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Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (ArcelorMittal | Sabvest)
ArcelorMittal is still winding down the long steel business. Sabvest had a particularly good year in 2024, with NAV growth well above recent averages.
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GHOST BITES (Absa – Standard Bank | Hulamin | MTN | RFG Holdings | Thungela)
There's a new sheriff in town at Absa - and it's Standard Bank's loss! MTN's gap between constant currency and reported earnings is still huge. RFG had trouble with pineapples. Hulamin had a poor year. Thungela released its 2024 results.
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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 (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 (Copper 360 | Sappi | Sasol | Sea Harvest | Sirius Real Estate)
Sasol's earnings are down, which isn't a surprise. Sappi had a strong quarter but the next one won't be nearly as good. Sea Harvest's adjusted HEPS is slightly down. Sirius bought another property. Copper 360 has moved to hard rock.
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GHOST BITES (AngloGold | Gold Fields | Grindrod | Lesaka | MultiChoice | Sappi | Truworths)
AngloGold released blockbuster results, but the joint venture with Gold Fields in Ghana remains delayed. Grindrod had to shut the Mozambique ports in the wake of election violence. Lesaka, MultiChoice, Sappi and Truworths all released numbers.
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Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Calgro | Caxton | City Lodge | Clientele | Momentum)
Momentum released the only really good numbers of the day, with African Rainbow Minerals, Caxton, City Lodge and Clientele facing challenges. There's a sudden change to top management at Calgro.
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Ghost Bites (Astoria | Exxaro | Gold Fields | Jubilee Metals | Orion Minerals | Sappi)
Exxaro, Gold Fields, Jubilee Metals and Orion Minerals all released updates on a busy day. Sappi was a good opportunity for digging into earnings calculations. Astoria has released its latest NAV.
