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Sylvania Platinum doubles revenue on record output and higher PGM prices

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  • Sylvania Platinum doubled first-half revenue and sharply lifted profit, supporting a higher dividend and planned share buybacks despite a non-cash impairment.
  • Record PGM output, new processing and tailings capacity, and first production from the Thaba JV underpin upgraded full-year guidance and a debt-free balance sheet.
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Sylvania Platinum doubles revenue on record output and higher PGM prices

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Sylvania Platinum ( (GB:SLP) ) has provided an update.

Sylvania Platinum reported a strong first half to its 2026 financial year, with net revenue more than doubling to $99.8 million on the back of a 25% rise in 4E PGM production and a 55% increase in basket prices. Adjusted EBITDA surged 414% to $51 million and net profit climbed to $23.2 million, enabling the board to declare an interim dividend of 2.00 pence per share and reserve about $2.5 million for potential share buybacks, even after a non-cash impairment of $12.3 million on a non-core exploration asset.

Operationally, Sylvania achieved record output of 49,164 4E PGM ounces from its dump operations, completed and commissioned a centralised PGM filtration plant and new tailings storage facilities, and shipped first chrome and PGM concentrate from the Thaba joint venture, which is transitioning toward commercial production. The group remains debt-free, continues to fund expansion and optimisation from cash reserves, has maintained an exemplary safety record with no lost-time injuries in the period, and has upgraded full-year guidance to 90,000–93,000 4E PGM ounces and 60,000–90,000 tonnes of chrome, underscoring its strengthened financial and operational position in the PGM and chrome market.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:SLP) stock is a Hold with a £117.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Sylvania Platinum stock, see the GB:SLP Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:SLP Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:SLP is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals and a strong, low-leverage balance sheet, tempered by negative free cash flow. Technically, the stock shows neutral-to-mixed momentum with near-term softness but longer-term trend support. Valuation is moderate with a modest dividend yield.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:SLP stock, click here.

More about Sylvania Platinum

Sylvania Platinum is a lower-cost producer of platinum group metals and chrome with operations in South Africa. Its Sylvania Dump Operations comprise six chrome beneficiation and PGM processing plants that retreat PGM-rich chrome tailings from mines in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, positioning the group as a specialist in tailings retreatment and secondary metal recovery.

Average Trading Volume: 1,588,445

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £280.9M

For a thorough assessment of SLP stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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