress Real Estate | Gemfields | Harmony | Hudaco | PBT Holdings | Sun International | Sephaku | Resilient |...
A huge day of news saw updates across many sectors on the JSE. Absa, Harmony, Hudaco, PBT Holdings, Sephaku, Resilient REIT and Thungela gave detailed updates. Sun International's revenue is on track. Gemfields is in serious trouble. Fortress had no problem raising the capital.
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Ghost Bites (ACOF | Argent Industrial | Fortress Real Estate | Goldrush | Invicta | Lighthouse Properties | Naspers/Prosus | SA Corporate Real Estate)
Prosus is generating much better free cash flow outside of Tencent. Fortress Real Estate is raising capital. Important numbers came in from Argent Industrial, Goldrush, Invicta, Lighthouse Properties and SA Corporate Real Estate. ACOF is also showing promising signs.
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Ghost Bites (Bell Equipment | Crookes Brothers | Merafe | Spear REIT)
Bell Equipment's earnings are dropping sharply. Spear REIT's year is off to a decent start. Merafe has reached a full agreement with Eskom around tariffs, enabling the restart of two smelters. Crookes Brothers was assaulted by Mother Nature.
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Ghost Bites (ASP Isotopes | CA Sales | Hyprop | Mantengu | Sappi | Sirius Real Estate)
Hyprop shows that destination shopping can take the fight to eCommerce. ASP Isotopes and Sappi have significant deal news, while Sirius Real Estate and CA Sales are doing the type of deals that those groups are known for. Mantengu is very unhappy with its auditors.
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Ghost Bites (Anglo American | Growthpoint | Nedbank | Optasia | Primary Health Properties | Schroder European Real Estate)
Growthpoint wants quality, not quantity. Nedbank's performance looks decent. Anglo American has unlocked important copper synergies. Optasia, Primary Health Properties and Schroder European Real Estate delivered important corporate updates.
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Ghost Bites (Attacq | FirstRand | Grindrod | Labat Africa | Sibanye-Stillwater | Vunani)
Pre-close updates came through from Attacq, FirstRand and Grindrod. Sibanye-Stillwater's Capital Markets Day is an important source of information on the strategy. Vunani has swung into profitability. Labat Africa has promised an investor roadshow - and they are paying a dividend!
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Ghost Bites (Exxaro | Gold Fields | Standard Bank)
There are encouraging signs at Exxaro based on recent commodity prices and sales volumes. Gold Fears is trying to allay fears about the Tarkwa mine in Ghana. Standard Bank had a slower second quarter, but the full-year guidance is intact for now.
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Ghost Bites (Datatec | Heriot REIT | Prosus / Naspers)
Prosus and Naspers have given us a peek at earnings via a trading statement. Datatec has crystallised some of the value in Westcon International, with a special dividend of over R7 billion on the horizon. The Heriot family is injecting more assets into Heriot REIT.
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Ghost Bites (BHP | Brait | enX | Libstar | Reinet | Sephaku | STADIO)
Brait is stretching the definition of "value unlock" to breaking point. Libstar is having a rough interim period. BHP's Jansen Project is neither on time nor on budget. In happier news, STADIO's growth strategy is working and Sephaku grew earnings despite pressure at its associate. Reinet is starting to return cash to shareholders. enX found an international buyer for New Way Power.
