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Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bidcorp | British American Tobacco | Burstone | Invicta | Momentum | Santova | Telkom)
Telkom is brimming with confidence, while Bidcorp and British American Tobacco are executing on their global business strategies. Invicta had a flat period, with Burstone also not giving investors much to get excited about. Santova is a good business in a tough environment. Momentum's capital markets day makes for good reading.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (4Sight | Emira Property Fund | ISA Holdings | Reinet | Sygnia | Telkom)
In the tech sector, 4Sight and ISA Holdings waved the flag for the small caps. Sygnia had an excellent period and Telkom shareholders are also celebrating. Reinet is the definition of a fortress balance sheet. It's a slow and steady story at Emira Property Fund.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (AfroCentric | Cashbuild | Labat Africa | Libstar | Lighthouse Properties | Quilter | Sanlam | Woolworths)
Woolworths is putting up a good fight in the retail market. Quilter is extracting growth from the UK market, while Cashbuild has found a way to improve margins. Lighthouse is delivering decent returns. Sanlam is investing billions in ARC. Look out for AfroCentric numbers, a Libstar Capital Markets Day announcement and a deal at Labat Africa.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bidvest | Clientèle | Italtile | JSE | Libstar | Merafe | MTN | RCL Foods | Thungela)
RCL Foods is navigating a bitter situation in sugar. Bidvest is building a hygiene giant. Italtile and Thungela are struggling, while the JSE and MTN are flying. Clientèle's business is showing encouraging signs. Merafe is kicking the can down the road.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (AECI | Stefanutti Stocks | Telkom)
Telkom is telling a positive story in prepaid - and the market likes it. AECI's margins are jumping around, but earnings are up overall. Stefanutti Stocks has achieved a further increase in the order book.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #88: Cell C – more than just an MVNO engine
Cell C has been on quite the adventure in its efforts to carve out a sustainable competitive position. Cell C has created a profitable business model that goes well beyond the MVNO operations that the market tends to focus on. In this podcast, CEO Jorge Mendes joined me to explain Cell C's business and how they plan to win across key verticals.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Old Mutual | Reinet | Telkom)
Coronation is enjoying double-digit growth, while Old Mutual is finding it hard to achieve a meaningful uplift in its business at the moment. Telkom is pushing the data story and with great success. Reinet is sitting on a pile of cash that is expected to get much bigger.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Exemplar REITail | Octodec | Omnia | PPC | Raubex | Shoprite | Sibanye-Stillwater | Telkom | Tiger Brands | Vodacom)
In the grocery sector, we saw Shoprite with a quarterly update and Tiger Brands with a bullish narrative. In telcos, Vodacom had a great period and Telkom has built on the success of last year. Look out for Exemplar REITail and Octodec in property, along with Omnia, PPC and Raubex from the "real" economy. Finally, Sibanye settled with Appian.
