Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (African Rainbow Minerals | Exxaro | Putprop | Rainbow Chicken)
Rainbow Chicken is definitely the good news story of the day, with Putprop also moving in the right direction. African Rainbow Minerals is getting dragged down by PGMs. Exxaro has been impacted by cost pressures.
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GHOST BITES (FirstRand | Grindrod | Lesaka Technologies | Lighthouse | MTN | Mustek | Sanlam)
FirstRand and Sanlam released strong financial services sector numbers. Lighthouse is acquiring a property in Madrid and Lesaka completed the Recharger acquisition. MTN Uganda released terrific numbers. Grindrod had a tough year. I still don't know why Novus wants Mustek.
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GHOST BITES (Attacq | Cashbuild | Curro | Emira | Growthpoint | Old Mutual | Quilter | Spur | STADIO | Trellidor | Woolworths)
Woolworths released really disappointing numbers. Curro has a demand problem, but earnings are up for now. Attacq, Quilter, Spur and STADIO all had strong stories to tell. Trellidor and Growthpoint are on the up. Cashbuild and Old Mutual were less exciting. Emira sold a property portfolio.
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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.
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GHOST BITES (AfroCentric | Aspen | Bidvest | Clientele | Italtile | JSE | MAS | Metrofile | MTN | Mustek | PPC |...
Aspen, MTN Ghana, PPC, RCL Foods and Santam all had particularly good stories to tell, with Clientele, JSE and MAS in the green as well. Bidvest was a mixed bag in 2024. Italtile pulled off a resilient performance in the end. AfroCentric released very poor numbers, with Metrofile and Mustek also deep in the red.
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GHOST BITES (AECI | Altvest | Merafe | MTN | Northam Platinum | Primary Health Properties | Sabvest | Safari Investments | Thungela)
Merafe, MTN, Northam Platinum, Primary Health Properties, Sabvest, Safari Investments and Thungela all released numbers. AECI announced a B-BBEE deal. Altvest has raised debt capital in ACOF.
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GHOST BITES (AfroCentric | Fortress | Harmony Gold | Impala Platinum | KAP | Life Healthcare | Motus | MTN | OUTsurance | Sanlam...
Earnings updates came through from AfroCentric, Fortress, Harmony Gold, Impala Platinum, KAP, Motus, MTN, OUTsurance, Sanlam, Shaftesbury, Spar and Truworths. Life Healthcare released the LMI disposal circular.
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GHOST BITES (AB InBev | AECI | Barloworld | Bidcorp | Hammerson | Momentum | Oceana)
Barloworld shareholders shunned the scheme. Alcohol volumes still dropping at AB InBev. AECI hopes to have turned the corner. Bidcorp and Momentum released strong numbers. Hammerson and Oceana had recent struggles.
