$CCC.ja reported their full year 2021 earnings. Here's a #SOTRSummary:
- Sales ⬆️ 18%
-Net Income ⬆️ 34%
This performance seems to have been largely driven by lower finance expenses and lower losses on foreign exchange.
Please see the director's statement below.
Of note, the company's leverage position has materially improved. Financial obligations in general have fallen since 2020, positioning the balance sheet well for future growth.
Operating cashflows were robust. It was used to buy more fixed assets and to pay various forms of debt
At a price of 75.86, CCC is currently trading at 14.9 times earnings.
The stock took a dive late last year when investors caught wind of a pending decision for $CCC.ja to pay a fee not exceeding 4% of Net Sales to it's ultimate parent.
Of note, the annual fee is 2% for this financial year.
Regency Petroleum Limited (RGL) has released its IPO prospectus. Here's a #SOTRSummary:
-looking to raise up to 287M
-Opens November 24, Closes December 8
-Each share will cost 1.00
-Brokered by GK Capital
-Selling Agents (JMMB & VMWM)
Overview of Regency
-100% Jamaican owned
-incorporated (May 30 2019)[**2018 seen in report]
-sells cooking gas (bulk and retail) and automotive gas (1 service station and 1 on the way for Q1 2023)
See details below.
This message from the CEO gives a better synopsis of the business, changes made prior to IPO, and the strategic initiatives in play.
ICreate Limited, $ICREATE.ja, has released its Q3 report. Here's a #SOTRSummary:
-Revenue ⬆️231% 🔥🔥
-Net Profits of 6.9M made versus a loss in the same quarter last year.
More details in the next tweet 👇🏾
The Board has provided a report with a lot more details. Please read it.
The CEO of ICreate had previously stated that a rights issue would be used to fund the acquisition of Visual Vibe. The report above and a recent notice seem to indicate that has changed and that the funds have been secured for the acquisition. jamaicaobserver.com/business/icrea…
Management attributed this performance to higher sales and a shift in the sales mix to higher margin items.
Please read the Director's report for more details.
The net margin did in fact increase to 5.36% from about 4.7% for the same quarter last year. We note that this quarter would include back to school shopping.
Caribbean Cement Company Limited, $CCC.ja, recently released its Q2 earnings. Here's a #SOTRSummary:
-Revenues ⬆️5.7%
- Operating Earnings 🔻8.6%
-Net Income 🔻7.2%
The reduction in income was due to an increase in overall expenses.
The report included the following director's statements and more details. Please read it.
Lower net profits were driven largely by an increase in the cost of raw materials, fuel, and electricity. This increase is due to gas prices being much higher for this quarter than they were for the same quarter last year. Same for the hard inputs for cement.