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Last update 05 Nov 2014

Cottco Holdings Ltd · AICO.ZI

Zimbabwe · Consumer Staples · Food Products · —

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Cottco Holdings Limited is a Zimbabwean cotton business whose activities center on the purchasing, processing, and marketing of seed cotton and lint. The company links smallholder and commercial cotton producers with ginning capacity and local or export markets for lint, seed, and related cotton products. Its business model depends on agricultural output, farmer contracting, working capital availability, international cotton prices, and the efficiency of procurement and ginning operations. Cottco is strategically tied to Zimbabwe's cotton value chain because cotton remains an important cash crop for rural producers and a source of raw material for textile, oilseed, and export channels. The company can experience cyclicality from weather, policy support, input schemes, and global commodity markets. In investor terms, it is a materials and agribusiness issuer with direct exposure to Zimbabwean agriculture and export-linked soft commodities.

Fundamentals

Metric  (USD, M) 2014 2013 2010
Revenue Total Revenue 10
EBITDA -8
EBIT -8
Net income Net Income -10
Operating margin -82%
Net margin -98%