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Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Araxi | Equites Property Fund | Exxaro | FirstRand | Merafe | Resilient | Shaftesbury | Sibanye-Stillwater)
Equites raised over R700 million. Sibanye locked in a gold wage deal. Exxaro is running slightly behind guidance. FirstRand's UK hangover continues, but the rest looks good. Resilient expects double-digit growth. Araxi's Software business remains a problem. Merafe is putting two smelters on care and maintenance. Shaftesbury's London West End portfolio is strong.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Accelerate Property Fund | Alexforbes | Equites Property Fund | Fairvest | Hyprop | Lighthouse Properties | Nutun | Remgro | Standard...
A very busy day of property news saw updates from Accelerate, Equites, Fairvest, Hyprop and Lighthouse, with tailwinds visible across the sector. Alexforbes and Standard Bank gave important financial sector updates. Remgro wants to increase its exposure to Mediclinic SA. Tharisa's SARS victory saved their numbers. Nutun desperately needs to swing to profitability.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Burstone | Life Healthcare | Momentum | NEPI Rockcastle | RFG Holdings | Southern Sun)
Momentum goes from strength to strength. Southern Sun has great occupancy, but cost pressures are evident, Life Healthcare is complex, but growing. NEPI Rockcastle and Burstone are doing all kinds of exciting things, yet earnings growth is relatively tame. RFG Holdings was dragged down by the International segment.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (ASP Isotopes | Exemplar REITail | Karooooo | Vukile Property Fund | Vunani)
ASP Isotopes is raising $210 million to take advantage of the jump in the share price. Vukile Property Fund is raising R2 billion for acquisitions. Karooooo released solid numbers. Exemplar REITail is buying two retail properties. Vunani's trading statement looks good.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcock Ingram | MAS | Newpark | SA Corporate Real Estate | Sappi)
Sappi is digging for every cent they can. SA Corporate Real Estate is acquiring a large residential property portfolio. MAS has a significant change of direction. Adcock Ingram shareholders say yes to Natco Pharma. Newpark REIT was hurt by reversions.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Boxer | CMH | Emira | HCI | MC Mining | PSG Financial Services | Vukile)
Boxer and Vukile show us where the growth is in South Africa, while Emira is struggling with its property portfolio. CMH has done a great job in a changing automotive environment. PSG Financial Services is going from strength to strength. HCI keeps jumping through hoops for SACTWU. MC Mining made a gross loss - not something you'll see very often!
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Africa Bitcoin Corporation | Finbond | Gemfields | Heriot REIT | Prosus – Naspers | Texton)
Prosus is acquiring La Centrale in France, marking OLX's entry into Western European classifieds. Gemfields will be more cautious going forwards. Finbond announced an interesting deal. Heriot and Texton released numbers in the property sector. Africa Bitcoin Corporation is raising capital for ACOF as well now.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Barloworld | Capital Appreciation | Ethos Capital | Fairvest | Tsogo Sun)
Fairvest's portfolio strategy is working beautifully. Barloworld is having another difficult year, whereas Ethos Capital is having a much better time of things. Tsogo Sun is excited about the casino opportunity in Somerset West. Capital Appreciation has settled the Dariel earn-out after it missed profit targets.
