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Sappi
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcorp | Lewis | Life Healthcare | Sappi | Sirius Real Estate | Trematon)
Lewis is one of South Africa's best businesses. Sirius Real Estate is buying another property in Germany. Adcorp and Life Healthcare need to find more growth. Sappi just about needs a miracle. Trematon shows how hard it is to make money from schools.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Altron | Datatec | Gold Fields | Lesaka Technologies | Life Healthcare | Sappi | Southern Sun)
Altron, Datatec, Gold Fields, Lesaka Technologies and Southern Sun all have good news stories to tell. The same certainly can't be said for Sappi, where shareholders are facing disaster. At Life Healthcare, the latest period was a disappointment for the market.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (DRDGOLD | Jubilee Metals | Sibanye-Stillwater | Quantum Foods)
Sibanye-Stillwater's quarterly update tells a story of rapid growth in earnings across the group. DRDGOLD's quarterly update is promising. Jubilee Metals is ramping up its copper production, but guidance is being revisited. Quantum Foods overcame a period of egg price deflation and grew earnings strongly.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Astral Foods | MTN Ghana | Primary Health Properties)
Astral Foods has tightened its earnings guidance. MTN Ghana has banked another strong quarter. Primary Health Properties is delivering on merger synergies. And there are plenty of Nibbles today!
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Fairvest | Hulamin | Impala Platinum | Mondi)
Fairvest's capital raise made me wonder about the property cycle. Mondi is really struggling at the moment. Impala Platinum's latest quarter looked decent. Hulamin is selling the extrusions business.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Labat Africa | Sappi | Sibanye-Stillwater)
Coronation's AUM dipped this quarter. Sappi is still negotiating detailed terms on the graphic paper JV. Sibanye-Stillwater held a useful capital markets day for the international and recycling operations. Labat Africa's numbers look fantastic, but the market is ignoring the stock.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Blu Label | City Lodge | Equites Property Fund | Gold Fields | Jubilee Metals | Kumba Iron Ore | Mondi |...
Vukile Property Fund wants to raise more capital. Mining houses Gold Fields, Kumba Iron Ore and Jubilee Metals released updates. Equites Property Fund has encouraging metrics. Mondi had a tough time in 2025. City Lodge is having a slow start to the year. Blu Label's numbers are still complicated.
