Strong profit gains at Broilers

JBG ChickChicken meat and feed processors, Jamaica Broilers recorded an impressive 297 percent increase in net profits attributable to shareholders for the quarter ending October 2015 amounting to $408 million and earnings per share of 33.8 cents according to the interim financial results.
For the six months, profit rose a very strong 242 percent to hit $740 million with earnings per share of 61 cents. IC Insider forecast earnings for the full year at $1.30 and $1.70 for the 2017 fiscal year. Broilers generated $1.76 billion in gross cash flows from operating activities during the half year.
The stock last traded on The Jamaica Stock Exchange at $10 for a PE of 7.7 times this year’s earnings, leaving room for moderate growth based on 2015/16 results and current valuation of stocks.
Sales revenue for the October quarter rose 6 percent to $9.17 billion, compared to $8.68 billion in 2014 and by 9 percent for the half year to $18.1 billion. Gross profit for the quarter increased 30 percent to $2.28 billion, from $1.75 billion of the corresponding quarter last year and grew by 31 percent for the six months to $4.56 billion.
The “US Operations performed as expected with respect to the sale of our main product –fertile eggs for the broiler industry. The year to date segment results amounted to $538 million. Our presence in the markets remains strong, with a broad customer base and we are seeing the benefits of the US dollar hard currency earnings. We expect steady growth in other product lines in this segment. We are recording increased sale volumes in poultry and feed products, consequent on targeted marketing strategies,” the company’s management stated in their report to shareholders.
“In the Other Caribbean Operations, Haiti Broilers SA has increased production and sale of table eggs to 14% of the market, compared to 12% at the end of the second quarter last year. The positive effect of this volume growth has however been neutralized by significant increases in operating costs due to the continuing depreciation of the Haitian Gourde against the US dollars”, the management report went on to state.
JB 10-15Cost overall climbed with some increasing much faster than revenues. Distribution and selling cost rose in line with revenues with an increase of 9 percent in the quarter and year to date with cost of $260 million in the quarter and $508 million for the half year. Administrative costs, tripled the growth in revenues in the October quarter to be up by 19 percent to $$1.4 billion and increased by 18 percent for the six months to $2.9 billion. Finance cost fell in the quarter and grew slightly or the half year while interest income rose strongly.
Cash and short-term investments totalled $2.36 billion, Current Assets amounted to $11.4 billion and current liabilities at $6.8 billion, shareholders’ equity stands at $12 billion and borrowings at $6.3 billion, down from $7 million in 2014.

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