Copper mining, Compass Group & Magnum Ice Cream: The Companies and Markets Show

We start with copper miner Antofagasta (ANTO), whose shares have soared over the past year on the back of big gains for the red metal. It released full-year figures earlier this week, and Alex Hamer discusses its prospects, as well as Rio Tinto and Glencore now the mega-merger is off. Alex also explains some of the equity raises that have taken place lower down the cap scale in recent weeks.

Erin Withey then joins us to discuss caterer Compass (CPG), which has been struggling of late. That’s led to calls for a slight rethink of its strategic priorities.

Lastly, we look at one of the UK’s newest listings, albeit in the form of a business that sits outside the FTSE 350. The Magnum Ice Cream Company (MICC) spun off from Unilever in December and has just reported its 2025 results. Mark Robinson examines the outlook for frozen sweet treats.

Read more:

Antofagasta doubles dividend as profits hit new record

Cheaper Compass shares put buybacks on the menu

Magnum Ice Cream fails to impress in maiden results

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:24 Copper mining

15:09 Compass Group

23:25 Magnum ice cream

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