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Daily Brief Australia: Red Hawk Mining , Pureprofile Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Red Hawk (RHK AU): Fortescue’s Off-Market Offer
  • Pureprofile Ltd – Record revenue and EBITDA in Q2, guidance upgraded
  • Pureprofile RaaS Interview Transcript 29 January 2025


Red Hawk (RHK AU): Fortescue’s Off-Market Offer

By David Blennerhassett

  • Via an off-market offer, Fortescue Metals (FMG AU)is aiming to purchase all shares of iron-ore play Red Hawk Mining (RHK AU) at A$1.05/share, a 28% premium to last close.
  • If Fortescue secures at least 75% of Red Hawk’s shares within seven days, the Offer Price increases to A$1.20/share, a 46% premium to last close
  • Fortescue’s focus is on Red Hawk’s Blacksmith iron ore project, located ~30 kilometers west of Fortescue’s own Solomon project.

Pureprofile Ltd – Record revenue and EBITDA in Q2, guidance upgraded

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • RaaS has published an update on data analytics company Pureprofile (ASX:PPL) following its record Q2 and H1 results and guidance upgrade.
  • Q2 revenue increased 30% to $15.3m, bringing H1 revenue to $29.2m, an increase of 22% on the previous corresponding period (pcp) and ahead of our forecast for $27.6m.
  • Q2 EBITDA was a record $1.7m, up 79% on the pcp and bringing H1 EBITDA to $3.3m, a 38% increase on the pcp.

Pureprofile RaaS Interview Transcript 29 January 2025

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • RaaS conducted an interview with PPL CEO Martin Filz and COO/CFO Melinda Sheppard post the release of the company’s record Q2 and H1 results.
  • This is a full transcript of the 14:36min interview.

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