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GND Trading Statement Bullish

GRINDROD LIMITED - Trading Statement for the year ended 31 December 2025

Grindrod Limited
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What this filing means

Grindrod expects FY2025 earnings to double, driven by record port volumes and R902.8 million in one-off strategic gains.

Grindrod is expecting a massive jump in profits this year. While some of this is from one-time accounting gains after buying out a partner, their actual day-to-day shipping and port business is also growing at a healthy 15-20% rate due to record-breaking cargo volumes.

Bull case

  • Anticipated earnings and EPS increase of more than 100% for the FY2025 period.
  • Sustainable headline earnings from core operations projected to grow between 15% and 20%.
  • Record operational volumes achieved at the Matola Terminal (9.9 mtpa) and Maputo Port (15.2 mtpa).
  • Strong technical momentum with the share price trading comfortably above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

Bear case

  • The triple-digit earnings growth is heavily skewed by R902.8 million in one-off accounting gains from joint venture exits/buy-ups.
  • Extreme Price/Book valuation of 118.29x suggests the market may have already priced in the operational recovery.
  • Concentration risk remains high, with core performance heavily dependent on record volumes at just two specific port terminals.
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AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

Grindrod's trading statement confirms a exceptionally strong FY2025, with headline earnings from core operations showing double-digit growth (15-20%) alongside massive one-off gains from the Matola terminal buy-up. While the >100% EPS jump is technically 'inflated' by accounting releases, the underlying volume growth at Maputo and Matola demonstrates genuine operational leverage. Investor Takeaway: With the stock trading near 52-week highs and delivering record volumes, the momentum remains positive, though the high Price/Book multiple suggests limited room for operational error at these levels.

Evidence from the filing

  • Grindrod anticipates a significant uplift in overall earnings, with both earnings and EPS expected to increase by more than 100% for the year ended 31 December 2025.

    “Both earnings and EPS represent an increase of more than 100% from the comparative period.”

  • Headline earnings from core operations are projected to show solid growth of between 15% and 20%

    “Both headline earnings from core operations and Core HEPS represent an increase of between 15% and 20% from the comparative period.”

  • The improvement in core operations performance is directly attributed to record volumes achieved at the Matola Terminal (9.9 mtpa) and the Maputo Port operated terminal (15.2 mtpa)

    “The improvement in core operations performance was underpinned by the Matola Terminal achieving a record 9.9 mtpa and the Maputo Port operated terminal achieving record own handled volumes of 15.2 mtpa.”

  • The reported >100% increase in overall earnings and EPS is heavily reliant on R902.8 million in 'one-off net profits'

    “The earnings include one-off net profits of R902.8 million relating to foreign currency translation reserves released on both the buy-up of the remaining 35% interest in the Matola terminal joint venture and the exit of the marine fuel trading joint venture”

  • The financial figures presented in this trading statement are unaudited

    “The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed nor reported on by Grindrod's external auditors.”
Category
Trading Statement
Published
Feb 18, 2026

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