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Shoprite
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Investec | Mustek | Safari Investments)
Safari Investments had another strong period and is looking to raise capital for growth. Investec has guided for flat earnings in the six months to September 2025. Mustek's HEPS trajectory has finally turned positive, but what will they do next for growth?
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 (Anglo American – Valterra Platinum | Aspen | Cashbuild | Discovery | Woolworths)
Woolworths takes the fight to Checkers. Discovery is showing excellent growth. Aspen had an awful year. Cashbuild is grinding away. Anglo American is selling the remaining shares in Valterra Platinum.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (AfroCentric | ArcelorMittal | ASP Isotopes | Barloworld | Invicta | iOCO | Motus | Shoprite)
Shoprite released more excellent numbers. iOCO is on a firm footing these days. Motus was helped by a decrease in debt. ASP Isotopes is hitting big milestones. Invicta is acquiring a UK business. Barloworld's sanctions investigation is complete. AfroCentric needs to find growth. ArcelorMittal has started shutting the Longs business.
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.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (African Rainbow Capital | Sirius Real Estate | Trematon)
The African Rainbow Capital offer is apparently fair to shareholders - after some mental gymnastics. Sirius Real Estate had a great year. Trematon's portfolio value keeps trending lower.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Brimstone | Caxton & CTP | CA Sales | Discovery | Harmony | HomeChoice | MultiChoice | Nedbank | Sea Harvest |...
Discovery and Harmony released blockbuster numbers, with WBHO also putting in an impressive showing. CA Sales and HomeChoice flagged excellent growth. Shoprite and Nedbank put in a dependable performance. Brimstone, Caxton and Sea Harvest had struggles. MultiChoice's deal with Canal+ has been delayed.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Attacq | AVI | Rainbow Chicken | Renergen | Shoprite | Tiger Brands | Woolworths)
Attacq saw the two-pot benefit at the end of 2024. Woolworths didn't, with another poor apparel performance. Shoprite remains a growth juggernaut. AVI extracted profit growth from muted revenue growth. Rainbow Chicken's profits are much higher. Tiger sold out of Chile. Renergen issued shares at depressed prices.
