Controversial company Cytonn Investments announced their full year financial results for the period ended 31st December, 2017. Sales from real estate projects grew by 92% to KES 612M. This was accompanied by a faster growth in cost of sales which rose by 104% to KES 690.3M.
The company continues to rely on financing activities to drive its operations. This led to finance costs growing more than 290% to KES 285 million.
Negative Cash Flows
Moreover, company generated negative cash flows from operating activities and investing affirming their reliance on cash flow from financing activities. Debt to Equity ratio stood at 45%. Staff and operating costs grew by 69% to KES 1098.9 as the company continued to grow its operations.
Sh 569 Million Operating Loss
Removing fair value gains, the company made an operating loss of KES 569 million, worsening from an operating loss of KES 425 million a year earlier. The company incurred one of impairment loss of KES 178.2million with Kshs 95.6 mn being for Imperial Bank Limited and Kshs 82.6 mn being for Nakumatt Holdings Limited. It remains a concern why the company is attracted to high risk investment asset classes such as commercial papers from distressed companies and above market rate fixed deposit rates.
According to the company’s annual report, they acquired 12.5% stake in Superior homes against the 25% they had previously stated in their initial press release. Superior Homes is the developer of Green Park Estate in Athi River which was recently flooded after Stoni Athi River bursts its banks.
Net Asset value per share slid by 13% to KES 54 from KES 61.9 a year earlier after the number of ordinary shares increased from 84M to 98M. The 3 partners who founded the company own 79% of the issued shared.
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