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Sashank Lanka

Research Analyst at Bank of America Corp. /de/

Sashank Lanka is a Research Analyst at Bank of America Securities, specializing in the coverage of the energy and chemicals sector, with a notable focus on companies such as Sasol Ltd. His recent analyst work includes reiterating a Hold rating on Sasol while setting price targets that reflect ongoing market dynamics. According to TipRanks data, over the last year Lanka's recommendations have yielded a 0% success rate with an average return per rating of -18.90%, ranking him among the lower performance tiers relative to other Wall Street analysts. Prior to and during his tenure at Bank of America, his professional credentials and career timeline have not been broadly disclosed, and there is no public information confirming FINRA registration or securities licenses.

Sashank Lanka's questions to SASOL (SSL) leadership

Question · H2 2025

Sashank Lanka inquired about how current cost savings are tracking against the FY28 guidance, the price recovery assumptions in the International Chemicals EBITDA guidance, and the reason for the projected increase in CapEx from FY27 onwards.

Answer

CFO Walt Bruns noted that cash fixed costs were contained below inflation. EVP of International Chemicals Antje Gerber clarified that the EBITDA guidance assumes lower market prices, with improvements driven by self-help measures. Walt Bruns explained that CapEx increases from FY27 due to the return of the major Secunda phase shutdown, which is on a five-year cycle and absent in FY26.

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