Caterpillar
[:en] Caterpillar Inc. is an American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery, engines, financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The first quarter of 2018 reported a 31% rise in sales and revenue. […]
Tiger Brands
[:en]Tiger Brands, a top 40 listed company is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of FMCG (fast-moving-consumer-goods) across the African continent. Some of their popular brands that you will recognize are Mrs Balls Chutney, Albany bread, Cross & Blackwell mayonnaise, Junglo Oats, Tastic rice, Black Cat peanut butter, Koo canned foods, Doom and All […]
British American Tobacco
[:en]We wrote about British American Tobacco in the US but on the local exchange the British American Tobacco graph caught our attention. This company’s biggest threat is still the sale of illegal cigarettes. It results in a loss of between $40-50 billion in taxes globally. The company of illegal cigarettes makes it the third largest […]
Remgro
[:en]Remgro is an investment holding company, with a diverse investment portfolio in more than 30 companies. They have a 44.6% interest in Medi-Clinic, a 28.2% interest in RMB Holdings, 25.8% in Unilever, 50% in Air Products and 32.3% in eMedia just to mention a few. Their latest interim results for the period ending December 2017 […]
FirstRand
[:en]FirstRand is the biggest bank in South Africa according to their market capitalization of R413m. They have more than 44 000 employees. Their biggest shareholder is Rand Merchant Bank (34%), the PIC (9.2%) and their employees own 5% of the company through an empowerment share scheme. In November last year they announced the R20bn takeover […]
Coca Cola
[:en]Coca cola needs no introduction to anybody who has ever been thirsty. They are listed on the New York Stock exchange. Coca cola was first marked as a nerve tonic that relieves exhaustion. The first Coca-Cola products contained cocaine, about 9 milligrams per glass. It was removed from the drink in 1903. Only two countries […]
Lonmin
[:en]Lonmin is a British producer of platinum group metals operating in the Bushveld. Thy are listed in London and in South Africa. On Tuesday the CMA (British Competition and Markets Authority) said they would examine whether a takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater would lessen the competition. If this takeover deal of R4bn continues Sibanye-Stillwater would be the […]
Kaap-Agri
[:en]Kaap Agri had its origins when a few farmers in the Swartland decided to jointly buy guano (bird manure) to use as fertilizer. They currently have more than 200 operating points that stretch over 95 towns. 5% of Kaap Agri shares have been issued to the Kaap Agri Employee and Farmworker Trust. The income beneficiaries […]
Resilient
[:en]The property group Resilient has not only faced accusations of market manipulation but also has been a focus of criminal investigation. They were accused of inflating their income and net asset value. On the 10th of April the update on the independent review (Mr Fakie). According to his independent review there was no evidence of […]
Transhex
[:en]Transhex is a diamond mining company. Trans Hex Diamond Cutting Works is a black-empowered cutting and polishing factory of which they have a 75% interest in. According to their interim 2017 results the net asset value per share is R1-42. The group’s net loss amounted to R199m while for the same period in 2016 they […]
