Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Absa – Standard Bank | Hulamin | MTN | RFG Holdings | Thungela)
There's a new sheriff in town at Absa - and it's Standard Bank's loss! MTN's gap between constant currency and reported earnings is still huge. RFG had trouble with pineapples. Hulamin had a poor year. Thungela released its 2024 results.
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GHOST BITES (ArcelorMittal | Choppies | Libstar | OUTsurance | Renergen | SA Corporate | Thungela | York Timbers)
Renergen has finally filled a helium container. OUTsurance released exceptional numbers. Thungela is buying out the Australian minorities. Libstar released poor numbers. Look out for ArcelorMittal, Choppies, SA Corporate Real Estate and York Timbers as well.
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GHOST BITES (ADvTECH | Alphamin | Exxaro | Hyprop | Montauk Renewables | Standard Bank)
ADvTECH is having no issue with enrolments. Alphamin had to temporarily cease Bisie tin mine operations due to security concerns. Exxaro, Hyprop, Montauk Renewables and Standard Bank released numbers.
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GHOST BITES (Datatec | enX | Ethos Capital | Growthpoint | Hulamin | Lighthouse | Metair | Sirius Real Estate)
In a busy day on the property sector, Growthpoint and Lighthouse announced results, while Sirius has another acquisition in the bag. Ethos Capital had a particularly strong period. Hulamin has flagged weak numbers. Metair has made progress on debt. enX declared a special dividend. Datatec released a useful presentation on Logicalis.
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GHOST BITES (Absa | Attacq | Clientele | Homechoice | Hyprop | Sirius Real Estate | Supermarket Income REIT | Vukile)
Important financial updates were released by Absa, Attacq, Clientele, Homechoice, Hyprop and Supermarket Income REIT. Sirius Real Estate sold a property at a solid price and Vukile is buying one in Spain!
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GHOST BITES (Assura – Primary Health Properties | AVI | Merafe | Mpact | Sun International | Texton)
AVI remains the operating leverage champion. Sun International had a great end to 2024. Mpact's Plastics business had an ugly year and so did Merafe. Texton is sitting on quite a cash pile. Suitors are circling Assura - including Primary Health Properties.
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GHOST BITES (African Rainbow Minerals | Exxaro | Putprop | Rainbow Chicken)
Rainbow Chicken is definitely the good news story of the day, with Putprop also moving in the right direction. African Rainbow Minerals is getting dragged down by PGMs. Exxaro has been impacted by cost pressures.
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GHOST BITES (FirstRand | Grindrod | Lesaka Technologies | Lighthouse | MTN | Mustek | Sanlam)
FirstRand and Sanlam released strong financial services sector numbers. Lighthouse is acquiring a property in Madrid and Lesaka completed the Recharger acquisition. MTN Uganda released terrific numbers. Grindrod had a tough year. I still don't know why Novus wants Mustek.
