Ghost Wrap #15 (Capitec | Standard Bank | Nedbank | AVI | Sea Harvest | Bidvest | Shoprite | STADIO | Renergen)

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In this week's episode of Ghost Wrap, we cover:

• Capitec is growing its HEPS in the mid-teens, but that valuation multiple is looking far too frothy.
• Standard Bank and Nedbank posted great results for 2022, with the credit loss ratio under control and return on equity increasing - but what will load shedding mean for 2023?
• Fuel cost pressures have ruined profitability at fishing businesses I&J (part of AVI) and Sea Harvest Group, with the latter investing further into abalone and oysters as part of its strategy to focus on higher value seafoods.
• Bidvest has posted excellent results, with top-line growth and margins maintained despite inflationary pressures.
• Shoprite is resonating across the LSM curve, posting exceptional revenue growth that was severely blunted for investors by the cost of running generators.
• STADIO gave the market something to worry about by reporting a slowdown in student growth and relatively modest HEPS growth vs. the high P/E multiple.
• Renergen shareholders seem to have finally realised that a junior mining business needs capital, with a sell-off this year that has seen the share price fall 55% from its 52-week high.

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