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Best and worst JSE Stocks Over the Last Decade

Best and worst JSE Stocks Over the Last Decade

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๐ŸŒ Worldwide Markets โ€“ Episode 658

๐Ÿ“… 26 November 2025
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Hosted by Simon Brown
๐Ÿ’ผ Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets & Shyft


๐Ÿ”ฅ This Week's Big Themes
  • ๐Ÿ“Š JSE 10-year returns โ€” miners dominate!

  • ๐Ÿ’ฝ Nvidia results: great numbers, strange market reaction

  • ๐Ÿฅ‡ Harmony goes big on copper

  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ SA Inc sleeper stock ready to run with GDP recovery

  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Process/Tencent update: super-app dreams + buybacks

  • ๐Ÿง  Standard Bank launches new AI structured product

  • ๐ŸŽฏ Power Hour: Position your portfolio for 2026 (8 December)


๐Ÿญ Invicta Results โ€” A Deep Value SA Inc Play
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Capital equipment group with exposure to SA, EU, US & Asia.

  • ๐ŸŒ Tariffs hit their China โ†’ US shipments.

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Valuation extremely cheap:

    • PE < 5

    • Dividend yield > 3%

    • Price-to-book: 0.7

  • ๐Ÿšง SA's weak GDP is the drag โ€” but a recovery to 1.8% โ†’ 2% โ†’ 3% could turn this into a major SA Inc winner.

  • โš™๏ธ Manufacturers sweating assets = more parts sold = small cyclical buffer.


๐Ÿฅข Prosus / Naspers / Tencent โ€” Cash Flow Turns Positive
  • ๐Ÿ’ต First positive free cash flow ever โ†’ +$59m vs -$104m.

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Billions of $ in cash reserves.

  • ๐Ÿ” Food delivery (iFood, etc.) gaining scale + working toward a unified "super-app" model.

  • ๐Ÿงง Still overwhelmingly driven by Tencent, but:

    • ๐ŸŽฎ Tencent Games

    • ๐ŸŽต Tencent Music

    • ๐Ÿ“บ Online ads

    • ๐Ÿ“ฑ WeChat ecosystem

    • ๐ŸŽฅ Epic Games stake

    • ๐ŸŽž๏ธ TikTok-style platforms

  • ๐Ÿ”„ Ongoing share buybacks funded by selling Tencent into Hong Kong.


๐Ÿ’ป Nvidia โ€” Big Beat, Yet the Stock Falls?
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Beat on revenue, profit, and guidance โ€” classic Nvidia.

  • ๐Ÿค” But inventory jumped 32%, raising questions about demand visibility.

  • ๐Ÿญ Meta reportedly exploring Google chips, with Amazon & Google also pushing their own silicon.

  • โš ๏ธ Non-Nvidia chips = slower + higher power usage โ†’ still "B-grade".

  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Technically:

    • Support at ~$180

    • Next support ~$166

    • Further support ~$150s

  • ๐ŸŽˆ Bubble chatter now turning into "yes, it is a bubble" โ€” but bubbles go UP before they pop.

  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Mag-7 200-day MA signals:

    • Only Meta sits below (-10%).

    • Microsoft almost there (+1.5%).

    • Amazon also soft (+5%).


๐Ÿฅ‡ Harmony โ€” From Gold to Copper Giant?
  • ๐Ÿช™ Buying + building the Eva copper project in Australia.

  • ๐Ÿงฑ Production cost: $2.50/lb copper (vs spot ~$4.50โ€“$5.25).

  • โ›๏ธ Harmony is shifting from pure gold โ†’ gold + copper, diversifying earnings.

  • ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Jimmy Moyaha's view:

    • โœ”๏ธ Good blend of cyclical exposures

    • โœ”๏ธ Some risk hedging between metals

  • โ›๏ธ Deep SA gold mines = harder + costlier โ†’ copper is a logical hedge.

  • ๐Ÿ”Œ Copper = "metal of the future" (again) due to electrification & green tech.


๐Ÿง  Standard Bank AI Structured Product (Now Open!)
  • ๐Ÿงบ Basket:

    • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Tech (NASDAQ)

    • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Tech (KWEB)

  • ๐Ÿ’ธ Auto-call feature:

    • Year 1: If both indices are positive โ†’ 16% payout

    • If not, each subsequent year with positivity โ†’ 16% per year

    • Max 5-year horizon = up to 80%

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Capital protection:

    • 100% capital back if indices not more than 30% down at maturity

  • ๐Ÿ’ต Minimum: R25,000 (+ R1,000 increments)

  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Closing: 3 December 2025

  • ๐Ÿ“ Available via OST or your stockbroker.


๐Ÿ“ˆ 10-Year JSE Winners โ€” The Miners Dominate

๐Ÿฅ‡ Top Performers (per-year returns, excluding dividends)

  • ๐Ÿฅ‡ Harmony Gold โ€” 43.5% p.a. (3600% total!)

  • ๐Ÿฅˆ Gold Fields โ€” 37%

  • ๐Ÿฅ‰ Kumba Iron Ore โ€” 33% (42% incl. dividends)

  • โš’๏ธ Exxaro โ€” 28% + 12% dividends

  • โš™๏ธ Northam Platinum โ€” 28.5%

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Argent โ€” 27% (first non-miner)

  • ๐Ÿ’ผ African Rainbow Capital / Valterraย โ€” 25%

  • ๐Ÿฆ Capitec โ€” 22.5% + dividends โ†’ 24% total

  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Bell Equipment, Merafe, Sibanye โ€” strong ~19%+

  • ๐ŸŒ Datatec โ€” 19% + 17% dividends โ†’ 37%

๐Ÿ“‰ Big Losers (per-year declines)

  • ๐Ÿช“ Eskom (ELI / ACO) โ€” -26%

  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Nampak โ€” -18%

  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ City Lodge โ€” -14.5%

  • ๐Ÿงช ArcelorMittal โ€” -14%

  • ๐Ÿ’Š Aspen โ€” -10%

  • ๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ Sasol โ€” -10%

  • ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Balwin โ€” -7%

  • ๐Ÿ” Famous Brands โ€” -7%

  • ๐Ÿงฑ PPC โ€” -5%

  • ๐Ÿ›’ Pick n Pay โ€” -5%

  • ๐Ÿฅ Netcare โ€” -4.8%

  • ๐Ÿงบ Woolworths โ€” 2.4% p.a. (only 1.4% incl. dividends)


๐Ÿ“Š Top 40 โ€” 10-Year Benchmark Performance
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ 118% total return over 10 years

  • ๐Ÿ“‰ CAGR: 8.2% (โ‰ˆ10.5% incl. dividends)

  • ๐Ÿ“Œ Best period: 11.6% (2019)

  • ๐Ÿ“Œ Worst: ~3% during crisis

  • ๐ŸŽฏ Real return (CPI ~5%): โ‰ˆ7% โ€” very respectable.


๐Ÿ“ฃ Call to Action

๐Ÿ’ฌ Tell us in the comments:

  • Which 10-year winners do you own?

  • Which stats shocked you most?

  • What's your best-performing JSE stock of the last decade?


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