It has been an interesting start to the year 2018 for the custodians of all parastatals. IDC closed 2017 with a $15m purchase of ZAMPALM. While the ink was still drying following this acquisition, we learned through zambia24.com that their CEO Mateyo Kaluba (MK) had announced to a Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal Bodies chaired by Msanzala Member […]
Financial Insight Zambia is saddened by the loss of life and prevailing outbreak of Cholera in our cities. Lusaka by statistics has been hardest hit by the epidemic and questions have arisen from many quarters as to what the solutions could be. Data coming in shows that the pandemic has affected more that 2000 of […]
In October of 2017 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) board of commissioners fined Zambia Sugar PLC the sum of K76,728,650 which is 5% of their annual turnover as at 2013 as reported on the CCPC website. This came about as a result of price discrimination and what they (CCPC) found to be unfair […]
In a year that was marred with numerous endogenous and exogenous forces, Zambeef weathered a storm that ultimately came to bear as the company only saw revenues increase by 2.48%. Sentimental performance shows that retail sales revenue increased by 27.3%. The Zambeef Macro and Outlet stores saw 18.2% growth in sales. CCFP volumes increased by […]
When UK’s development finance house, CDC Group, made the acquisition of 17.5% of Zambeef last year for $65m not only was it a positive statement about the reason why Zambia had become an idea investment destination but was a testament to the value creation potential they saw in the farm to shop company. With operations […]
On the 9th of November 2017, Mwansa Mutimushi (Company Secretary) released through SENS announcement, the 5 month audited financials by order of the Zambia Sugar Board. FiZ has been monitoring the performance of the company post project PAAR. Although shareholders would have been anxious to hear news of a dividend, we believe patience will have […]
When news of the BAT extra ordinary meeting (EGM) reached our desks through SENS announcement of 29th September, we were worried that the firm had finally given up and was now considering exit (following recent statements from the firm following their impending loss in excess of K100million, you cannot blame us). However, much to our […]
SENS announcement of 28 September 2017 will bring much delight to investors in Zambeef shares. Carl Irwin and Francis Grogan, the dual CEOs of the company announced that the effects of fungal disease that they believed would wipe out a substantial amount of value (projecting negative earnings), was in fact not as bad as they […]
The Tobacco value chain in Zambia is in peril. Last week, the CEO of BAT Zambia Godfrey Machanzi stated that the company had recorded a K100m loss in what has now becoming a downward trend in their performance. He indicates that the continued existence of the competitive force of illicit cigarettes has continuously and consistently […]
The story of biological assets can often be a long one for premier companies. We trailed the history of ZAMBEEF’s prodigal child who was recently sold to IDC. The story dates back to the epilogue of the last decade. According to the 2009 Annual Report, Zambeef secured a US25m term loan from DEG in order […]
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