Zambeef Products PLC

Zambeef Products PLC

LLSE:ZAM
5.00
GBX
0.00
(0.00%)
1.56BMarket Cap
Dec 09Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
34,635.09
33,817.36
134,314.15
86.61
79,415.45
140.25
146.41
14,213.48
16,570.73
290,572.56
20.11
24,338.69
26,809.83
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
298.98
-668.87
-5,494.25
5
131.64
0.53
0.85
-379.35
559.58
1,570.18
0.39
598.3
751.3
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
756.95
47.15
1,461.84
-1.74
-697.3
-3.25
-6.75
807.27
165.7
-1,273.67
-2.13
-2,142.26
-348.47
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
28.78
33.6
73.18
70.08
93.73
125.67
141.05
12.09
12.27
193.47
15.58
16.54
21.24
21.56
Tangible Book Value per Share
28.44
33.2
72.39
64.89
88.34
118.94
133.8
11.54
11.71
192.16
15.5
16.46
21.16
21.48
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
- -
- -
- -
250
- -
297
300
- -
- -
- -
301
- -
- -
301
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
8,550
8,374
33,334
21,668
24,052
41,609
43,894
4,329
4,974
84,967
6,046
7,316
8,058
- -
Operating Margin (%)
4.93
4.29
10.38
7.82
3.44
4.24
5.13
5.24
5.19
6.13
6.79
8.08
7.6
- -
Depreciation Expense
269
355
1,437
709
823
1,583
1,707
158
160
1,923
173
205
270
- -
Net Income, GAAP
74
-166
-1,364
1,250
40
159
253
-116
168
459
119
180
226
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
26.54
- -
- -
8.02
19.23
15.2
7.2
- -
18.57
114.72
35.77
6.52
11.01
- -
Profit Margin (%)
0.86
-1.98
-4.09
5.77
0.17
0.38
0.58
-2.67
3.38
0.54
1.96
2.46
2.8
- -
Working Capital
1,218
809
26
3,325
2,223
4,037
5,700
514
739
16,435
683
238
270
629
LT Debt
1,838
2,322
5,723
2,893
3,463
3,984
3,233
210
203
6,911
703
870
804
1,024
Total Equity
7,239
8,480
18,577
20,998
28,103
37,683
42,351
3,635
3,686
58,171
4,677
4,958
6,371
6,470
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.6
- -
- -
5.88
2.32
3.8
4.16
- -
4.38
-1.03
0.58
6.62
7.06
- -
Return on Capital (%)
2.56
- -
- -
7.47
2.52
2.66
2.63
- -
5.74
0.37
0.51
6.31
7.31
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
1.31
-2.14
-10.3
6.38
0.16
0.48
0.63
-0.5
4.59
1.48
0.38
3.73
3.98
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Capital Structure

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
1,782
1,596
1,453
LT Borrowings
602
789
1,012
LT Finance Leases
12
15
13
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
1
1
1
Shares Outstanding
301
301
301
Market Capitalization
496
462
395

Working Capital

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
3,101
3,039
3,042
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
178
244
247
Accounts Receivable, Net
451
171
487
Inventories
2,472
2,480
2,308
Total Current Liabilities
3,212
2,769
2,413
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
1,782
1,596
1,453
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
142.41%
284.44%
28.49%
Free Cash Flow
-85.67%
-187.97%
-83.73%
Net Income, GAAP
-14.56%
-13.81%
25.57%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
152.56%
312.26%
10.15%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
7,316
2025
- -
- -
8,058
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
598.3
2025
- -
- -
751.3
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

ZMW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Faith Misozi Mukutu
Full Time Employees
7,000
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Food distributors
Address
Plot No. 4970, Manda Road Lusaka LU Zambia
IPO Date
Feb 25, 2003
Business
Zambeef Products PLC is Zambia's largest integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company, engaged in the primary production, processing, distribution, and retailing of beef, chicken, pork, milk, dairy products, eggs, fish, flour, stockfeed, and day-old chicks throughout Zambia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The company operates extensive cropping activities, cultivating wheat, maize, soya beans, and other grains at farms including Huntley, Chiawa, and Mpongwe to support its value chain; it manufactures scientifically formulated animal feeds under the Novatek brand, encompassing broiler feeds, layer feeds, pullet feeds, pig feeds, aqua feeds, dog food, free-range chicken feed, ruminant feeds, horse feeds, concentrates, and macropacks, with ISO 22000 certification and technical services such as nutrition advice; its Zambeef meat division supplies whole carcasses, choice cuts, ground beef, lamb, and goat in commercial, standard, choice, and super/prime grades from five abattoirs and three feedlots with capacity for 230,000 cattle annually; Zammilk produces pasteurised fresh milk, Sterimilk long-life milk, fresh cream, yoghurt varieties, cheese, butter, Mabisi Lacto, and milk-based drinks; Zamhatch supplies day-old chicks from state-of-the-art hatcheries, with over half sold to small-scale farmers; Zamchick manages broiler production up to 10.6 million birds and 31.2 million chicks yearly, offering fresh and processed poultry including export and HORECA specials; Master Pork provides fresh cuts, bacon, sausages, cold meats, and viennas under brands like Old Smoke House and Royal Cuisine from pig abattoirs handling 75,000 pigs annually; Zamflour mills cake flour, white and brown bread flour, all-purpose flour, and premix flour with ISO 22000 and Zambia Bureau of Standards certification; Zamloaf bakes white, brown, health, and milk bread; and Zamshu manufactures leather footwear including school shoes, casuals, safety boots, military boots, and sports footwear from Zamleather-tanned hides, holding ISO 20345 and ISO 2000 certifications. Founded in 1994 and headquartered at Plot 4970 Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, Zambia, the company runs 236 retail outlets, in-store butcheries in Shoprite supermarkets, fast food outlets, and transportation services with refrigerated trucks. Recent developments include a progressing $100 million medium-term expansion program focused on cropping, milling, stockfeed, dairy, and poultry to enhance capacity and efficiencies; strong half-year results to March 31, 2025, with revenue up 12.5% to ZMW 3.8 billion and operating profit up 28% through revenue management and cost controls amid economic challenges; recognition as Zambia Revenue Authority's top agriculture sector taxpayer for 2025; and a full-year trading update issued in November 2025.