TRADING STATEMENT : Thungela shares tank on expectations of 14% drop in coal exports on Transnet woes

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Thungela Resources expects its coal exports for the first six months of this year to fall 14% because of the shambles that is Transnet. It still expects to post robust results for the period and pay a dividend because of surging prices. This has become ...

JSE-listed Thungela, a spin-off from the leaner and greener Anglo American, made the announcement on Monday in a trading statement. It will release its interim results in August.

So the company has had to cut production at a time of red-hot prices. These trends have been reflected in the monthly mining production data.https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-06-09-the-partys-over-as-mining-and-manufacturing-production-crash-in-april/ And it’s still making money as coal – the commodity that many love to hate – has made an unexpected comeback this year for a range of reasons, including supply concerns linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The bottom line is that earnings per share are expected to soar almost twentyfold to at least R58 from R3.13 in the same time frame last year, and Thungela expects to reward shareholders with an interim dividend.

 

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