Nestle Nigeria Plc, a food and beverage specialty company headquartered in Lagos and majorly owned by Nestle S.A of Switzerland, grew revenue to N87.258 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021 from N70.329 billion filed in Q1 2020.
The company disclosed in its unaudited financial statement released in late April.
Gross profit stood at N34.743 billion in the quarter, up from N31.658 billion achieved in the same quarter of 2020.
Results from operating activities rose from N17.538 billion in Q1 2020 to N20.314 billion in Q1 2021.
While finance income contracted from N335.242 million in Q1 2020 to N123.340 million in Q1 2021. Finance costs rose to N1.435 billion in the quarter, up from N417.928 million recorded in Q1 2020.
Net finance income/cost stood at N1.312 billion, up from N82.686 million in Q1 2020.
Profit before tax rose to N19.002 billion in the quarter under review, better than the N17.455 billion achieved in the corresponding quarter of 2020.
Nestle Nigeria paid N6.602 billion as income tax for the period, slightly higher than the N6.259 billion paid in Q1 2020.
Profit after tax expanded to N12.400 billion in the quarter, up from N11.195 billion filed in Q1 2020.
