A busy week for JSE-listed company results kicks off on Monday with Sasol, Bidvest, Hulamin, RCL Foods and UK-focused property group Hammerson.Sasol said on January 23 that it expected to report on Monday that headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months to end-December grew between 12% and 17%."Sasol is expected to deliver a largely strong set of results, underpinned by a satisfactory operational performance across most of the value chain, higher crude oil and product prices and increased demand for our specialty chemicals products," the trading statement said."Our results were, however, constrained by poor economic conditions in SA, which impacted on demand for our products, a less than satisfactory operational performance at our Natref operations, a much stronger closing rand-dollar exchange rate and the negative impact of remeasurement and once-off item charges."Aluminium products fabricator Hulamin said on February 6 that it expected to report on Monday that HEPS for t...
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