Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC / 3rd Quarter Results
30.11.2012 06:09
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30 November 2012
KAZAKHSTAN KAGAZY PLC ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR 3Q 2012
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC (KAG LI) (the 'Group') announces
its non-audited consolidated financial results for the 9 months period
ended 30 September 2012 (the 'Period').
Financial highlights
- Group revenue of US$ 61.2 million (US$ 58.8 million a year ago)
- Gross profit of US$ 28.5 million (US$ 25.5 million a year ago)
- Gross margin of 46.6% (43.4% a year ago)
- Operating profit of US$ 15.0 million (US$ 11.3 million a year ago)
- Total comprehensive loss of US$ (4.5) million (US$ (9.0) million a year
ago)
- EVA of US$ (10.3) million (US$ (15.8) million a year ago)
- Operating Cash Flows of US$ 18.0 million (US$ 17.1 million a year ago)
Revenue and gross profit
In millions of USD 9 months of 2012 9 months of 2011
Paper Business Revenue 48.4 48.2
Gross Profits 22.1 20.2
Gross Profit Margin 45.6% 42.0%
Logistics' Business Revenue 12.9 10.6
Gross Profits 6.4 5.3
Gross Profit Margin 49.9% 49.8%
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Financial report is available at
http://kazakhstankagazy.com/en/investor-relations/reporting-and-events/rep
orts.html and at www.morningstar.com - official mechanism for the storage
of regulated information in UK
For information:
Mr. Sadyr Shaguzhayev +7
727 244 02 08
Head of Investor Relations ir@kagazy.kz
Ms. Yekaterina Karmysheva +7 727 320 12 00 (5701)
Press Service press@kagazy.kz
The content of this document includes forward-looking statements. These
relate to Kazakhstan Kagazy's future prospects, developments and
strategies, including statements regarding target returns. Forward-looking
statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as
'believe', 'could', 'would', 'envisage', 'estimate', 'intend' 'seek',
'may', 'plan', 'will' or the negative of those, variations or comparable
expressions, including references to assumptions. These statements are
based on Kazakhstan Kagazy's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations
of its future performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties
because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may
not occur in the future. Accordingly, these beliefs, assumptions and
expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors that
may cause Kazakhstan Kagazy's business, financial condition, liquidity,
results of operations and actual returns to vary materially and target
returns to be revised from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. None of the data in this statement has been
audited and where any reference is made in this statement to the past
performance of investments by persons associated with Kazakhstan Kagazy or
other investments, you should bear in mind that such information is not
necessarily indicative of the future performance of the relevant
investments or of Kazakhstan Kagazy's future performance.
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Language: English
Company: Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC
33-37 Athol Street
IM1 1LB Douglas
Isle of Man
Phone: +7-727-244-87-87
Fax: +7-727-244-87-82
E-mail: ir@kagazy.kz
Internet: www.kazakhstankagazy.com
ISIN: US48667M2035
Listed: London
Category Code: QRT
LSE Ticker: KAG
Sequence Number: 1276
Time of Receipt: Nov 30, 2012 06:08:45
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