Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Tiger Brands

Ghost Bites (Discovery | Fortress Real Estate | KAP | Libstar | Nedbank | OUTsurance | Spur | Tiger Brands | Truworths)

Strong numbers came through from Discovery, Fortress Real Estate, Libstar and Spur. Tiger Brands is doing as well as they can in a deflationary environment. KAP is doing better on margins, but has much work to do on revenue. OUTsurance had a tough period in Australia, but decent numbers overall. Nedbank is struggling to find growth, while Truworths remains reliant on the UK.

Ghost Bites (AB InBev | Altron | Brimstone – Sea Harvest | British American Tobacco | South32 | Tongaat Hulett)

AB InBev's beer volumes are dropping, while British American Tobacco reminds us what an industry in decline looks like. South32 did well overall. Altron has flagged higher earnings. Brimstone has been boosted by Sea Harvest. The show is sadly over at Tongaat Hulett, with disastrous effects on the sugar value chain.

Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies

Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies

Ghost Bites (Araxi | Fortress Real Estate | Octodec | Tiger Brands | Vukile Property Fund)

Tiger Brands is executing a stunning turnaround. Fortress, Octodec and Vukile delivered interesting property updates. Araxi is hoping that investors will focus on normalised numbers.

Ghost Bites (Blu Label – Cell C | Hammerson | Sea Harvest | Sirius Real Estate | SPAR)

Cell C's IPO fell short on pricing. SPAR's difficult turnaround continues. Sea Harvest is selling Ladismith Cheese. Hammerson bought a UK property and Sirius Real Estate closed an acquisition in Germany.

Ghost Bites (Brait | Cell C | Italtile | Premier – RFG Holdings | Sanlam)

Cell C's offer is open to qualifying shareholders. Brait is enjoying a strong lift at Virgin Active. Premier - RFG have released their merger circular. Italtile is still struggling. Sanlam's numbers are going to become trickier to interpret.

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 (Bidcorp | Dipula Properties | Emira Property Fund | Gold Fields | Harmony Gold | PBT Holdings | Purple Group | RFG...

Bidcorp and Woolworths released encouraging numbers. Purple is charging up the J-curve. Gold Fields hosted a capital markets day, while Harmony Gold's numbers showed why they are lagging behind. Look out for Dipula and Emira in property, along with PBT Holdings, RFG Holdings, RMB Holdings and Stefanutti Stocks on a busy day of news.
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