Honeywell Flour Mills Profit Turns Red as Costs Eclipse Revenue

Honeywell Flour Mills Profit Turns Red as Costs Eclipse Revenue

Honeywell Flour Mills Plc has fallen into a loss position as costs of sales jerked up amidst a tough operating environment. In its latest audited financial statement, the food producer slipped from a N1.125 billion profit in 2021 to a loss after tax of about N984 million.

The negative outturn was driven by lower value-added in the period as the cost of bringing in materials and services spiked to about N150 billion from N87.28 billion due to an unfavourable exchange rate that average of N570 in the period.

Amidst rising debt, the total assets of the company expanded to N149.869 billion following an acquisition deal signed with Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc last year. The audited report of FMN shows that the food producer offered N4.20 per share to Honeywell Flour Mills Plc.’s shareholders.

Despite an increase in the prices of its product, Honeywell Flour Mills was affected by rising costs driven by hot inflation condition in Nigeria. All prices of food produced by Honeywell have seen an increase in price, according to channel checks.

Helped prices adjustment, the audited result shows that sales revenue inched up to N136.427 billion at the end of its accounting year-end for 2022, up 24.5% from N109.594 billion in the comparable period.

However, costs of sales grew faster to N124.860 billion in 2022, a 32.87 growth when compared with N93.973 billion reported in 2021, a position that impacted gross profit negatively in the year.

The audited result shows that Honeywell Flour Mills Plc’s gross profit slowdown to N11.567 billion as against N15.621 billion reported in the financial year 2021 accounting period. READ: Honeywell Share Price Jumps Midday over FMN Acquisition Deal

The company’s segment report shows that Apapa, Ikeja and Sagamu underperformed in 2022: the three operating segments: Apapa, Ikeja and Sagama recorded declined gross profit, though sales inched higher, and costs became heavier to cover overheads.

Honeywell used up more than N6.55 billion from its cash account. Its cash and cash equivalent dipped to N13.703 billion from N20.255 billion as the company locked down money in inventories.

At the end of the year, total inventories surged to N31.725 billion from N19.78 billion in 2021. To augment its cash position, management resulted in borrowing. Its short term borrowing inched up to N40.512 billion at the end of 2022, from N37.940 billion.

Though, Honeywell Flour Mills paid off part of its long term debts which shrank to N21.315 billion in 2022 from N22.544 billion in the comparable year in 2021.

Its trade and payable obligation jumped higher to N25.855 billion, the audited results show, rising from N23.799 billion last year. This happened at a time when the company’s trade and receivables closed the relatively flattish year on year. # Honeywell Flour Mills Profit Turns Red as Costs Eclipse Revenue