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Charlie’s Group Limited is a New Zealand owned company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. It is a significant player in the New Zealand & Australian beverage markets, and increasingly in South East Asia.

The company manufactures and markets a range of premium ‘not from concentrate’ and organic beverages and distributes to a wide range of well known outlets internationally.

The business was established in 1999 and floated on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in July 2005. In December 2005, the company bought and integrated the Phoenix Organics Group into its business.

Its principal brands Charlie’s and Phoenix Organics are household names. Charlie’s is a brand recognised for its delivery of honest drinks made using natural ingredients without the use of juice concentrates. Established in 1986, Phoenix is the market leader in organic beverages. A recent addition to the brand portfolio is Juicy Lucy, a chilled juice brand sold in supermarkets and to the foodservice industry. For more information on our brands please click here.

Charlie’s Group Limited’s shares trade under the ticker code of CHA. For more information on share price and performance, please click here.

Highlights

Summary of highlights for the half year to 31st December 2010:

 

Total gross sales:               $21.9m up 29% from $16.8m

Net revenue:                     $17.1m up 24% from $13.8m

Net profit after tax:             $1.1m up 56% from $0.7m [1]

EBITDA:                           $2.1m up 18% from $1.8m

Net debt:                          $0.8m down 50% from $1.6m

Debt/equity rati                  5% down from 17%

Australian net revenue:        $6.3m up 95%

New Zealand net revenue:    $10.5m up 3.2% [2]


[1] Excludes one-off profit from the building sale last year

[2] Excludes export sales

 

Please refer to the Annual & Interim Reports page for the 2011 Interim Financial Report.