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Mineros 2Q 2022 Net Income Rises 10% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald August 4, 2022

Medellin-based multinational gold miner Mineros SA on August 3 reported a 10% year-over-year hike in net income for second quarter (2Q) 2022. Revenue likewise rose 7% year-on-year, to US$137 million, while adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose

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ISA 2Q 2022 Net Income Rises 14% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald August 2, 2022

Medellin-based multinational electric-power transmission, highways concessionaire and telecom provider ISA announced August 1 that its second quarter (2Q) 2022 net income rose 14.4% year-on-year, to COP$670 billion (US$155.7 million). Operating income rose 10% year-on-year, to COP$1.9 trillion (US$441.7 million), while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and

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Nutresa 2Q 2022 Net Profit Jumps 53% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald July 31, 2022

Medellin-based multinational foods giant Grupo Nutresa announced July 29 that its second quarter (2Q) 2022 net profit rose 53% year-on-year, to COP$214 billion (US$50 million). Revenues also rose 36% year-on-year, to COP$4 trillion (US$935 million), according to the company. So far this year, first-half (1H) net income is up 38%, at COP$515 billion (US$120 million), […]

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EPM First Half 2022 Net Income rose 10% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald July 31, 2022

Medellin-based multinational utilities giant EPM announced July 29 that its first half (1H) net income rose 10% year-on-year, to COP$2.1 trillion (US$491 million), versus COP$1.9 trillion (US$483 million) in 1H 2021, even while the net margin actually dipped two percentage points. Revenues rose 28% year-on-year, to COP$15 trillion (US$3.5 billion), versus COP$11.7 trillion

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Grupo Exito 2Q 2022 Net Income Rises 22.7% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald July 28, 2022

Medellin-based multinational supermarket and dry-goods retailer Grupo Exito announced July 27 that its second quarter (2Q) 2022 net income rose 22.7% year-on-year, to COP$62.2 billion (US$14.2 million). Operating income likewise rose 27.6%, to COP$4.7 trillion (US$1.07 billion), while recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose

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Cemex LatAm Reports Zero Profit for 2Q 2022

Medellin Herald July 28, 2022

Colombia-based Cemex LatAm announced July 28 that its second-quarter (2Q) 2022 operations produced zero profits, down from a modest US$16,000 net profit in 2Q 2021. Consolidated net sales rose 11% year-on-year on a comparable basis for the ongoing operations once including foreign exchange fluctuations, according to the company. “Higher cement prices and ready-mix volumes

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Antioquia’s Biggest Gold Miner Becomes ‘Aris Gold’ in All-Stock Deal

Medellin Herald July 25, 2022

Toronto-based GCM Mining (formerly Gran Colombia Gold) – Antioquia’s biggest gold miner — announced July 25 that it has just completed a 100% all-stock merger deal and as a result will now be renamed Aris Gold, with headquarters moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. The GCM/Aris combination boasts of combined gold reserves of 3.8 million ounces […]

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Éxito’s Main Shareholder Unveils Huge Stock-Spinoff Plan to U.S., Brazil, Colombia Investors

Medellin Herald June 9, 2022

Medellin-based multinational supermarket and dry-goods retailer Éxito and its principal Brazilian shareholder GPA simultaneously announced September 5 that GPA soon will offer 83% of its shares in Éxito to more than 50,000 current GPA shareholders. The deal ultimately means that tens of thousands of investors in the U.S., Brazil and Colombia collectively would become

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Grupo Orbis 1Q 2022 Net Income Jumps 30% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 24, 2022

Medellin-based paints, chemicals and hardware giant Grupo Orbis – which last month finally became 100% owned by Amsterdam-based Akzo Nobel – announced May 13 that its first quarter (1Q) 2022 net income rose 30%, to COP$7.6 billion (US$1.9 million). “Grupo Orbis companies start the year with positive results that integrate the efforts in our commercial […]

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Grupo Sura 1Q 2022 Net Income Jumps 109% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 14, 2022

Medellin-based multinational health, insurance and financial services giant Grupo Sura announced May 13 that its consolidated net income for first quarter (1Q) 2022 rose 109% year-on-year, to COP$442 billion (US$113 million), Consolidated revenues likewise rose 25% year-on-year, to COP$6.9 trillion (US$1.76 billion), according to the company. “This level of results was