Cadbury Nigeria Plc has bounced again strongly, posting a pretax revenue of N17.2 billion for the 2025 monetary 12 months, a major restoration from the N28.3 billion loss recorded in 2024.
This turnaround was revealed within the firm’s unaudited monetary assertion for the interval, printed on 27 January 2026.
The restoration prolonged into the fourth quarter, with pretax revenue climbing 68.6% to N3.4 billion, up from N2.04 billion in the identical quarter of 2024.
In accordance with the outcomes, Cadbury’s full-year and quarterly efficiency was supported by larger income, decrease administrative bills, and sharply lowered web finance prices, largely from fewer overseas trade losses.
Key highlights (FY 2025 vs FY 2024)
- Income: N169.8 billion, up 31.49% YoY
- Price of gross sales: N133.2 billion, up 20.10% YoY
- Gross revenue: N36.5 billion, up 100.79% YoY
- Working revenue: N20.5 billion, up 244.73% YoY
- Web finance value: N3.2 billion vs N34.2 billion
- Pretax revenue: N17.2 billion vs N28.3 billion loss
- Whole belongings: N82.1 billion, up 13.4% YoY
- Retained loss: N25.2 billion vs N37.2 billion
What the corporate’s books are saying
Cadbury Nigeria Plc reported full-year income of N169.8 billion in 2025, representing a 31.49% improve from N129.1 billion within the earlier 12 months.
- Home gross sales remained the spine of income, contributing 93.1% or N158.1 billion, whereas export gross sales accounted for the stability at N11.7 billion.
As anticipated, the price of gross sales rose alongside larger turnover, climbing to N133.2 billion from N110.9 billion in 2024.
- Even so, stronger pricing and volumes pushed gross revenue to N36.5 billion, greater than double the N18.2 billion recorded a 12 months earlier.
On the expense facet, gross sales and distribution prices rose sharply by 95.11% to N12.2 billion, reflecting elevated market exercise.
In distinction, administrative bills have been trimmed down considerably to N3.3 billion from N6.0 billion in 2024, serving to to cushion the general value affect.
- After accounting for these bills, working revenue surged to N20.5 billion, up 244.73% year-on-year, pointing to a marked enchancment in working effectivity.
- Most notably, web finance prices fell sharply to N3.2 billion from N34.2 billion within the prior 12 months, as overseas trade losses that weighed closely on earnings in 2024 eased considerably.
In consequence, pretax revenue rebounded from a lack of N28.3 billion to a revenue of N17.2 billion. After recognizing an revenue tax credit score of N5.1 billion, revenue after tax stood at N12.08 billion.
Steadiness sheet efficiency
On the stability sheet, whole belongings rose to N82.1 billion, up 13.4% year-on-year.
- Property, plant and gear stood at N19.4 billion, whereas inventories amounted to N17.3 billion, making them the most important asset elements.
On the fairness facet, whole shareholders’ fairness expanded sharply to N16.4 billion from N4.3 billion in 2024.
- Different reserves of N33.1 billion offset a lot of the retained loss, which declined to N25.2 billion from N37.2 billion within the prior 12 months.
Liabilities eased to N65.6 billion from N68.0 billion in 2024, pushed largely by a discount in borrowings, which fell to N22.8 billion from N32.8 billion.
What to know
Cadbury’s 2025 outcomes present an enchancment from the earlier 12 months, after a tough 2024.
- Decrease finance prices helped ease stress on earnings, although forex danger stays essential to look at.
- Higher value management supported the return to revenue, at the same time as some working bills elevated.
- Decreased borrowings and better fairness strengthened the stability sheet, however retained losses are nonetheless sizable.
On the Nigerian Trade, Cadbury shares are up 12.85% year-to-date, buying and selling at N67.60.
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