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Ghost Bites
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.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (DRDGOLD | MC Mining | Pepkor | Shoprite | Vukile)
Pepkor and Shoprite have shown us what success in retail looks like. Vukile is acquiring a property in Spain. DRDGOLD agreed a multi-year wage deal, but it comes at a cost. MC Mining is suspending operations at Uitkomst Colliery to preserve cash.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (BHP | Merafe)
BHP's first half is encouraging and the company has upgraded guidance for 2026 in copper as the key commodity. The guidance for the Jansen project is a sign of inflationary pressure, though. Over at Merafe, ferrochrome production has dropped to negligible levels.
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Ghost Bites (AfroCentric | Aspen | Novus – Mustek)
Aspen announced the disposal of Aspen APAC and the market loved it. AfroCentric is disposing of Activo and the market forgot to notice - for now, at least. And for Novus, a purchase of 3,000 shares has turned out to be very expensive in the Mustek deal.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Accelerate Property Fund | Alexforbes | Equites Property Fund | Fairvest | Hyprop | Lighthouse Properties | Nutun | Remgro | Standard...
A very busy day of property news saw updates from Accelerate, Equites, Fairvest, Hyprop and Lighthouse, with tailwinds visible across the sector. Alexforbes and Standard Bank gave important financial sector updates. Remgro wants to increase its exposure to Mediclinic SA. Tharisa's SARS victory saved their numbers. Nutun desperately needs to swing to profitability.
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Ghost Bites (Attacq | Mantengu | Nedbank | Pepkor | Sea Harvest | Stefanutti Stocks | Zeda)
Pepkor is just going from strength to strength - and starting a bank! Sea Harvest is grateful for the focus on hake. Zeda's earnings are up, but not for the best reasons. Attacq is on track. Stefanutti Stocks still has work to do on the balance sheet. Nedbank has settled with Transnet. Mantengu has swung sharply into losses.
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.
DealMakers
Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies
Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies
