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Sappi
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (ASP Isotopes | CA Sales | Hyprop | Mantengu | Sappi | Sirius Real Estate)
Hyprop shows that destination shopping can take the fight to eCommerce. ASP Isotopes and Sappi have significant deal news, while Sirius Real Estate and CA Sales are doing the type of deals that those groups are known for. Mantengu is very unhappy with its auditors.
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.

