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Nigerian firms' H1 2026 earnings surge

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Nigerian consumer‑goods companies continued to post strong first‑half 2026 results. Guinness Nigeria posted a 20% expanded revenue rise by 20% to ₦142.27 ₦142.3 billion and a lifted profit after tax by roughly 57% profit‑after‑tax increase to ₦14.91 ₦14.9 billion, later reporting a 53% earnings jump to ₦25.3 billion in the first half of 2026, adding and maintaining an interim dividend of ₦7 per share. Champion Breweries saw posted group revenue jump 124% YoY to of ₦35.73 billion, yet billion and profit before after tax fell 34% of ₦2.65 billion, completing an 80% acquisition of EnjoyBev B.V., raising shareholders’ equity to ₦2.28 ₦69.08 billion on higher finance costs. Ikeja Hotel and increasing its free‑float to 25.72%. International Breweries recorded a 30.5% PAT 21.5% rise in pre‑tax profit to ₦4.06 ₦74.79 billion, with revenue up 9.2% and no finance costs. HBM Nigeria posted a 59% pre‑tax profit increase to ₦317.73 of ₦342.07 billion and a 31% revenue gain, declaring a ₦16 per‑share interim dividend. an improved gross margin of 41.3% despite higher advertising spend. Nestlé Nigeria Plc reported confirmed a 28% PAT increase to ₦64.78 billion, with revenue up billion and a 12% to ₦650.76 billion. The company announced that revenue rise, while announcing the transfer of its water business will be transferred to a new the 50:50 joint venture, Peranel, created venture Peranel with Nestlé S.A. and private‑equity firm Platinum Equity. In the The broader brewing sector, listed manufacturers sector generated a combined PAT of ₦86.95 billion for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 6.2% YoY rise despite inflation and higher input costs. March, driven mainly by Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria drove most of the earnings growth, while International Breweries saw profit fall due to higher tax expenses. Guinness. Investor confidence also grew: rose as Singapore‑based Tolaram Corporation’s 58% stake in Guinness Nigeria, Guinness, bought for about $70 million in 2024, was valued at roughly over $350 million less than two years later, million, reflecting the brewer’s strong earnings sector’s rapid profit rebound.

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