Revenues at AMG Packaging rose by only 4 percent for the February 2016 quarter to $157 million up from a decline of 1 percent in the first quarter and for the six months an increase of 1.7 percent to $308 million.
Profit for the quarter out performed revenues by a wide margin, jumping 43 percent to $23 million although the company incurred $10.5 million in startup cost for the tissue operations in the quarter and $16.4 million for the six months, pulling profit down to a 65 percent increase to $52 million.
Earnings per stock came in at 23 cents for the quarter and 51 cents for the six months with IC Insider projecting that excluding the cost for the tissue operation earnings per share should hit $1.35 for the full year. The stock last traded on The Jamaica Stock Exchange at $13.
The results showed gross profit climbing 56 percent to $55 million for the quarter and 53 percent to $106.7 million for the six months as gross profit margin climbed by 35.5 percent for the quarter from 23.6 percent in 2015 and to 35 percent for the six months from 23 percent in 2015.
Increases in administrative and other none manufacturing cost were well contained with an overall increase of only $4 million for the half year.
Information gleaned is that the tissue operation has high profit margins, this augurs well for the company going forward once the new operation which have been tested is up and running at optimal levels for a while. While management speaks to the plan to commence production in the third quarter it will be the 206/17 fiscal year that should add to revenues and profit.
AMG is currently, engaged in the production of cardboard boxes for packaging and is embarking on an expansion into tissue paper processing.
AMG profit jumps 65%
April 17, 2016 by
