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Labat Africa
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Absa | Fortress Real Estate | Gemfields | Harmony | Hudaco | PBT Holdings | Sun International | Sephaku | Resilient |...
A huge day of news saw updates across many sectors on the JSE. Absa, Harmony, Hudaco, PBT Holdings, Sephaku, Resilient REIT and Thungela gave detailed updates. Sun International's revenue is on track. Gemfields is in serious trouble. Fortress had no problem raising the capital.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bell Equipment | Crookes Brothers | Merafe | Spear REIT)
Bell Equipment's earnings are dropping sharply. Spear REIT's year is off to a decent start. Merafe has reached a full agreement with Eskom around tariffs, enabling the restart of two smelters. Crookes Brothers was assaulted by Mother Nature.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Attacq | FirstRand | Grindrod | Labat Africa | Sibanye-Stillwater | Vunani)
Pre-close updates came through from Attacq, FirstRand and Grindrod. Sibanye-Stillwater's Capital Markets Day is an important source of information on the strategy. Vunani has swung into profitability. Labat Africa has promised an investor roadshow - and they are paying a dividend!
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Copper 360 | Merafe | Momentum | Pan African Resources | Sirius Real Estate | Tiger Brands)
Tiger Brands put in an exceptional margin performance. Sirius Real Estate had a busy period of deals. Pan African Resources had a record year of cash flow, but the market hated the guidance. Momentum is still living up to its name. NERSA has thrown Merafe a lifeline. Copper 360 finds no love in the market.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (African Media Entertainment | Aspen | Delta Property Fund | Dis-Chem | Nampak | Remgro | SPAR)
SPAR is now a catastrophe. Dis-Chem's valuation makes it a sitting duck. Mediclinic is enjoying the benefit of operating leverage. Nampak was dragged down by one local segment. Aspen is considering share buybacks. African Media Entertainment is growing in a tough market. Delta Property Fund is making progress.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Datatec | eMedia | Frontier Transport | HCI | Pepkor | Santova | Stefanutti Stocks | Tsogo Sun | Zeda)
On another ultra busy day of earnings, we saw a positive update from HCI despite pressure in other names in the stable (eMedia / Frontier Transport / Tsogo Sun). Pepkor is my pick in the clothing sector and Zeda is working out well for me. Coronation, Datatec, Santova and Stefanutti Stocks all joined the fray.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Anglo American | Astral Foods | Calgro M3 | enX | Famous Brands | Harmony Gold | Nutun | Pick n Pay...
An enormous day of news saw 12 major corporate updates across multiple sectors, all covered in detail in Ghost Bites alongside the smaller Nibbles.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies.

