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Grupo Éxito 1Q 2023 Net Income Drops 30% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 3, 2023

Medellin-based multinational supermarket and dry-goods retailer Grupo Éxito announced May 2 that its first quarter (1Q) 2023 net income fell 30% year-on-year, to COP$45 billion (US$9.6million), as its retail food prices failed to keep pace with inflation. Despite the dip in profits, revenues

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ISA 1Q 2023 Net Income Soars 92% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 3, 2023

Medellin-based multinational electric-power-transmission builder-operator, highways concessionaire and telecom provider ISA announced May 3 that its first quarter (1Q) 2023 net income jumped 92% year-on-year, to COP$828 billion (US$177 million). Operating revenues rose 41% year-on-year, to COP$3.9 trillion (US$835 million), while earnings before interest, taxes,

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Cemex LatAm Posts 1Q 2023 Net Loss; Year-on-Year Decline Hits 122%

Medellin Herald May 2, 2023

Colombia-based Cemex LatAm Holdings (CLH) announced May 2 that its first quarter (1Q) 2023 net income fell 122% year-on-year, from a positive US$16 million in 1Q 2022 to a net loss of US$1.05 million in 1Q 2023. Net sales also dipped 2% year-on-year, to US$204.7 million, while operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization […]

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Nutresa 1Q 2023 Net Income Rises 15.6% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald April 29, 2023

Medellin-based multinational foods giant Grupo Nutresa announced April 28 that first quarter (1Q) 2023 net income rose 15.6% year-on-year, to COP$348 billion (US$74 million). Sales likewise rose 35.7% year-on-on, to COP$4.88 trillion (US$1.04 billion), while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 38%, to COP$647 billion (US$137.8

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Isagen Full-Year 2022 Net Income Soars 135% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald April 15, 2023

Medellin-based electric-power generation giant Isagen announced April 14 that its full-year 2022 net income soared 135% year-on-year, hitting COP$1.23 trillion (US$278 million), up from COP$523 billion (US$118 million) in 2021. Gross revenues rose 38% year-on-year, to COP$4.81 trillion (US$1.09 billion), from COP$3.48 trillion (US$787 million) in 2021. Earnings before

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Valores Industriales Full-Year 2022 Profits Dip, But Revenues Quadruple

Medellin Herald April 10, 2023

Medellin-based Valores Industriales – now dealing mainly in real-estate, forestry and industrial/commercial operations in Colombia and Costa Rica – announced March 31 that full-year 2022 profits fell 57% year-on-year, to COP$55 billion (US$12 million), down from COP$128.7 billion (US$28 million) in 2021. However, gross revenues quadrupled year-on-year, to COP$1.02 trillion

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Industrias Estra Posts Profitable 2022, Reversing Net Losses in 2021

Medellin Herald April 7, 2023

Medellin-based industrial/consumer plastics-ware producer Industrias Estra announced March 29 a net profit of COP$1.58 billion (US$345,000) for full-year 2022, reversing a net loss of COP$1.96 billion (US$516,000) for full-year 2021. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) likewise dramatically improved, to COP$15 billion (US$3.3 million),

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Proteccion Full-Year 2022 Net Income Rises 5.5% Year-On-Year

Medellin Herald April 4, 2023

Medellin-based pension fund, insurance and disability-benefits manager Proteccion announced April 3 a 5.5% year-on-year boost in net income for 2022, hitting COP$291.8 billion (US$63.4 million). Gross revenues also rose 1.5% year-on-year, to COP$1 trillion (US$217 million), according to the company. Aiding those gains was the 6.27% rise in the number of contributing

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UNE-EPM (TIGO) Posts Net Loss for Full-Year 2022

Medellin Herald April 3, 2023

Medellin-based cell-phone/internet/cable-TV/telecom giant UNE-EPM (commercially known as “Tigo”) on March 31 posted a COP$474 billion (US$103 million) net loss for full-year 2022 — a small improvement over the COP$572 billion (US$124 million) net loss in 2021. UNE-EPM also posted net losses in 2020 and 2018, while its 2019 net profit came-in at just COP$519 million

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Medellin Metro Full-Year 2022 Net Income Plummets 99% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald April 2, 2023

Public transit agency Metro de Medellin – 50% owned by the Antioquia departmental government and the other 50% owned by a city of Medellin public entity – announced March 31 that its full-year 2022 net income dropped 99% year-on-year, to COP$3.2 billion (US$688,000), from COP$328 billion (US$70.5 million) in 2021. Part of the net-income decline […]