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Grupo Argos Full-Year 2021 Profits Jump 683% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald February 24, 2022

Medellin-based multinational cement, electric power and airport/highways concessionaire Grupo Argos announced February 23 that its full-year 2021 net income skyrocketed to COP$1.2 trillion (US$305 million), up nearly seven-fold year-on-year. Revenues rose 17% year-on-year, while earnings before

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ISA Full-Year 2021 Profits Dip 19% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald February 24, 2022

Medellin-based multinational electric-power transmission builder/operator, highways concessionaire and telecom services provider ISA announced February 23 that its full-year 2021 net income fell 19% year-on-year, to COP$2.06 trillion (US$524 million). Despite that dip, operating income rose 13% year-on-year, to COP$7.97 trillion (US$20.3 billion), while earnings before

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Fabricato Posts Full-Year 2021 Net Profit, Reversing 2020 Losses

Medellin Herald February 24, 2022

Medellin-based textile giant Fabricato announced February 23 a full-year, corporate-wide 2021 net profit of COP$16.5 billion (US$4.2 million) — a big improvement over the 2020 net loss of COP$82.4 billion (US$21 million). “Textile revenues in 2021 increased by 52% compared to 2020,” according to the company, while textile gross margins jumped a full 10 percentage

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Bancolombia Full-Year 2021 Net Income Jumps 31% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald February 23, 2022

Medellin-based multinational banking giant Bancolombia reported February 22 a that its full-year 2021 net income jumped 31% year-on-year, to COP$4.1 trillion (US$1.04 billion). Fourth-quarter (4Q) 2021 net income soared to COP$1.44 trillion (US$365 million), up from a COP$266 billion (US$67 million) net loss in 4Q 2020. Annualized return on equity (ROE) for full-year 2021

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Éxito Full-Year 2021 Profits Double Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald February 22, 2022

Medellin-based multinational supermarket and dry-goods retailer Grupo Éxito announced February 21 that its full-year 2021 net profit soared by 105% year-on-year, to COP$474 billion (US$120 million). Operating income for 2021 rose 7.5% year-on-year, to COP$16.9 trillion (US$4.3 billion), “marked by important macroeconomic and operational recoveries” not only in Colombia,

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Isagen Expands ‘Green’ Energy Portfolio with Luzma Hydroelectric-Plant Deal in Antioquia

Medellin Herald February 22, 2022

Medellin-based electric power giant Isagen revealed in a February 22 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera oversight agency that it just signed a tentative deal to buy two smaller-scale hydroelectric plants (39.8 megawatts total capacity) owned by Generadora Luzma ESP in Amalfi, Antioquia Price wasn’t disclosed as the transaction still must be finalized “in the coming

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Cementos Argos Full-Year 2021 Profits Skyrocket 451% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald February 18, 2022

Medellin-based multinational cement/concrete giant Cementos Argos announced February 17 that its full-year 2021 net profit jumped 451% year-on-year, to COP$431 billion (US$109.6 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) jumped 34% year-on-year, to COP$2.1 trillion (US$534 million), while revenues rose 9.1% year-on-year, to COP$9.8

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Cemex LatAm Posts US$23 Million Loss for Full-Year 2021

Medellin Herald February 10, 2022

Colombia-based cement/concrete giant Cemex LatAm Holdings (CLH) announced today (February 10) a full-year 2021 net loss of US$23 million — a big improvement over the US$121 million net loss for full-year 2020. Fourth quarter (4Q) 2021 net loss came-in at US$17 million, down from a net profit of US$8 million in 4Q 2020, according to […]

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Enka Successfully Completes Financial Restructuring; Debts Now Almost Zero

Medellin Herald January 19, 2022

Medellin-based textiles and plastics-recycling specialist Enka de Colombia announced in a January 18 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera oversight agency that it has finally completed a financial restructuring that has satisfied its creditors and cut net debt to near-zero. The company has “successfully completed the restructuring agreement under Law 550 of 1999, after

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Gilinski Bids for Nutresa, Sura Fall Short, but Board Seats Assured

Medellin Herald January 13, 2022

Colombian banker Jaime Gilinski’s JGDB Holdings and its financing partner Royal Group (Abu Dhabi) on January 12 reported to Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC, Colombia’s stock exchange) that it has finally acquired more than 27% of the shares of Medellin-based multinational foods giant Grupo Nutresa – far short of its 50.1% to 62% goal. […]