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Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Cell C | Ethos Capital | Mustek | KAP)
Cell C's maiden results as a listed company show us their growth engines, but also expense pressures. KAP is looking much better than before, and so is Mustek. Ethos Capital is repurchasing 41.5% of its shares in issue.
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Ghost Bites (Powerfleet | Trellidor | Standard Bank)
Powerfleet is closer to achieving a net profit. Shock and horror: Standard Bank is not actually trying to acquire other banks. Trellidor's earnings have collapsed - will the turnaround ever come?
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Ghost Bites (Bidvest | DRDGOLD | Hyprop | Metair | Northam Platinum | Orion | Pick n Pay | RMB Holdings | Vukile Property...
Pick n Pay looks more like a basket case by the day, with losses increasing rather than improving. RMB Holdings announced an offer by the Atterbury consortium. Vukile Property Fund's local festive numbers look good. Other updates came in from Bidvest, DRDGOLD, Hyprop, Metair, Northam Platinum and Orion Minerals.
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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.
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Ghost Bites (Anglo American | DRDGOLD | Labat Africa | WeBuyCars)
WeBuyCars is taking a big step with the acquisition of GoBid. DRDGOLD is crystallising renewable energy investments. Labat Africa's earnings have shot up. Anglo American has given a general update on major projects and the progress made in simplifying the group.
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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 (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.
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Ghost Bites (Astral Foods | MTN | Ninety One | Pick n Pay | Prosus – Naspers | Sirius Real Estate | WeBuyCars)
Prosus/Naspers and Ninety One are flying. So is MTN, but only thanks to Africa. Astral Foods posted encouraging numbers. WeBuyCars had to adapt to significant disruption in the car market. The Ackermans are reducing their stake in Pick n Pay. Sirius looks ahead to the benefit of new acquisitions coming through.
