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YYLBEE Trading Statement Bullish

YEBOYETHU (RF) LIMITED - Trading statement in respect of the interim results for the period ended 30 September 2026

YeboYethu (RF) Limited
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What this filing means

YeboYethu's net asset value per share is expected to land between R112.75 and R117.09 at 30 September 2026, a 30% to 35% rise from R86.73 a year earlier. The driver is explicit: Vodacom's closing share price climbed from R133.29 to R149.35 over the same period, and Vodacom shares are the majority of YeboYethu's assets. This is a fresh NAV number, not a restatement of prior guidance, and it arrives with no prior trading statement on record for this period.

YeboYethu is essentially a holding company whose value mostly tracks the Vodacom share price. Vodacom's shares went up over the year, so YeboYethu's net asset value per share is expected to rise by roughly a third. That is genuinely good news for holders, but it is also a reminder that this company's fortunes are tied to one asset: if Vodacom falls, so does YeboYethu.

Bull case

  • Expected NAV per share for 30 September 2026 is ZAR112.75–ZAR117.09, up 30%–35% from ZAR86.73 at 30 September 2025.
  • The expected NAV increase is attributable to Vodacom's closing share price rising from R133.29 at 30 September 2025 to R149.35 at 30 September 2026.

Bear case

  • YeboYethu remains highly exposed to Vodacom, whose shares represent the majority of its assets and whose share price is identified as a key driver of NAV.
  • The expected NAV range is provisional because YeboYethu was still finalising its results for the period ended 30 September 2026.
  • Missing evidence: the trading statement provides no forward guidance or outlook.
  • Missing evidence: the trading statement provides no cash-flow or dividend data.

AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A clearly positive NAV guidance range: YeboYethu expects net asset value per share of R112.75–R117.09 at 30 September 2026, up 30%–35% from R86.73 a year earlier, driven explicitly by Vodacom's share-price appreciation. So what: the direction is positive, but the market still needs the 26 November interim results to confirm the guided NAV holds and to see whether any dividend or cash-flow detail accompanies it.

The 26 November interim results will show whether the guided NAV holds and whether any dividend or cash-flow detail accompanies it.

Evidence from the filing

  • Expected NAV per share for 30 September 2026 is ZAR112.75–ZAR117.09, up 30%–35% from ZAR86.73 at 30 September 2025.

    “ NAV 112.75 – 117.09 86.73 26.02- 30.36 30% - 35%”

  • The expected NAV increase is attributable to Vodacom's closing share price rising from R133.29 at 30 September 2025 to R149.35 at 30 September 2026.

    “The increase in NAV is attributable to the increase in the Vodacom Group Limited (“Vodacom”) closing share price from R133.29 as at 30 September 2025 to R149.35 as at 30 September 2026.”

  • YeboYethu remains highly exposed to Vodacom, whose shares represent the majority of its assets and whose share price is identified as a key driver of NAV.

    “Vodacom shares represent the majority of the assets held by YeboYethu and the Vodacom share price is therefore a key driver for change in the net asset value.”

  • The expected NAV range is provisional because YeboYethu was still finalising its results for the period ended 30 September 2026.

    “YeboYethu is currently in the process of finalising its results for the period ended 30 September 2026. Shareholders are hereby advised that the net asset value per share (“NAV”) for 30 September 2026 and the percentage change compared to the results for 30 September 2025 is expected to be in the range outlined below:”
Category
Trading Statement
Event posture
Constructive
Published
Nov 9, 2026

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