4 March 2024

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South Africa’s RCL will unbundle its Rainbow Rooster enterprise and listing it on the Johannesburg inventory trade as a part of a strategic assessment to separate the unit, the meals producer mentioned on Monday because it reported half-year earnings development of 52.6%, reported Reuters. 

RCL, which owns manufacturers reminiscent of Selati sugar, Ouma rusks and Rainbow Rooster, has been reviewing its portfolio to evaluate whether or not it’s configured to ship sustainable earnings and worth for shareholders.

Among the many ensuing conclusions, RCL resolved to bulk up its fast-moving shopper items enterprise by way of acquisitions whereas separating its hen, sugar and Vector Logistics into separate authorized entities to function in a pure-play setting. Vector was finally offered final yr.

On Monday, RCL mentioned the board offered its preliminary approval on March 1 “to pursue the formal separation of Rainbow by way of an unbundling to shareholders and a concurrent itemizing on the JSE (Johannesburg Inventory Trade).

“The board is of the view that the unbundling of Rainbow will allow each companies to pursue their respective development ambitions and funding theses in a targeted method and with improved alignment on capital allocation priorities,” the meals producer added.

RCL reported headline earnings per share from persevering with operations – a revenue measure – of 81.2 cents for the six months ended December, up from a restated 53.2 cents posted a yr earlier.

Earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and impairments (EBITDA) rose by 48.6% to 1.5 billion rand ($78.48 million), whereas income rose by 8.4% to twenty.1 billion rand, largely as a consequence of greater volumes in Rainbow, greater sugar costs and the inclusion of the Sunshine bread bakery enterprise.

($1 = 19.1122 rand)