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GraceKennedy Limited |
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$777,626 |
$735,798 |
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$739,805 |
Our Vision
“To be a Global Consumer Group, delivering long-term consumer and shareholder value through brand building and innovative solutions in food and financial services, provided by highly skilled and motivated people.”
At GraceKennedy, we pride ourselves on our values of Honesty, Integrity and Trust, and our We Care mantra. Our Company’s vision is grounded in our commitment to our GK family – our team, our customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders, and the communities we serve around the world. After ninety-nine years, our market spans many different countries, and our stakeholders are broad and diverse.
Our Company has taken the best of brand Jamaica to the world.
In 2020, GraceKennedy had to live our values and our vision like never before; turning a year of unprecedented challenges into a year of collaboration and caring.
What was the key to GraceKennedy’s success in 2020?
I have always said that at GraceKennedy, our people are our greatest asset. 2020 has reaffirmed for me that our team truly is the key to our Company’s success. Last year the GK team did not disappoint. We rose to the occasion, tackled challenges head on, found solutions, and achieved remarkable results. I am so grateful to all our GK Heroes, who, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, went above and beyond, working Stronger Together to continue delivering our products and services at the highest standard.
Last year GK also showed how much We Care about our staff and the communities we serve around the world. This motivated our team to give their best to their colleagues, our customers, and our Company.
As a result, not only did GraceKennedy achieve the best financial performance in our history, we also recorded our highest level of employee engagement – a score of 71%, which is 6% above the global benchmark. 2020 proved to me, without a doubt, that there is an undisputable correlation between employee engagement and profit. I always tell our GK family that tough times don’t last, tough people do, and it is now clearer than ever to me, that tough people build tough companies.
Revenue grew by 12% to $115.4 billion for the year. Profit before other income grew by 82% to $6.8 billion, underscoring the strides made in improving operating margins. Pre-tax profits showed notable improvement, climbing by 58% or J$3.6 billion to J$9.7 billion. Net profit totalled J$6.9 billion, reflecting a marked increase of 34% or J$1.8 billion.
Profit attributable to shareholders also grew significantly by J$1.7 billion or 39% to J$6.2 billion. Of note is that the 2020 results do not reflect any one-off gains.
Total assets grew by 11% to $171.7 billion in 2020, while total liabilities grew by 9% to $108.9 billion. Capital comprised shareholders’ equity of $59.9 billion and non-controlling interests of $2.9 billion. Return on equity for 2020 was 11.1%, compared to 9.3% for 2019, while earnings per share improved from $4.52 to $6.28.
The Group’s revenue growth was driven by increased earnings from all operating segments. The Food Trading segment in particular achieved improved revenue and profitability, primarily due to the outstanding performance of its international food businesses. GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC recorded a triple digit increase in gross profit and double-digit revenue growth.
Our Jamaican food distribution business also achieved strong growth in both revenue and pre-tax profit, coupled with improved operating margins.
The Insurance segment reported strong revenue growth of 23%, followed by Money Services and Food Trading, which recorded 13% and 12%, respectively.
Our Banking & Investments segment was most challenged given the impact of the pandemic on the local economy, but still achieved an improvement of 3% in revenue.
Food Trading achieved an impressive 96% growth in pre-tax profits, followed by Money Services at 28% and Insurance at 21%. Banking & Investments reported a decline of 9% in pre-tax profits, attributed to a required increase in impairment provisioning in anticipation of the possible effects of the pandemic on the loan portfolio.
GraceKennedy’s stock price recorded a 9.7% decrease on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) during 2020, closing at $62.68 on December 31, 2020 ($69.43 on December 31, 2019). This is within the context of an overall 22.86% decline in the JSE combined index for the same period. Notwithstanding the impact of the pandemic on the stock market, in line with the Group’s performance, the Company increased its dividend payment during the year to J$1.58 billion or J$1.60 per share, the highest amount paid out in its history. A dividend pay-out of approximately $1.54 billion was recorded for the previous year.
The stock as at December 31, 2020, traded at a price-earnings multiple of 9.98 times on the JSE, a decrease from the 2019 multiple of 15.36 times. At year-end, the book value per share was $60.54, and the stock traded at 104% of book value. In comparison, the stock traded at 132% of book value at the end of 2019.
Extracted from Stockholders Report
Don G. Wehby, CD
Group Chief Executive Officer
More Information
https://www.gracekennedy.com/wp-content/uploads/GKAR2020-23_04_2021_compressed.pdf
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