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Ghost Bites (AECI | Bidcorp | Blu Label | Fortress Real Estate | Hammerson | Motus | Mustek | Shaftesbury | Valterra Platinum)
A busy day of earnings news saw financials come in from AECI, Bidcorp, Blu Label, Hammerson, Motus, Mustek, Shaftesbury and Valterra Platinum. Fortress Real Estate gave shareholders a precise view of distributable income, with more details to follow.
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Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Altron | NEPI Rockcastle | Octodec | RCL Foods | Redefine Properties | Super Group)
Altron's strategy is working beautifully, while Super Group's strategic pivots have changed the trajectory of the business. RCL Foods has given tighter guidance on its sugar troubles. NEPI Rockcastle and Redefine Properties gave important updates. Octodec is selling Killarney Mall. African Rainbow Minerals was boosted by the PGM business.
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Ghost Bites (Aveng | Clientèle | Gemfields | Mr Price | Nedbank | Octodec | Sasol | SPAR)
There are no easy wins at Sasol, but there are no wins whatsoever at SPAR. Mr Price is pushing ahead with the NKD deal, while Nedbank's NCBA deal in Kenya is making progress. Aveng has many contracts to try and resolve. Gemfields is still facing market pressure in rubies. Octodec has a tricky property portfolio to run. Finally, Clientèle's numbers are complex, but trending higher.
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Ghost Bites (Anglo American | AngloGold | Dis-Chem | enX | Sibanye-Stillwater | Spar)
Dis-Chem is focusing on market share gains and the benefits of its rewards programme. Spar can only dream of that world, as they now scramble to find a new CEO. Major mining updates came in from Anglo American, AngloGold and Sibanye-Stillwater. enX is selling the rest of the WAI business to Trichem.
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Ghost Bites (Blu Label | City Lodge | Equites Property Fund | Gold Fields | Jubilee Metals | Kumba Iron Ore | Mondi |...
Vukile Property Fund wants to raise more capital. Mining houses Gold Fields, Kumba Iron Ore and Jubilee Metals released updates. Equites Property Fund has encouraging metrics. Mondi had a tough time in 2025. City Lodge is having a slow start to the year. Blu Label's numbers are still complicated.
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Ghost Bites (Araxi | Aveng | DRDGOLD | Glencore | Grindrod | Merafe | Pan African Resources | Sibanye-Stillwater | Transpaco)
Araxi announced the R1 billion acquisition of Pay@. Grindrod's core business is performing well. DRDGOLD, Glencore, Pan African Resources and Sibanye-Stillwater brought us a busy day of mining results. Merafe has been given a temporary lifeline by Eskom. Transpaco is struggling, while Aveng is at least slightly in the green now on HEPS.
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Ghost Bites (Afrimat | BHP | MTN | Sirius Real Estate)
Afrimat is firmly between a rock and a hard place. BHP released excellent interim results. MTN is moving ahead with the acquisition of IHS. Sirius Real Estate raised nearly R1.7 billion for acquisitions in Germany.
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Ghost Bites (AECI | Stefanutti Stocks | Telkom)
Telkom is telling a positive story in prepaid - and the market likes it. AECI's margins are jumping around, but earnings are up overall. Stefanutti Stocks has achieved a further increase in the order book.
