Merafe Resources Limited

JSE:MRF Stock Report

Market Cap: R3.2b

Merafe Resources Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Merafe Resources has a total shareholder equity of ZAR4.7B and total debt of ZAR0.0, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 0%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ZAR6.1B and ZAR1.3B respectively. Merafe Resources's EBIT is ZAR496.9M making its interest coverage ratio -15. It has cash and short-term investments of ZAR1.2B.

Key information

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Debt to equity ratio

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Debt

Interest coverage ratio-15x
CashR1.16b
EquityR4.72b
Total liabilitiesR1.34b
Total assetsR6.06b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Analysis Article Aug 15

Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Is Reducing Its Dividend To ZAR0.04

Merafe Resources Limited's ( JSE:MRF ) dividend is being reduced from last year's payment covering the same period to...
Analysis Article May 07

Merafe Resources Limited's (JSE:MRF) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Key Insights Merafe Resources will host its Annual General Meeting on 13th of May Total pay for CEO Zanele Matlala...
Analysis Article Mar 17

Some May Be Optimistic About Merafe Resources' (JSE:MRF) Earnings

The most recent earnings report from Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) was disappointing for shareholders. However...
Analysis Article Mar 30

Merafe Resources Limited's (JSE:MRF) Shares Bounce 27% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month...
Analysis Article Aug 17

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Merafe Resources' (JSE:MRF) Earnings

Unsurprisingly, Merafe Resources Limited's ( JSE:MRF ) stock price was strong on the back of its healthy earnings...
Analysis Article May 11

Should Shareholders Reconsider Merafe Resources Limited's (JSE:MRF) CEO Compensation Package?

The results at Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) have been quite disappointing recently and CEO Zanele Matlala bears...
Analysis Article Mar 03

What Type Of Returns Would Merafe Resources'(JSE:MRF) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesThree Years Ago?

Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 52% in the...
Analysis Article Feb 05

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Merafe Resources Limited's (JSE:MRF) Share Registry?

A look at the shareholders of Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) can tell us which group is most powerful. Generally...
Analysis Article Dec 27

Should You Buy Merafe Resources Limited (JSE:MRF) For Its Dividend?

Today we'll take a closer look at Merafe Resources Limited ( JSE:MRF ) from a dividend investor's perspective. Owning a...
Analysis Article Nov 30

Read This Before Selling Merafe Resources Limited (JSE:MRF) Shares

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MRF's short term assets (ZAR4.7B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR966.9M).

Long Term Liabilities: MRF's short term assets (ZAR4.7B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR370.3M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MRF is debt free.

Reducing Debt: MRF has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 1.5%.

Debt Coverage: MRF has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.

Interest Coverage: MRF has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/27 19:58
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/26 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Merafe Resources Limited is covered by 5 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew SnowdowneBofA Global Research
J. ClarkDeutsche Bank
Anshul GadiaHSBC