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Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Anglo American | ArcelorMittal | Boxer | Glencore | Hudaco | KAL | Kumba | Lesaka | MTN | Prosus – Naspers...
Glencore has walked away from Rio Tinto discussions. MTN and Super Group are busy with acquisitions. Anglo American, Kumba Iron Ore and Valterra Platinum gave production updates. Sasol is suffering with weak oil prices. ArcelorMittal is just suffering with everything. Prosus released a shareholder letter. Lesaka Technologies reported its first positive net income. Boxer, Hudaco and KAL also gave important trading updates.
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Ghost Bites (Datatec | Glencore | Harmony Gold | Hyprop | Impala Platinum | Mpact | The Foschini Group | RCL Foods | Southern...
The Foschini Group released an ugly set of numbers, while Hyprop confirmed an important retail trend. Southern Sun has locked in a great deal. There are mining updates from Glencore, Harmony Gold and Impala Platinum. 377 jobs are on the line at Mpact. At RCL Foods, the sugar industry is hurting them. Super Group is on the wrong end of the UK automotive sector. Zeder is finally selling Zaad. Datatec announced a bolt-on acquisition.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Mr Price | NEPI Rockcastle)
Mr Price isn't backing off on the NKD deal, despite the absolute hatred for the transaction from the market. NEPI's pre-close update shows the importance of looking at per-share growth.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Curro | Hulamin | Labat Africa | Sanlam)
The Curro deal gets the green light. Sanlam is doing important deals in India across the various Shriram investments. Labat Africa's numbers look very interesting. Hulamin's full year numbers are likely to be awful.
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Ghost Bites (Blu Label – Cell C | Hammerson | Sea Harvest | Sirius Real Estate | SPAR)
Cell C's IPO fell short on pricing. SPAR's difficult turnaround continues. Sea Harvest is selling Ladismith Cheese. Hammerson bought a UK property and Sirius Real Estate closed an acquisition in Germany.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Argent Industrial | City Lodge | Crookes Brothers | Delta Property | Kore Potash | Investec | Lewis | Mr Price |...
A busy day of news saw retail updates from Lewis and Mr Price, along with City Lodge and Netcare as strong growth stories. Investec is finding it harder to grow at the moment. Reunert has strong momentum, while Argent Industrial and Delta Property also have positive stories. Crookes Brothers shows how hard agri really is. Kore Potash and Supermarket Income REIT announced important corporate deals.
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Ghost Bites (Barloworld | Capitec | SPAR)
Capitec remains South Africa's most impressive corporate story. At literally the opposite end of the spectrum, we find SPAR with poor growth and clearly no real idea how to fix it. Barloworld has waived the COMESA condition and the offer is now closing this month.
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Ghost Bites (Choppies | Metrofile | Momentum | Mustek | Orion Minerals | Supermarket Income REIT)
Momentum released excellent numbers, although they do have metrics that need work. Metrofile shareholders finally received an offer. Orion Minerals got the market excited with a funding package from Glencore. Mustek and Supermarket Income REIT are in the green, but not by much. Choppies is managing some growth in its core business.
