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Northam Platinum Holdings  / Equity Bottom-Up

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 <li>Northam is a significant Platinum Group Metals (PGM) producer with a portfolio of long-life assets in South Africa, positioning it as a key player in a geographically concentrated industry.</li>
 <li>The company faces a dual-edged demand outlook: a long-term structural threat from the rise of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) reducing autocatalyst demand, counterbalanced by significant growth potential from the burgeoning hydrogen economy where PGMs are critical catalysts.</li>
 <li>Financial performance has been recently impacted by lower PGM prices and cost inflation, as evidenced by declining revenues and margins between 2023 and 2025, highlighting the company's sensitivity to commodity cycles and operational challenges in South Africa.</li>
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  Northam is a significant Platinum Group Metals (PGM) producer with a portfolio of long-life assets in South Africa, positioning it as a key player in a geographically concentrated industry.
  The company faces a dual-edged demand outlook: a long-term structural threat from the rise of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) reducing autocatalyst demand, counterbalanced by significant growth potential from the burgeoning hydrogen economy where PGMs are critical catalysts.
  Financial performance has been recently impacted by lower PGM prices and cost inflation, as evidenced by declining revenues and margins between 2023 and 2025, highlighting the company's sensitivity to commodity cycles and operational challenges in South Africa.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Northam Platinum Holdings  (NPH SJ) - Aug 2026

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

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

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Sunwoda Electronic Co Ltd A / Technical Analysis

<ul>
<li>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.</li>
<li>Market dynamics remain overwhelmingly risk-on; with plenty of global liquidity, we expect upside to continue into year-end and the early part of 2026.</li>
<li>Remain Overweight Taiwan, China, Korea, U.S., and Greece. Many buys in these countries, and also Europe and Japan. EURO STOXX 50 on the cusp of major breakout above 5500</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.
Market dynamics remain overwhelmingly risk-on; with plenty of global liquidity, we expect upside to continue into year-end and the early part of 2026.
Remain Overweight Taiwan, China, Korea, U.S., and Greece. Many buys in these countries, and also Europe and Japan. EURO STOXX 50 on the cusp of major breakout above 5500


Buys Focused in China, Taiwan, and Korea; Bullish Outlook Intact

Materials Analyst/Strategist, Janus Analysis

Gaius King

Materials Analyst/Strategist

Janus Analysis

Commodities

<ul>
<li>Global platinum demand declined ~18% in the past decade, with the consumption nadir will be reached during 2025.</li>
<li>Decline in diesel vehicle sales have plateaued, with Industrial/chemical demand to exceed autocatalyst by 2035.</li>
<li>Platinum prices to remain flat for foreseeable future, but others in the basket may climb (e.g. palladium).</li>
</ul>


Global platinum demand declined ~18% in the past decade, with the consumption nadir will be reached during 2025.
Decline in diesel vehicle sales have plateaued, with Industrial/chemical demand to exceed autocatalyst by 2035.
Platinum prices to remain flat for foreseeable future, but others in the basket may climb (e.g. palladium).


Platinum Demand to Grow from 2025 Onwards

Index Rebalance

<ul><li>Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.</li><li>GLN is expected to enter the Top 40 index, with APN falling out.</li><li>No changes are expected for the FINDI, FINI, INDI or RESI indices.</li></ul>

Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.GLN is expected to enter the Top 40 index, with APN falling out.No changes are expected for the FINDI, FINI, INDI or RESI indices.

JSE Sep ‘25 Rebalance: GLN Expected to Enter Top 40, APN to Fall Out

South Africa

Northam Platinum Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, explores, mines, and produces platinum, palladium, and rhodium metals. Northam Platinum Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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Northam Platinum Holdings (NPH SJ)

Primer: Northam Platinum Holdings (NPH SJ) - Aug 2026

Northam is a significant Platinum Group Metals (PGM) producer with a portfolio of long-life assets in South Africa, positioning it as a key...

αSK Primers

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

Tencent is due to release Q1 FY24 results today. The earnings call is scheduled for 14:00 SAST. In this note, we unpack what is priced and how...

DMA

Buys Focused in China, Taiwan, and Korea; Bullish Outlook Intact

Buys Focused in China, Taiwan, and Korea; Bullish Outlook Intact. Actionable Themes: Communications, Manufacturing (Robotics and Batteries),...

Vermilion Research

Platinum Demand to Grow from 2025 Onwards

Global platinum demand has stopped falling, with industrial and chemical demand is expected to surpass autocatalyst in 2035. Though prices may...

Gaius King

JSE Sep ‘25 Rebalance: GLN Expected to Enter Top 40, APN to Fall Out

M. Aug ‘25 Rebalance: SSW to enter SA, ACWI / APN, KIO & WHL exiting. Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.

DMA

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Primer: Northam Platinum Holdings (NPH SJ) - Aug 2026

Northam is a significant Platinum Group Metals (PGM) producer with a portfolio of long-life assets in South Africa, positioning it as a key...

αSK Primers

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

Tencent is due to release Q1 FY24 results today. The earnings call is scheduled for 14:00 SAST. In this note, we unpack what is priced and how...

DMA

Buys Focused in China, Taiwan, and Korea; Bullish Outlook Intact

Buys Focused in China, Taiwan, and Korea; Bullish Outlook Intact. Actionable Themes: Communications, Manufacturing (Robotics and Batteries),...

Vermilion Research

Platinum Demand to Grow from 2025 Onwards

​Global platinum demand has stopped falling, with industrial and chemical demand is expected to surpass autocatalyst in 2035. Though prices may...

Gaius King

JSE Sep ‘25 Rebalance: GLN Expected to Enter Top 40, APN to Fall Out

M. Aug ‘25 Rebalance: SSW to enter SA, ACWI / APN, KIO & WHL exiting. Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.

DMA

Global platinum demand has stopped falling, with industrial and chemical demand is expected to surpass autocatalyst in 2035. Though prices may...