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jse
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Deneb | Discovery | Equites Property Fund | Hammerson | Pick n Pay)
Pick n Pay might be improving, but they are still loss-making. Discovery has lofty medium-term targets. Equites Property Fund remains bullish on SA vs. UK. Hammerson is enjoying strong support in the debt markets. Deneb is acquiring 80% in Dawning Filters.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (JSE | Nedbank | Pick n Pay | Shoprite | Telkom)
Pick n Pay is showing positive momentum and Shoprite is doing extremely well, but is it slowing down? Nedbank needs SA growth to pick up. Telkom is a victim of high expectations. The JSE itself is growing earnings despite all the delistings.
DealMakers
A transformative year for South Africa’s corporate law regime
Over the past year, a wave of legislative reform has begun to reshape the legal landscape in which businesses operate.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Bell Equipment | Metair | Metrofile | Zeder)
Metair released its annual report - but there's a key disclosure that I just can't find. Metrofile has caught the eye of a potential buyer. Zeder is disposing of some African businesses. Bell Equipment tightened its earnings guidance.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (AfroCentric | Aspen | Bidvest | Clientele | Italtile | JSE | MAS | Metrofile | MTN | Mustek | PPC |...
Aspen, MTN Ghana, PPC, RCL Foods and Santam all had particularly good stories to tell, with Clientele, JSE and MAS in the green as well. Bidvest was a mixed bag in 2024. Italtile pulled off a resilient performance in the end. AfroCentric released very poor numbers, with Metrofile and Mustek also deep in the red.
DealMakers
Raising equity on the JSE
Equity raises often succeed when a company presents a robust acquisition pipeline and a proven track record of executing accretive acquisitions effectively.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Discovery | Glencore | JSE | MTN | Quilter)
MTN is now severely loss-making. Glencore is keeping its coal and carbon steel assets. Quilter is going from strength to strength. The JSE's margins are under pressure. Discovery is restructuring Vitality.
Ghost Wrap
Ghost Wrap #75 (MTN’s African subsidiaries | ArcelorMittal | Curro)
MTN's African subsidiaries are further evidence that using "Africa" as an umbrella term is dangerous. Speaking of danger, operating leverage at ArcelorMittal is a massive concern. Curro is clawing its way back to pre-pandemic earnings.
