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MANTENGU LIMITED - Updated Trading Statement

Mantengu Limited
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What this filing means

An updated trading statement that makes the loss worse, not better. Mantengu now expects basic loss per share of (101)c against prior-year earnings of 148c, and headline loss per share of (90)c against a (23)c loss a year ago. The critical detail: this supersedes the 25 May trading statement, so the loss picture has deteriorated since the first warning, and the figures are unaudited, on a share that has already sold off heavily.

Think of a trading statement as a company's early heads-up about its year-end numbers. Mantengu is updating the heads-up it gave just under a month ago — and the new picture is worse. The earlier release already pointed to a loss; this one shows the loss deepening materially on both the basic and headline measures. The previous year was profitable, so the swing is sharp. The figures are still unaudited, and the formal accounts land in days.

Bull case

  • Prior-year basic EPS of 148c demonstrates the business has previously generated substantial earnings, framing the FY26 loss as a deviation from a historically profitable base rather than a structural impairment.
  • Financial information remains unaudited with the Board assuming responsibility, leaving room for the imminent audited release to differ from these indicative loss estimates.
  • Audited results are scheduled for release on or about 24 June 2026, providing a near-term catalyst that resolves the disclosure overhang and may surprise relative to the unaudited trading update.

Bear case

  • Updated statement supersedes the 25 May trading statement, indicating a further deterioration in expectations rather than a stabilisation of the prior loss picture.
  • Headline LPS nearly quadrupled to (90)c from (23)c, signalling the underlying operating loss has deepened materially year-on-year.
  • Underlying financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by the auditors, leaving residual restatement risk between this update and the 24 June release.
  • Missing evidence: the trading statement discloses no revenue, cash flow, segment or debt detail, so investors cannot assess liquidity, solvency or the drivers of the EPS reversal.
  • Red flag (other): Updated TS replaces prior May 2026 TS with 'further adjustments to the financial statements' — indicates material restatement or error in earlier disclosure. No explanation of adjustments provided.
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AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

An updated trading statement that widens, rather than stabilises, the loss picture — and crucially, this is a downward revision of the guidance Mantengu issued less than a month ago. The share was already positioned for bad news (near 52-week lows, CAR-20 strongly negative, repeated JSE censures), but the second print is the fresh, harder fact: deterioration has continued into year-end. Unaudited numbers leave residual restatement risk, yet the direction is established. So what: the audited results on 24 June 2026 are where the market will test whether the loss is as deep as guided, and whether the balance sheet supports the going concern assumption. Missing evidence: No cash-flow or liquidity data disclosed; No segmental or operational breakdown to explain loss drivers; No explanation for why prior May TS was updated; Single-point estimates — no range to assess uncertainty; Unaudited figures subject to further change

The audited results on 24 June will confirm whether the loss is as deep as guided and whether liquidity supports going concern.

Evidence from the filing

  • Prior-year basic EPS of 148c demonstrates the business has previously generated substantial earnings, framing the FY26 loss as a deviation from a historically profitable base rather than a structural impairment.

    “the basic loss and diluted basic loss per share is expected to be (101) cents, reflecting a decline of more than 100% compared to the earnings and diluted basic earnings per share of 148 cents for the year ended 28 February 2025”

  • Financial information remains unaudited with the Board assuming responsibility, leaving room for the imminent audited release to differ from these indicative loss estimates.

    “the financial information on which this announcement and trading statement is based is the responsibility of the Board and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors”

  • Audited results are scheduled for release on or about 24 June 2026, providing a near-term catalyst that resolves the disclosure overhang and may surprise relative to the unaudited trading update.

    “The Group's financial results are expected to be released on SENS on or about 24 June 2026”

  • Updated statement supersedes the 25 May trading statement, indicating a further deterioration in expectations rather than a stabilisation of the prior loss picture.

    “the basic loss and diluted basic loss per share is expected to be (101) cents, reflecting a decline of more than 100% compared to the earnings and diluted basic earnings per share of 148 cents for the year ended 28 February 2025”

  • Headline LPS nearly quadrupled to (90)c from (23)c, signalling the underlying operating loss has deepened materially year-on-year.

    “the headline loss and diluted headline loss per share is expected to be (90) cents, reflecting a decline of more than 100% compared to the headline loss and diluted headline loss per share of (23) cents for the year ended 28 February 2025”

  • Underlying financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by the auditors, leaving residual restatement risk between this update and the 24 June release.

    “the financial information on which this announcement and trading statement is based is the responsibility of the Board and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors”

  • Missing evidence: the trading statement discloses no revenue, cash flow, segment or debt detail, so investors cannot assess liquidity, solvency or the drivers of the EPS reversal.

    “the basic loss and diluted basic loss per share is expected to be (101) cents, reflecting a decline of more than 100% compared to the earnings and diluted basic earnings per share of 148 cents for the year ended 28 February 2025”
Category
Trading Statement
Event posture
Bearish Continuation
Published
Jun 22, 2026

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