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Ascendis
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Old Mutual | Reinet | Telkom)
Coronation is enjoying double-digit growth, while Old Mutual is finding it hard to achieve a meaningful uplift in its business at the moment. Telkom is pushing the data story and with great success. Reinet is sitting on a pile of cash that is expected to get much bigger.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Anglo American – Valterra Platinum | Ascendis | Dipula | Fortress Real Estate | Pan African Resources |...
Sanlam's latest results are a mixed bag. Dipula Properties is raising capital and Fortress Real Estate is telling a positive story. African Rainbow Minerals had a tough period. Pan African Resources rewarded punters this year. Ascendis and Trellidor released results. Anglo is fully out of Valterra Platinum.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Assura – Primary Health Properties | MultiChoice | Naspers – Prosus | Pan African Resources)
Pan African Resources and Naspers/Prosus have both been winners for me this year, with latest numbers showing why. MultiChoice is in much pain. Assura is going ahead with the KKR/Stonepeak offer, not the Primary Health Properties merger.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Altron | BHP | Bytes | Exxaro | Grindrod | Octodec | Santam | South32)
Exxaro announced a large manganese acquisition. Santam's momentum continues. Altron had a great year. Bytes grew strongly but has flagged slower growth ahead. Grindrod is out of its last non-core asset. BHP and South32 released useful conference presentations.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (AngloGold | Barloworld | Collins Property Group | Mantengu Mining | Montauk Renewables | Newpark REIT | Old Mutual | Raubex |...
AngloGold's profits are much higher and Sibanye is smiling as well. The offer for Barloworld needs more acceptances. Mantengu Mining has gone nuclear on share manipulation allegations. Raubex is the subject of whistleblower allegations. There's property news from Collins and Newpark. Old Mutual has announced their new CEO.
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GHOST BITES (Aspen | Coronation | Oasis Crescent | Standard Bank | Tharisa | Texton)
Brace yourself for a terrible Wednesday for Aspen. Standard Bank achieved double-digit growth. Coronation's AUM went sideways this quarter. Oasis Crescent grew its distribution ahead of inflation. Look out for news from Tharisa and Texton as well.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Ascendis | Capital Appreciation | CA Sales | Datatec | Fairvest | Heriot | Sirius Real Estate)
CA Sales locked in another excellent year. Datatec, Fairvest and especially Heriot are all growing. Sirius Real Estate announced more deals. Capital Appreciation has stemmed the software bleeding. Ascendis is now an investment entity.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Bidvest | Gemfields | KAP | Pan African Resources | Transaction Capital)
Bidvest is selling Bidvest Bank and other financial services businesses. Transaction Capital needs thing to improve at Nutun. Pan African Resources is shining brightly. KAP may finally be catching a break. Gemfields had a decent ruby auction.

