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MERAFE RESOURCES LIMITED - Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and dividend declaration for the six months ended 30 June 2026
Merafe Resources Limited
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What this filing means
Merafe quadruples its interim dividend to 16 cents a share after a sharp cash-flow turnaround, even as ferrochrome production collapsed 75%. Revenue rose 36% to R3.43bn and EBITDA climbed 60% to R774m, driven by a 75% jump in chrome ore sales volumes and stronger commodity prices, and operating cash swung from a R175m outflow to a R976m inflow. The direction was telegraphed by a trading statement two weeks ago, but the magnitude — particularly the dividend hike — lands as fresh and material.
Bull case
- EBITDA grew 60% year-on-year to R774 million, evidencing margin expansion on the chrome ore earnings mix.
- Operating cash flow swung to a R976 million inflow from a R175 million outflow in the prior period, a sharp turnaround in cash conversion.
Bear case
- Ferrochrome production collapsed 75% to 28kt, a severe operational dislocation that sits uneasily beside the headline profit improvement and signals ongoing smelter-level stress that the financials mask.
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