EduFocal Limited, $LEARN.ja, has released its Q3 earnings. Here's a #SOTRSummary:
-Revenue 🔻59%
-9 month Revenues ⬆️45%
-Net losses of 28M vs profits of 4M in the same quarter last year.
See details 👇🏾
The CEO of the company provided a report with a lot more detail. Please read it.
A summary of the year-to-date performance was also provided. Please see below.
LEARN saw a dip in its Q3 sales and profits, though year-to-date sales grew.
EduFocal's balance sheet has seen massive growth since Dec 2021.
-Assets have doubled, driven by higher receivables, cash & intangible assets
-debt to equity is 1.6x
LEARN would've raised debt at an attractive rate through their broker, Mayberry Investments.
It was stated that they would put said funds into K-12&health edu, and EduFocal Engage which will focus on software as a service or SaaS content for companies.
LEARN completed its acquisition of the website and assets of CST earlier this year in March 2022.
-operating cash was remains negative
-that net cash outflow as well as investments made over the period was funded by the debt received through Mayberry
-this debt & the IPO raise also assisted in paying down shorter-term debt
Below are the shareholders for EduFocal between July 2022 and September 2022.
There was no material change in shareholdings.
LEARN listed on the JSE in March of this year and peaked at about 4.20 (+320%). It has since traded sub 2.50 mid-year. In recent times it has traded closer to 3.
Volumes are more apparent on the sell side with buy side support closer to 2.55.
What are your thoughts on EduFocal's Q3 performance?
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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.
We've been having an ongoing discussion in the group about how to spend less on groceries. Someone mentioned that there is a website that allows you to compare food prices at different supermarkets across Jamaica: