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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86079, member: 27"] Balance sheet muscle tightened as cash piled up fast, debt pressure eased, and profits jumped across agriculture, logistics, and property. Balance sheet and cash position [LIST] [*]TSL Limited bulked up its assets to US$99.4 million. [*]Cash piles multiplied fivefold by year-end. [*]Operating inflows surged on stronger core trading. [*]Liquidity landed above short-term obligations. [/LIST] Operating cash and leverage shifts [LIST] [*]Anthony Mandiwanza flagged stronger liquidity metrics. [*]Borrowing pressure eased as gearing dropped. [*]Equity base expanded alongside asset growth. [*]Spending discipline kept cash intact. [/LIST] Revenue and profit acceleration [LIST] [*]Continuing revenue climbed to US$45.6 million. [*]Earnings power ramped sharply across divisions. [*]Bottom-line results leapt on higher margins. [*]Gains from property moves padded results. [/LIST] Agriculture segment performance [LIST] [*]Agricura (Private) Limited pushed higher volumes. [*]Packaging demand rode a bigger tobacco crop. [*]Locally coated paper drew solid buyer interest. [*]Some export softness clipped specific paper lines. [/LIST] Tobacco auction operations [LIST] [*]Tobacco Sales Floor (Private) Limited handled 81 million kilogrammes. [*]Throughput jumped sharply year over year. [*]Activity spread across Harare, Mvurwi, Karoi, and Marondera. [*]Scale gains lifted auction-side momentum. [/LIST] Logistics and warehousing gains [LIST] [*]Fertiliser clearances drove forwarding traffic. [*]Bonded warehouse capacity paid off. [*]Storage space ran hotter across facilities. [*]Existing clients added more freight flow. [/LIST] Real estate contribution [LIST] [*]Rental takings from outside tenants spiked. [*]Added warehouse space, worked a full cycle. [*]Occupancy held steady across the portfolio. [*]Property yields stayed unchanged. [/LIST] Shareholder payout [LIST] [*]The board approved a special cash dividend. [*]Payment totaled US$4.8 million. [*]Per-share return hit US$1.2927. [*]Cash reached investors shortly after year-end. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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