Dangote Flour Mills returns to profitability after four years of losses

12 Apr 2017
Financial Nigeria

Summary

Dangote Flour Mills operates in Nigeria’s highly competitive wheat flour and pasta making sector, alongside some deep-pocketed rivals such as Flour Mills of Nigeria, Olam International, and Honeywell Flour Mills.

Asue Ighodalo, Chiarman, Dangote Flour Mills

Dangote Flour Mills returned to profitability in the 2016 full year end, after four consecutive years of losses.

The company said after-tax profit, for 15 months to December 31, rose to N10.6 billion from N12.5 billion loss for 12 months to December 31, 2015. The 2016 profit was driven by strong top-line growth.

Revenue rose by 120 percent to N105.8 billion, compared with N48 billion in 2015, owing to a sharp increase in sales of flour, noodles, and spaghetti and other pasta products.

Dangote Flour Mills, formerly Tiger Branded Consumer Goods, began posting massive losses in 2012 when Tiger Brands of South Africa paid $200 million for a 65 percent stake in the company. The flour and pasta maker’s consistent losses forced Tiger Brands, in December 2015, to sell back its controlling stake to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, who agreed to inject N10 billion to revitalize the loss-making company.

“Since the takeover, we have taken a lot of steps to reposition the company through expansion to drive growth,” said Asue Ighodalo, the Chairman of Dangote Flour Mills. “We are also using this medium to restate our commitment to increasing our shareholders (value).”

Dangote Flour Mills operates in Nigeria’s highly competitive wheat flour and pasta making sector, alongside some deep-pocketed rivals such as Flour Mills of Nigeria, Olam International, and Honeywell Flour Mills.

The company’s stock fell 4.55 percent to close at N4.20 per share at the Lagos bourse on Wednesday.


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