Century Pacific Announces Full Year 2014 Results
Pasig–(PHStocks)–Century Pacific Food Inc. (PSE: CNPF), the largest canned food company in the Philippines, generated an unaudited net income of Php1.57 billion in 2014, a 112% increase over the Php744 million in 2013.
The Company’s performance was driven primarily by the branded business, with its revenues growing by 24% year-on-year. This comes after the success of various marketing campaigns and the expansion of distribution into regional areas.
“The Philippines’ economic conditions have also been favorable and the purchasing power of Filipinos has increased,” said CNPF Chief Finance Officer Oscar Pobre.
On the other hand, revenue from private-label export declined by 29% as pricing in this business is benchmarked against the cost of tuna. Tuna prices dropped significantly in 2014.
All-in-all, the Company’s unaudited revenue of PhP20.47 billion was 8% higher than the previous year’s PhP19.02 billion. Branded products accounted for 80% of total company sales while private label tuna exports accounted for 20%.
Lower tuna prices, plus the decline in other cost components, also led to an improvement in CNPF’s profitability. Consolidated unaudited gross profit was PhP5.42 billion, representing a 63% increase year-on-year and a 26% gross profit margin in 2014. The Company’s net income margin also improved to 8% in 2014 versus 4% in 2013.
Pobre added, “We hope to maintain the good momentum coming into 2015. We will continue to leverage on the Company’s leading brands and strong distribution network, meanwhile exploring new product categories and markets.”
CNPF’s full year unaudited net income translates to a PhP0.75 earnings per share. The Company remains debt free, with zero interest bearing debt as of end 2014.
