DONEGAL DEMOCRAT w w w.donegaldemocrat.com Th ursday,M ay 7,20 20 16 N E WS WWW.DONE GALLIFE.IE FOR DONEGAL NEWS AS IT HAPPENS Profits down at Donegal Investment Group Group recognises “the challenging and unprecedented trading conditions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.” Donegal Investment Group has diverse portfolio of companies to Associates: Comprising compared to a net position of €2 .7 m and profits for the full financial reported profit after tax of €1.4m drive independent success through investments in North Western at 28 February 2019. yea r.” for the six months ending February shared synergies wherever Livestock Holdings. The Group purchased 507,620 As noted in its trading update on 29, 2020, a fall of €1.2m on the p o s s i b l e. Its seed potato business shares of the Company during the March 30 2020, NOMADIC is now previous year. Its companies include IPM experienced good volume growth, six months ended 29 February 2020 seeing significant reductions in its In a statement issued today, it Potato Group, Ireland’s leading seed but margins were reduced as a result at a cost of €6.6 m . sales volumes directly related to said that the Group recognises “th e potato company, and the Nomadic of an increase in the level of supply It currently has issued share the Covid-19 pandemic. challenging and unprecedented Dairy Company, in Killygordon, into the wider market following capital of 4,760,807 with 1,165,626 of A material part of NOMADIC’s trading conditions resulting from makers of traditional small batch better harvesting conditions. those shares held as treasury business is in the Food to Go the Covid-19 pandemic.” yog u rt s . The Group’s Produce and Dairy s h a re s .O utl o o k category in the UK with its key And it added that “the trading Donegal Investment Group own segment delivered a satisfactory Prior to the outbreak of the customers having a presence in performance in the second six 22.4% of the North West Livestock performance during the first half of Covid-19 pandemic, the Group was large urban centres as well as in months of the financial year ending Holdings and its property interests the year. highly optimistic about the outcome high footfall transport hubs such as 31 August 2020, primarily in include Oatfield Sweets site in Group revenue increased by 9.6% for the full year ended 31 August airports and rail stations. speciality dairy business L ette rke n ny. (€2.6m) to €29.6m - driven by 2 02 0. NOMADIC, will be materially continued double-digit volume and It said: “Our speciality dairy AG M impacted by reduced sales volume THE GROUP'S THREE KEY AREAS revenue growth in its speciality business had recently undertaken a The Board of Directors is resulting directly from the impact of ARE: dairy business as well as increased significant capital expenditure currently reviewing options to Covid-19 restrictions on the Food to Produce: Growth, sales and sales volumes in its produce seed programme which has doubled its convene an AGM over the coming Go category.” distribution of seed potatoes and potato businesses –with a manufacturing capacity and with months. The Board would favour The Letterkenny headquartered organic produce. segmental trading profit €2.4m, a continued volume growth being the AGM taking place at a time company has operations in Food-Agri: Manufacture, sale decrease of €0.5m on the prior achieved during the first half of the which would allow its Ireland,the U.K., Holland, France and distribution of dairy products p e r io d . year, it was expected that NOMADIC shareholders to attend as normal and Brazil, Donegal Investment and rental and sale of food-agri The Group’s cash position, net of would have continued to deliver should the current restrictions be group and continues to manage a property assets. debt, was €13.0m at half year end year on year growth in both revenue l i f te d . Do not mock a pain that you have not endured necessary to make an both the Claimant and C O N C LU S I O N application to the Personal Respondent. 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