How BUA Foods’ Profit-After-Tax Earnings Soared By ₦242bn In One Year

BUA Foods Plc recorded a strong earnings performance in the 2025 financial year, with profit after tax rising by ₦242bn to ₦508bn, up from ₦266bn in 2024, according to its unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The sharp increase represents a 91 percent year-on-year growth in bottom-line performance, underpinned by higher turnover and improved operating profitability despite rising costs.

Group turnover grew to ₦1.80tn in 2025 from ₦1.53tn in the previous year. Although cost of sales also increased to ₦1.13tn from ₦987.1bn, gross profit expanded to ₦672.2bn, compared with ₦540.8bn in 2024.

Operating profit rose to ₦565.4bn from ₦472.1bn, reflecting the impact of stronger revenue and scale, even as administrative expenses and selling and distribution costs climbed during the year.

Profit before tax nearly doubled, increasing to ₦534.9bn in 2025 from ₦284.3bn a year earlier. After accounting for tax expenses of ₦27.1bn, net profit after tax settled at ₦507.7bn, compared with ₦266.0bn in 2024.

Earnings per share also strengthened significantly, rising to 28.21 kobo from 14.78 kobo in the prior year, reinforcing the scale of the company’s improved profitability.

The performance highlights BUA Foods’ growing earnings capacity within Nigeria’s consumer goods and food processing space, as higher volumes and pricing gains helped offset cost pressures and finance-related charges during the year.

It also underscores the high-impact value of the larger BUA Group conglomerate as one of the major contributors to the nation’s economy.