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Reunert Limited
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What this filing means

Reunert guides FY26 earnings down roughly half. Total EPS is expected at 282 to 312 cents, a 52% to 47% decline from 590 cents, and total HEPS at 323 to 355 cents, down 49% to 44% from 630 cents. The filing attributes the fall to weak demand, currency and commodity prices, delayed Defence orders, IFRS 2 remeasurements and once-off restructuring costs. The one genuinely forward-looking positive is the Applied Electronics order book, up 25% and estimated above R3.0 billion, with most execution in FY2027.

Reunert is telling shareholders it expects to report EPS and HEPS roughly half as much as in the prior year. The filing cites weak demand, currency and commodity prices, delayed Defence orders, IFRS 2 remeasurements and restructuring. The Applied Electronics order book was 25% higher and, with later orders, is estimated above R3 billion, with the majority scheduled for execution during FY2027.

Bull case

  • Applied Electronics’ order book was 25% higher at 30 September 2026 and, with later orders, is estimated to exceed R3.0 billion, with the majority scheduled for execution in FY2027.

Bear case

  • Reunert expects FY26 total EPS of 282 cents to 312 cents, a 52% to 47% decrease from 590 cents, while total HEPS is expected to fall 49% to 44% to 323 cents to 355 cents.
  • Weak demand, currency and commodity prices were the largest cited significant-item headwinds, with an estimated combined impact of 146 cents on EPS and HEPS.
  • Delayed Defence orders contributed an estimated 51 cents to the impact on EPS and HEPS, while once-off African Cables restructuring and Nashua-related challenges contributed 47 cents.
  • No cash-flow or segmental profit data is disclosed, limiting visibility into cash conversion and the profitability of individual businesses.

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

SENS-AI conclusion

A clean, broad-based guided earnings decline with the causes itemised rather than hidden. The estimated 146-cent demand, currency and commodity hit is the dominant driver, and the estimated 51-cent Defence delay plus 47 cents of once-offs show the weakness is not confined to one segment. The Applied Electronics order book is a genuine positive, but it is a FY2027 story, not a rescue of this year's numbers. So what: the market still needs the audited results expected on or about 23 November 2026 to confirm cash generation held up and to see whether the order book converts into a real earnings recovery next year.

The audited results on 23 November are where the market will test whether strong cash generation offset the earnings decline and whether the R3.0 billion order book supports a FY2027 recovery.

Evidence from the filing

  • Applied Electronics’ order book was 25% higher at 30 September 2026 and, with later orders, is estimated to exceed R3.0 billion, with the majority scheduled for execution in FY2027.

    “Notwithstanding the decline in earnings, the order book of the Applied Electronics Segment as at 30 September 2026 was 25% higher than at the beginning of the Current Reporting Period and, together with orders contracted after that date, is estimated to exceed R3.0 billion, of which the majority will be executed during the 2027 financial year.”

  • Reunert expects FY26 total EPS of 282 cents to 312 cents, a 52% to 47% decrease from 590 cents, while total HEPS is expected to fall 49% to 44% to 323 cents to 355 cents.

    “Total earnings guidance* • Earnings per share (“EPS”) of between 282 cents and 312 cents, being a decrease of between 52% and 47% when compared to EPS of 590 cents reported for the year ended 30 September 2025 (“Prior Corresponding Period”). • Headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) of between 323 cents and 355 cents, being a decrease of between 49% and 44% when compared to HEPS of 630 cents reported for the Prior Corresponding Period.”

  • Weak demand, currency and commodity prices were the largest cited significant-item headwinds, with an estimated combined impact of 146 cents on EPS and HEPS.

    “ Weak demand, currency and commodity prices 146”

  • Delayed Defence orders contributed an estimated 51 cents to the impact on EPS and HEPS, while once-off African Cables restructuring and Nashua-related challenges contributed 47 cents.

    “ Delayed Defence orders 51”
Category
Trading Statement
Event posture
Bearish Continuation
Published
Nov 13, 2026

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