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Merafe

JNB:MRF · ZAE000060000
Metals & MiningSmall

360

74
Profit price91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales94
EV / Gross Profit97
Price/Book84
Return on Capital95
Cash Return on Capital27
Return on Equity54
EBIT Margin91
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion77
Accruals39
Owner Earnings Margin31
Sales growth43
Profit growth25
Reinvestment63
Price momentum21
Debt load95
Refinancing92
Debt Payback1
Liquidity100
Analyst ratings100
Expectations trend1
Market mood25
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Merafe doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Africa
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeJSE
Founded1987
Employees10
ISINZAE000060000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Mining TechnologyMining

Description

Merafe Resources Limited engages in the chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome in South Africa. The company owns Kenana UG2 beneficiation plant, a ferrochrome smelter at Boshoek in the North West province of South Africa.…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Merafe Resources Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
67
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2024

All-time low

67

Mar 2026

Average rank

90

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
94
83
89
97
Price/Earnings
34
95
100
100
Price/Book
84
86
89
80
Dividend Yield
99
100
100
100
Value (overall)
93
97
96
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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