Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kumba-iron-ore-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25094:1" rel="noopener">Kumba Iron Ore (KIO SJ)</a> is a net cash iron ore pure play on high-grade lump iron ore with a high ROCE of&gt;30%. </li>
<li>The stock trades at 6.4x PE/3.8x EV-EBITDA FY24e and a &gt;9% dividend yield, assuming it meets its base dividend commitment of 15.9 bn ZAR. </li>
<li>The key risks are the finite mine life of 15 years, which the company will look to extend with capital commitment, and country risk premia as currency depreciation eats returns.</li>
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Kumba Iron Ore (KIO SJ) is a net cash iron ore pure play on high-grade lump iron ore with a high ROCE of&gt;30%. 
The stock trades at 6.4x PE/3.8x EV-EBITDA FY24e and a &gt;9% dividend yield, assuming it meets its base dividend commitment of 15.9 bn ZAR. 
The key risks are the finite mine life of 15 years, which the company will look to extend with capital commitment, and country risk premia as currency depreciation eats returns.


Kumba Iron Ore (KIO SJ): Net Cash Iron Ore Player With High ROCE

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Event-Driven

<ul><li>Tencent is due to release Q1 FY24 results today. The earnings call is scheduled for 14:00 SAST</li><li>In this note, we unpack what is priced and how Tencent has performed relative to constituents in the HSTECH index since our last update (29 April).</li><li>We also provide an update on how the discounts of Naspers and Prosus have traded.</li></ul>

Tencent is due to release Q1 FY24 results today. The earnings call is scheduled for 14:00 SASTIn this note, we unpack what is priced and how Tencent has performed relative to constituents in the HSTECH index since our last update (29 April).We also provide an update on how the discounts of Naspers and Prosus have traded.

Tencent Q1 FY24 Results Due, a Look into What Is Priced

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<li>We initiated on the iron ore space recently with a short-term bullish call (see: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/iron-ore-primer-understanding-the-drivers-of-the-market-ways-to-play-the-sector" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:136452" rel="noopener">Iron Ore Primer: Understanding The Drivers Of the Market, Ways To Play The Sector</a>). </li>
<li>Check out our initiation on  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mount-gibson-mgx-au-iron-ore-pure-play-77-of-the-mkt-cap-in-cash-0-5x-ev-ebitda-with-catalysts" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:136941" rel="noopener">Mount Gibson (MGX AU): Iron Ore Pure Play, 77% of the Mkt Cap in Cash, 0.5x EV-EBITDA With Catalysts</a> ).</li>
<li>Iron ore has a more short-term upside as it bounces off the cost curve in its three-year band (95-130 USD/ton), while China has demonstrated an abundant appetite for restocking. </li>
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We initiated on the iron ore space recently with a short-term bullish call (see: Iron Ore Primer: Understanding The Drivers Of the Market, Ways To Play The Sector). 
Check out our initiation on  Mount Gibson (MGX AU): Iron Ore Pure Play, 77% of the Mkt Cap in Cash, 0.5x EV-EBITDA With Catalysts ).
Iron ore has a more short-term upside as it bounces off the cost curve in its three-year band (95-130 USD/ton), while China has demonstrated an abundant appetite for restocking. 


Iron Ore Comes Roaring Back! BHP-Anglo, VALE, FMG: What's Hot In the Space

Northam Platinum Holdings  / Event-Driven

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<li>The annual WisdomTree rebalance takes place next week Wednesday in the closing auction. Turnover on the JSE at the rebalance last year (20 Oct) was R30.6bn, 1.5 times the 5-day average.</li>
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<p>There are several SA stocks being added to and deleted from the range of WisdomTree EM funds.</p>
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<p>Our buy flow estimate for SA additions is R1.3bn, our sell flow estimate for SA deletions is R1.8bn. This excludes up and down weightings.</p>
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The annual WisdomTree rebalance takes place next week Wednesday in the closing auction. Turnover on the JSE at the rebalance last year (20 Oct) was R30.6bn, 1.5 times the 5-day average.

There are several SA stocks being added to and deleted from the range of WisdomTree EM funds.


Our buy flow estimate for SA additions is R1.3bn, our sell flow estimate for SA deletions is R1.8bn. This excludes up and down weightings.



WisdomTree Oct 2023 Rebalance (Wed, 18 Oct)

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<li>In this note we assess the JSE Top 40 index effect of an Anglo American restructuring or takeover by BHP, assuming the Amplats and Kumba stakes are spun out.</li>
<li>We also explore the details of BHP's initial offer and what the market could be pricing with respect to a potential revision of BHP's stock offer (minimum).</li>
<li>If Kumba is unbundled from Anglo American, we expect the stock to enter the JSE Top 40. Potential deletes are included in the note.</li>
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In this note we assess the JSE Top 40 index effect of an Anglo American restructuring or takeover by BHP, assuming the Amplats and Kumba stakes are spun out.
We also explore the details of BHP's initial offer and what the market could be pricing with respect to a potential revision of BHP's stock offer (minimum).
If Kumba is unbundled from Anglo American, we expect the stock to enter the JSE Top 40. Potential deletes are included in the note.


Anglo American (AGL, AAL): JSE Index Effects of Potential Takeover or Restructuring

South Africa

Kumba Iron Ore Limited mines for and produces iron ore.

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Kumba Iron Ore (KIO SJ)