WBHO: ‘Secrecy’ around holding company guarantees exposure to Australia irks analysts

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Lack of full disclosure about the financial impact on the SA holding company of JSE-listed construction and engineering group WBHO about its decision to discontinue its financial support of its investments in Australia has been criticised by analysts.

The lack of full disclosure about the financial impact on the South African holding company of JSE-listed construction and engineering group

quits Australia, blames ‘hardline’ Covid response The group has held its investment in Australia for more than 20 years through a majority shareholding in building company Probuild Construction Pty Ltd and predominantly civils business has put Probuild into liquidation but that does not absolve it from a holding company guarantee. “In my universe it [

is only exposed to the parent company guarantees and not the guarantees Probuild has provided because those guarantees are off the A’s profitability has been significantly negatively impacted by an increase in loss-making projects, in particular, the Western Road Upgrade in Melbourne, Victoria and 443 Queen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, resulting in

continued to financially support the Australian business. “The losses to date in Australia and the costs of the administration process and honouring existing obligations will have a significant effect on the group’s financial performance and position, but Australia and mean it could continue as a going concern. However, approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Board was not obtained. Other disposal options were unsuccessful due to concerns the potential buyers had about the impact of the strict regulatory approach to Covid, he said. Goeller said

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