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The enX Group (ENX) is a "...diversified industrial group that provides branded products and services to the petrochemical, fleet management, logistics and industrial sectors". It includes Austro which distributes wood-working equipment and tooling. Finally, it includes New Way Power which manufactures, installs, and maintains diesel generators. Its fleet division...

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Astoria (ARA) is an investment company which was formed to give investors exposure to an international selection of equities in developed economies. The share trades well below its NAV and has only recently begun trading after being suspended from September 2020 to April 2021. The company benefited from the sale of "non-lethal self-defence" products during the...

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Adcorp (ADR) is an employment company with subsidiaries operating in South Africa and Australia. Managerially, efforts have been made in (1) defining and focusing on the core business (2) reducing costs (3) strengthening the brand and (4) transforming the culture. In its results for the six months to 31st August 2023 the company reported revenue up 10,2% and...

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Renergen (REN) describes itself as an "...integrated alternative energy business" which invests in renewable energy projects in Africa. The company listed on the JSE in June 2015 and has been losing money every year since. This is reflected in its falling share price. The company is investing in liquified natural gas (LNG) and helium. Now it is planning to list on...

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Sasfin (SFN) is a banking group that specialises in various types of finance for small businesses and high net-worth individuals. It was listed on the JSE in 1987. The company has been investing heavily into its digital platforms and into acquisitions. The share was in a strong downward trend and we advised investors to wait until there was a measurable turn in...

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Afrimat (AFT) is an open-pit mining company that supplies composites, construction materials and other commodities to a range of industries in Southern Africa. Until the end of 2015, Afrimat was one of the best performing shares on the JSE. The share broke up out of a 3-year sideways pattern which included the COVID-19 crisis. It rose to a peak of R76 on 6th April...

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Balwin Properties (BWN) is a developer of secure sectional title properties in South Africa. The company is now turning its attention to renting out some of the properties that it develops to improve its income. The company reports strong demand for its units and is also moving into supplying solar power and internet fibre. The share was listed 5 years ago at R10...

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Clicks (CLS) describes itself as a retail-led healthcare group. It incorporates Clicks, GNC and The Body Shop. Clicks has 782 stores of which 585 include pharmacies - which makes Clicks the largest pharmacy chain in Southern Africa. Although more retail outlets are installing pharmacies in their shops, the listed Dischem is Clicks main competitor. Probably the...

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NuWorld (NWL) is an importer and exporter of a range of Consumer goods, especially, consumer electronics, appliances, and consumer durables. Its product range includes agencies for Telefunken and JVC as well as a range of vacuum cleaners, fans, large and small appliances, cell phones, heaters, and liquor. The share has been listed on the JSE since 1987 and has...

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Oasis (OAS) is a property company that manages various properties applying the principles of Islamic finance. It also manages institutional investments and retirement portfolios for governments, parastatals, collective investment schemes and private individuals. It has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries that engage in insurance, fund management and property...

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Primary Healthcare Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns a portfolio of 513 healthcare properties in the UK worth GBP2,8bn. The company says it is, "Low risk, long term, non-cyclical market with development opportunities on-site and in immediate pipeline, with further emerging in the UK, opportunities in Ireland, priced attractively,...

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RECM and Calibre (RACP) is an investment holding company which has listed its preference shares on the JSE since June 2010. The company is controlled by Theunis de Bruyn, Piet Viljoen and Jan van Niekerk through the unlisted ordinary shares held by them. Coronation owns 7,3% of the preference shares. Roughly 66% of RACP's assets are in a Bingo company called...

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Santova (SNV) is an international logistics company with 19 offices in 7 countries. The company designs, implements, coordinates, controls and monitors international supply chain activities. Through a virtual client-centric information system the company facilitates inventory management to provide far more than simple tracking and tracing services. The company has...

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Spear (SEA) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which specialises in properties in and around Cape Town. It was started by Mike Flax and the CEO is Quintin Rossi. Both of these men have a very good understanding of property in the Cape area. At listing in November 2016, the company had a portfolio worth R1,5bn and that has grown to 32 properties worth about...

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Kumba (KIO) is a highly successful iron mining operation which is owned (79%) and controlled by Anglo American. The share price fell to as little as R223 in March 2020 because of COVID-19 but has recovered to R668 before falling on the March 2022 quarterly results. Importantly, exports make up 94% of the company's total sales - which means that it is not heavily...

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ISA Holdings (ISA) is a small Alt-X listed IT company offering network, internet, and information security in sub-Saharan Africa. The company claims to employ some of the leading IT security specialists and to have the tools and experience to offer effective information security solutions. In its results for the year to 28th February 2023 the company reported...

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Famous Brands (FBR) is Africa's largest branded fast-food retail franchisor with seventeen brands and 2898 restaurants. It has 2522 restaurants in South Africa, 65 in the UK and 311 in the rest of Africa and the Middle East. The company owns well-known South African brands like Wimpy, Debonairs Pizza and Steers. For the last two years, even before COVID-19, the...

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With Anglo American (AGL), the risk normally associated with commodity stocks is mitigated in two ways. Firstly, the company has diversity of different minerals which reduces the impact of any one mineral entering a bear trend. Secondly, the traditional mechanism to avoid risk is to have a very strong balance sheet with plenty of headroom. That way, if things turn...