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Celsia 1Q 2021 Net Income Jumps 33% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 12, 2021

Medellin-based electric power giant Celsia announced May 11 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net income rose 33% year-on-year, to COP$115.7 billion (US$31 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 1.7% year-on–year, to COP$336 billion (US$90

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Cementos Argos 1Q 2021 Profits Skyrocket 1,227% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 11, 2021

Medellin-based multinational cement/concrete giant Cementos Argos announced May 10 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net profit soared 1,227% year-on-year, to COP$55 billion (US$14.8 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) likewise rose 30% year-on-year, to COP$445 billion (US$120 million). Gross revenues rose 6.3%, to COP$2.3

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Mineros SA 1Q 2021 Net Income Dips 14% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 11, 2021

Medellin-based multinational gold mining giant Mineros SA announced May 10 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net income dipped 14% year-on-year, to US$13.8 million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 7% year-on-year, to US$45.1 million, while gross revenues rose 8%, to US$125.4 million, according to the company. The revenue hike

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ISA 1Q 2021 Net Income Jumps 32% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 7, 2021

Medellin-based multinational electric power transmission giant ISA on May 6 announced a 32.4% year-on-year jump in first quarter (1Q) 2021 net income, to COP$508 billion (US$135 million). Operating revenues also rose 14% year-on-year, to COP$2.4 trillion (US$638 million), while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 14.3%, to COP$1.5

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Fabricato 1Q 2021 Net Loss an Improvement over 1Q 2020

Medellin Herald May 6, 2021

Medellin-based textile giant Fabricato revealed May 5 in a filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera oversight agency that it posted a COP$2.27 billion (US$598,000) net loss for first quarter (1Q) 2021, an improvement over the COP$9 billion (US$2.37 million) net loss in 1Q 2020. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in its main textile

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Bancolombia Posts 61% Year-on-Year Gain in 1Q 2021 Net Income

Medellin Herald May 5, 2021

Medellin-based multinational banking giant Bancolombia on May 4 reported a COP$542 billion (US$141 million) net profit for first quarter (1Q) 2021, up 61% over the COP$335 billion (US$87 million) net profit in 1Q 2020. Net interest income in the latest quarter totaled COP$282 billion (US$73 million), up 26% over 4Q 2020 but down 3% from […]

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Grupo Exito 1Q 2021 Net Income Quadruples Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 5, 2021

Medellin-based multinational supermarket and dry-goods retailer Grupo Exito on May 4 reported a four-fold jump in net income for first quarter (1Q) 2021, to COP$84.8 billion (US$22 million), versus COP$21.9 billion (US$5.7 million) in 1Q 2020. Recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 16.7% year-on-year, to COP$306 billion

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PharmaCielo 2020 Losses Worsen Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 3, 2021

Toronto-based PharmaCielo – owner of a medical-marijuana production and processing facility in the eastern Medellin suburb of Rionegro – on May 3 posted a full-year 2020 net loss of Cdn$43.7 million (US$35.6 million), worse than the Cdn$34.7 million (US$28 million) loss in 2019. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at

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Nutresa 1Q 2021 Profits Jump 20.6% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald May 1, 2021

Medellin-based multinational foods manufacturing and retailing giant Grupo Nutresa reported April 30 that its first quarter (1Q) 2021 net profit rose 20.6% year-on-year, to COP$233 billion (US$62 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) also rose by 5.7%, to COP$397.5 billion (US$106 million), while sales rose 6.6%, to COP$2.8

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Cemex LatAm Posts 1Q 2021 US$3.8 Million Net Profit, up from Net Loss in 1Q 2020

Medellin Herald April 29, 2021

Colombia-based Cemex LatAm Holdings reported a US$3.8 million net profit for first quarter (1Q) 2021, up sharply from a US$30.4 million net loss in 1Q 2020. “Consolidated net sales during the first quarter of 2021 increased 7% on a like-for-like basis adjusted for currency fluctuations, compared to the first quarter of 2020,” according to the […]