Georgia Capital shares climb despite profit drop, as asset value rises

(Alliance News) - Georgia Capital PLC on Monday reported lower annual profit, as weaker portfolio ...

Alliance News 24 February, 2025 | 11:09AM
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(Alliance News) - Georgia Capital PLC on Monday reported lower annual profit, as weaker portfolio value creation weighed on earnings, though its net asset value per share increased.

Shares in Georgia Capital were up 5.1% at 1,404.00 in London on Monday morning.

The Tbilisi-based investor in Georgian businesses said pretax profit for 2024 fell 40% to GEL362.3 million, around USD129.2 million, from GEL608.6 million in 2023, while gross investment profit declined to GEL368.1 million from GEL616.0 million.

Total portfolio value creation dropped 36% to GEL435.3 million from GEL680.5, though it more than doubled in the fourth quarter to GEL460.8 million from GEL223.1 million a year prior.

Despite the profit decline, Georgia Capital's NAV per share rose 16% to GEL95.95 at December 31, up from GEL82.94 a year earlier. In sterling terms, NAV per share grew 12% to GBP27.14 from GBP24.23.

Chair Irakli Gilauri said: "I am particularly pleased that we have delivered very strong levels of cash generation; made substantial progress in reducing our net capital commitment ratio; and continued to focus on capital repatriation to our shareholders under the GEL300 million capital return package, announced in May 2024.

"This performance was underpinned in 2024 by the resilience of the Georgian economy, which has demonstrated consistent and substantial growth in recent years despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. "

Looking ahead, Gilauri said the company remains focused on strategic priorities, including divesting subscale assets, further reducing its net capital commitment ratio, and maintaining strong cash generation.

By Eva Castanedo, Alliance News reporter

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