Update from sterling capital research department:
Mumias: posted its HY14 results this morning with some improved margins on its P&L accounts. Revenues for the half year were jumped by 31% on y/y basis to KES 7.13Bn. This was attributed to an increase in the capacity of sugarcane crashed from 552,181tons to 964,883tons from the previous year. Y/y sugar production and sales also improved by 21% and 29% respectively. In addition, the Ethanol segment contributed 448Mn in revenues while the water segment added KES 14Mn to the topline. The co-generation plant felt the impact of insufficient raw materials due to the decline in cane yield affecting resulting in a 46% drop of the plant’s revenues. Despite this, the gross profit margin strengthened to 20.4% from 2.6%.