OK Zim HY24 volume decline: Is it depressed consumer capacity or competitiveness of informal retail?
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis The key takes from the results are the sharp rise in operating costs and the decline in sales volumes. The group passed…
ANALYSIS| Ordinary citizen at the centre of Govt’s resource mobilization strategies
…as budget figures become more astronomical each year By ETimes BUDGET OVERVIEW Overall Expenditure Structure Expenditure by Function Infrastructure Expenditure KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS The initial take is…
ANALYSIS| Subdued Consumer Demand As Meikles PAT Falls 15% to ZWL$9.6 billion in HY23
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis The performance suggests the challenging operating environment had an adverse effect on the group’s performance. Moderate improvement in gross profit margins was…
ANALYSIS| Econet Wireless outlook looks more positive amid rapid dollarisation
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis The figures above point to stability, with most of the analysis metrics relatively static. So, the main difference maker seems to have…
ANALYSIS| Rising Interest Rates Cause Concern as CBZ 9-Month Revenue Reaches ZWL$1.5 trillion
By ETimes Commentary and Analysis The relatively stable currency environment of Q3 saw a moderate recovery in the groups balance sheet, with total assets and deposits closing marginally higher, although…
ANALYSIS| Profits Surge as Delta Revenues Reach ZWL$1.9 Trillion in HY23
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis Its a financial performance that is largely reflective of Delta’s dominant position in Zimbabwe’s consumer landscape, with half-year revenues and total assets…
SME Banking: The Next Frontier?
By Yona Menon Banda The increasing speed and scale of change affecting the world has underlined the adage that change is the only true constant. Everyday, emerging technologies and evolving…
ANALYSIS| Value Gains Drive Mash Holdings to ZWL$236bln PAT
…as Diversification Strategy Takes Shape By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis On paper, it’s a performance that was largely driven by fair value and exchange gains. On comparison,…
ANALYSIS| Dairibord Sees ZWL$4.6bln Loss in HY23 as Economic Turbulence Weighs
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Analysis and Commentary Its a set of financial results that raises some immediate concerns for the group. It is evident from the decline in the profit…
ANALYSIS| Forex Gains Drive CBZ Holdings to ZWL$543bln Profit After Tax in HY23
By ETimes Financial Performance Highlights Commentary and Analysis The sharp bottom line growth was largely driven by unrealized foreign exchange gains, while growth in the core revenue streams was relatively…