Earnings Watch: Juhayna net profits rise 4% in 4Q2018 y-o-y

EARNINGS WATCH- Juhayna net profits rise 4% in 4Q2018 y-o-y: Juhayna Food Industries’ net profits rose 4% y-o-y in 4Q2018 to EGP 49 mn, the company said in an EGX disclosure. Quarterly revenues rose 13% y-o-y to EGP 1.71 bn, bringing the company’s total revenue for 2018 to EGP 7.1 bn, a 17% increase from 2017. Meanwhile, the company's 4Q2018 core attributable net profit surged 24% y-o-y on the back of a 24% rise in core earnings, Beltone Financial said in its results review. The core earnings growth was driven by “improved leverage ratios and top line growth,” the investment bank said.