MPT Trading Statement Bearish
MPACT LIMITED - Trading Statement For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2026
Mpact Limited
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Continuing operations earnings roughly halved as Paper Manufacturing weakness and structural cost drags (Mkhondo depreciation, higher finance costs) more than offset gains in Paper Converting and Plastics. The total operations number is worse still — a swing to a loss driven by the R299m once-off charge from closing the BM6 coated cartonboard line — but that is a one-time hit, not a run-rate indicator. Net debt did fall to R2.6bn from R3.0bn and covenants are comfortable. The share had sold off…
Bull case
- Net debt fell to ~R2.6bn from R3.0bn while the balance sheet remains healthy and comfortably within bank covenants
- Continuing ops HEPS decline of 47-57% is materially milder than the 188-199% total ops plunge, isolating the BM6 closure drag from underlying earnings
Bear case
- Total operations EPS swung to a loss of 106–118 cps from a prior profit of 94.2 cps — a 212.5%–225.3% collapse.
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