(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd reported on Monday it had slashed its dividend after profit dived due to a write-down on its platinum group metals investment and the withdrawal of emerald auction. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd warned on Friday it expects to swing to an annual loss after a platinum group metals write-down and the withdrawal of emerald auction. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones producer - Posts a 23% drop in auction revenue to USD242 million in 2023 from USD316 million in 2022, an all-time record high. In an operational update, the company says the 2023 top-line growth was the second highest on record, despite withdrawn of its scheduled emerald auction for November. It scrapped the emerald auction for November due to lower quality and quantity of emerald production. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - gemstones producer in Mozambique and Zambia and owner of luxury brand Faberge - Generates revenue of USD69.5 million from its ruby auction, down 14% from USD80.4 million in June. The latest ruby sale was held during November 20 to December 5. Compared to 2022, ruby revenue was up 4.0% from USD66.8 million at an auction that took place on November 21 to December 8. The auction lots this month were made available in Bangkok for private, in-person viewings by customers. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - gemstones producer in Mozambique and Zambia and owner of luxury brand Faberge - Completes USD10 million share buyback programme on Friday, having purchased 58.4 million shares in total at an average price of ZAR3.17 per share. This represents 4.8% of total shares prior to the start of the buyback and is worth ZAR185.4 million in total, about USD9.7 million. Gemfields now holds 55.7 million shares in treasury, and all of these will be cancelled. Read More
(Correcting that buy back amount is total in programme to date.) Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones miner and marketer - Buys back 55.6 million shares at an average ZAR3.17 each, in transactions worth ZAR176.4 million on Wednesday. Says this repurchase represents 4.6% of the issued share capital of 1.21 billion as at November 30, 2022. Gemfields has 52.8 million shares held in treasury. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd on Friday reported profit for the first half of 2023 more than halved as a result mainly of lower sales. Read More
(Correcting that the first auction recorded USD21.2 million in March, not May) Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones miner and marketer - Generates USD25.5 million in revenue from its third and final Kagem emerald auction this year, compared to USD43.7 million at an auction in May-June. In May, revenue was USD21.2 million. The latest auction was held during the period from August 29 to September 15. The rough emeralds sold were extracted by Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corp of Zambia. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd said on Thursday it expects interim profit to tumbled by over two thirds on the back of sharply lower top-line growth. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones supplier - Says its subsidiary Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltda has entered into a legally binding contract with Consulmet Ltd to construct an additional processing plant at its ruby mine in Mozambique. Gemfields says the contract is a "lump-sum turnkey contract" based on industry standard International Federation of Consulting Engineers terms, with Montepuez Ruby Mining's payment obligations agreed in rands and equating to about USD70 million. Read More
(Correcting that revenue also includes ruby auctions and Faberge; not just emerald auctions.) Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones miner and marketer - Records its third highest emerald auction revenue of USD145 million for the six months that ended June 30. Says strong auction revenues and pricing continue, including the highest-ever revenue earned from a Kagem emerald auction last month. Reports net cash of USD62 million plus auction receivables of USD64 million as at June 30. Says it remains in a strong position after paying a USD35 million dividend to shareholders in May. Auction figures have been produced on a monthly basis for Gemfields' 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine, its 75%-owned Montepuez ruby mine and Faberge, the iconic luxury brand. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd on Wednesday reported higher revenue at its latest ruby auction as the market fired "on all twelve cylinders". Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones miner and marketer - Second auction in 2023 generates record revenue of USD43.7 million. The emerald auction was held from May 15 to Thursday this week. Average realised price of USD165.55 per carat also is a record high for Gemfields. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-headquartered gemstones supplier - Says its first emerald auction for 2023 generated revenue of USD21.2 million at a sale that was held during March 6 to Friday, down 36% from USD32.9 million on August 31 to September 19, 2022. From March 15 to April 1, 2022, emerald auction recorded USD42.3 million in revenue. Read More