--- title: Mustek flags earnings surge as Novus takeover remains... description: Mustek, a technology distributor, expects headline earnings per share to surge 250-270% for the six months ending December 2025, driven by reduced finance... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mustek-flags-earnings-surge-as-novus-takeover-remains-stalled-jvdwkyexr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mustek flags earnings surge as Novus takeover remains stalled | daily.dev og:description: Mustek, a technology distributor, expects headline earnings per share to surge 250-270% for the six months ending December 2025, driven by reduced finance... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mustek-flags-earnings-surge-as-novus-takeover-remains-stalled-jvdwkyexr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JVDWKyEXr.png og:image:alt: Mustek flags earnings surge as Novus takeover remains stalled og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mustek flags earnings surge as Novus takeover remains stalled **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Mustek, a technology distributor, expects headline earnings per share to surge 250-270% for the six months ending December 2025, driven by reduced finance costs and favorable exchange rates. The strong performance comes amid an ongoing regulatory dispute over Novus Holdings' takeover bid, with the Takeover Regulation Panel ordering Novus to increase its offer from R13 to R15.41 per share after finding evidence of coordinated share accumulation. Novus has appealed the ruling, and the acquisition remains stalled despite competition authority approvals. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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