Energy giant Sasol to balance growth and returns – Business Day
Global oil and gas group Sasol will no longer invest in mega-projects on its own as it did in the past as it targets a greater balance between growth and shareholder returns in future, executives say. Abdul Davids comments. view article
Tsogo awaits Cape Town clarity on casino licences – Business Day
Gaming and leisure group Tsogo Sun, which endured a tough interim period to end-September with discretionary spending tight, is hoping for clarity on a second Cape Town casino before the end of 2017. Dirk van Vlaanderen comments. view article
SA Taxi beats big four banks on loans – Business Day
Transaction Capital’s SA Taxi, which finances more than 10% of SA’s minibus taxis, continues to defy the ailing economy, posting double-digit loan growth over the past year, as demand for taxi finance remains robust among entrepreneurs who do not qualify for bank finance. Meyrick Barker comments. view article
Foreign boost for Life Healthcare – Business Day
Life Healthcare’s enlarged international business accounted for nearly a quarter of group revenue in the year to end-September 2017, from just 7% previously. The private-hospital operator bought 94% of UK-based Alliance Medical Group in November 2016 and increased its shareholding in India’s Max Healthcare Institute in August 2017 to 49.7%. These deals helped the group to […]
Mr Price shares leap after strong interim results – Business Day
Mr Price’s share price rose as much as 5.3% after the clothing retailer delivered a 23.6% jump in interim diluted headline earnings per share to 434.1c. Total revenue rose 6.7% to R9.8bn for the 20 weeks to September 2017. The group declared an interim dividend of 279c a share, up 22.3%. Simon Anderssen comments. view article
Tongaat Hulett gets boost from sugar – Business Day
Tongaat Hulett pushed up operating profit and headline earnings for the six months to September 2017 as revenue fell 4.5% during the period. Headline earnings of R661m were 4.8% better than the R631m reported in the six months to September 2016. Meanwhile, operating cash flow before working capital came to R2.447bn, rising from R2.317bn in […]
Gigaba's maiden budget can spark another downgrade – Fin24
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s mini budget definitely has the potential to lead to a ratings downgrade. Abdul Davids comments. view article
Steinhoff's Africa listing makes sense – Moneyweb
Freshly unbundled from Steinhoff, JSE-listed Star is a sizeable company with 4808 stores across sub Saharan Africa, revenues over six months of R29.2 billion and earnings of R3 billion. By way of comparison, South Africa’s biggest retailer, Shoprite turned over R71.3 billion and earned R3.7 billion before interest and tax in its last six month […]
Kagiso Asset Management nominated as Equities Manager of the Year – RISKAFRICA Magazine
The Batseta Council of Retirement Funds for South Africa (Batseta) has announced the shortlist for the eighth Imbasa Yegolide Service Excellence Awards which recognise service providers who have given outstanding services to retirement funds in South Africa. view article
Clover battles rising costs in 'new reality' – Business Day
Prolonged drought, a subsequent wetter and cooler summer, and rand volatility resulted in above-inflation input costs and subdued volume growth amid poor consumer spending. Clover CEO Johann Vorster mentions aggressive competitor pricing and market positioning in the fight to optimally sustain business in a constrained “new reality”. Food producers now cannot just pass costs on […]