For BUA Cement Plc, 2025 marked a decisive return to strength.
The company lifted pre-tax profit to ₦465.28 billion from ₦99.63 billion.
As a result, profit jumped 367% year on year.
BUA Cement Profit Surge
It grew revenue to ₦1.18 trillion from ₦876.47 billion.
Notably, strong domestic demand drove the 34.56% growth.
Management converted revenue growth into stronger margins.
At the same time, it trimmed cost of sales to ₦575.26 billion.
Consequently, gross profit more than doubled to ₦604.18 billion.
Likewise, operating profit surged 249.65% to ₦504.55 billion.
The company pushed profit after tax to ₦356.04 billion.
Meanwhile, earnings per share climbed to ₦10.51.
Foreign exchange losses dropped sharply to ₦9.6 billion.
Previously, they stood at ₦92 billion in 2024.
In addition, the company reduced finance costs to ₦56 billion.
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It also cut interest expenses to ₦52 billion from ₦99.8 billion.
Balance Sheet Strength
Stronger earnings reinforced the balance sheet.
Accordingly, total assets rose to ₦1.86 trillion.
The company expanded current assets by 77.06% to ₦662.92 billion.
Cash and cash equivalents increased to ₦280.37 billion.
However, total liabilities remained stable at ₦1.18 trillion.
By contrast, total equity expanded 73.18% to ₦672.90 billion.
Dividend And Market Gains
Given the performance, the Board approved a ₦10.00 final dividend per share.
However, shareholders must approve it and applicable tax applies.
Shareholders on record by May 8, 2026 will qualify.
The company will pay them on May 21, 2026.
The shares closed at ₦219.00 on February 27, 2026.
Earlier, they opened the year at ₦178.50.
So far, the stock has gained 22.7% year to date.
Overall, it rose 92% in 2025 and reversed 2024’s decline.
Clearly, momentum has returned.
