Chimimport AD (

) reported a non-consolidated profit in the amount of 41.3 mln leva (21.116 mln euros), or 0.3177 leva per share in 1H, against 2 mln leva (1.022 mln euros) a year ago, shows the company's report filed with the BSE Sofia.

Revenues surged to 49.6 mln leva (25.260 mln euros), against 4.63 mln leva (2.367 mln euros) a year ago. The company attributes the increase to positive results from operations with financial instruments and assets to the amount of 49.17 mln leva (25.140 mln euros).

Total costs jumped from 2.29 mln leva (1.170 mln euros) to 11.27 mln leva (5.762 mln euros), of which 6.59 mln (3.369 mln euros) come from negative results from operations with financial assets and instruments.

Chimimport's core capital stands at 130 mln leva (66.467 mln euros), and equity capital reached 277.3 mln leva (141.781 mln euros).

At a meeting held at the end of June Chimimport's Board of Directors adopted a decision to increase the company's capital from 130 mln leva (66.467 mln euros) to 150 mln leva (76.693 mln euros) by issuing 20 mln new, paperless, voting shares with a face value of 1 lev.

The Board of Directors has authorized the executive directors with the following: to issue the IPO prospectus, to set the issue value per new share, to file the prospectus with the Financial Supervision Commission, and to define the parameters for the realization of the emission of 20 mln new shares.

Chimimport Invest AD is the company's majority shareholder, controlling 64.26% of its capital.

Chimimport's stock lost 2.69% today to 14.47 leva, which values the company at 1.88 bln leva (961.228 mln euros).