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Astral Foods

ARL · A2X Markets · Incorporated in South Africa · Consolidated statements

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Company details
Legal name
Astral Foods Limited
Incorporated in
South Africa
Listing
ARL on the A2X Markets, active · ISIN ZAE000029757 (observed 2026-10-08)
Sector
Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
Financial year ends
30 September

Overview

Year ended 30 September 2025 · annual report, final status not established · source

Read with these figures

  • Annual report not confirmed as final. The published copy is unsigned. The FY to 30 Sep 2025 figures come from it.
Full wording and sources

  • Annual report for 2025: final status not established

    The Integrated Report reproduces the independent auditor's report on the consolidated and separate financial statements (Deloitte & Touche, Registered Auditor, per Sebastian Carter, Partner), unqualified, dated 14 November 2025, with the firm and partner names typeset and no signature image (PDF pp147-149, page image). The Board's approval on 12 November 2025 is printed with the typeset names GD Arnold (CEO) and JAI Ferreira (CFO), no signature image (PDF p140). A signed copy would settle the final status.

    Source: Astral Integrated Report for the year ended 30 September 2025 (dated 2025-11-14)

  • Revenue

    ZAR 22.6 billion

    22,619,153 ZAR thousands · p150

    +10.4% vs 2024

  • Operating profit / (loss)

    ZAR 1.25 billion

    1,247,369 ZAR thousands · p150

    +10.9% vs 2024

  • Profit / (loss) for the year

    ZAR 876 million

    876,389 ZAR thousands · p150

    +16.4% vs 2024

  • Total assets

    ZAR 9.33 billion

    9,325,822 ZAR thousands · p151

    +2.5% vs 2024

  • Total equity

    ZAR 5.37 billion

    5,374,623 ZAR thousands · p151

    +13.1% vs 2024

  • Cash from operations

    ZAR 1.68 billion

    1,677,272 ZAR thousands · p153

    +20.3% vs 2024

Large amounts are rounded for reading (ZAR million / billion / trillion); exact figures as printed are under each amount and in the tables. No currency conversion.

Financial statements

Exact figures as printed. Each column comes from one filing; labels are as printed in the newest filing. Amounts in ZAR thousands unless the row says otherwise; brackets are negative.

† from a supplementary filing for the same year · ‡ signed audited statements preferred over a disputed figure · “–” is a printed dash, explained below the table

Column sources

  • FY to 30 Sep 2025 — annual report, final status not established; reported for the year · source
  • FY to 30 Sep 2024 — annual report, final status not established; comparative in the FY to 30 Sep 2025 filing · source

Income statement

Income statement, ZAR thousands. Columns: FY to 30 Sep 2025 — annual report (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY to 30 Sep 2024 — annual report (final status not established), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY to 30 Sep 2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY to 30 Sep 2024Annual reportcomparative in FY to 30 Sep 2025 filing
Revenue 22,619,153 20,479,785
Cost of sales (18,654,978) (16,988,972)
Gross profit 3,964,175 3,490,813
Administrative expenses (1,089,072) (971,158)
Distribution costs (1,330,672) (1,326,879)
Marketing expenditure1 (371,689) (342,692)
Other income 20,701 272,016
Other gains2 53,926 2,809
Profit before interest and tax 1,247,369 1,124,909
Finance income 18,820 39,229
Finance expense (54,782) (140,305)
Profit before tax 1,211,407 1,023,833
Tax expense (335,018) (270,929)
Profit for the year 876,389 752,904
Other comprehensive profit for the year, net of tax 18,620 (15,065)
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit and loss3 15,864 (55,912)
Currency gain/(loss) on investment loans to foreign subsidiaries4 304 (975)
Foreign currency translation loss5 15,560 (54,937)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss6 2,756 40,847
obligations (note 25)7 3,231 (4,073)
Deferred tax on re-measurement of post-employment benefit obligations8 (872) 1,100
Changes in fair value of equity instruments9 397 43,820
Total comprehensive income for the year 895,009 737,839
Equity holders of the Company10 895,009 737,839
Notes and alternative reported figures (10)
  1. “Marketing expenditure” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Marketing expenditure.
  2. “Other gains” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 5.
  3. “Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit and loss” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI subtotal.
  4. “Currency gain/(loss) on investment loans to foreign subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, reclassifiable.
  5. “Foreign currency translation loss” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, reclassifiable.
  6. “Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI subtotal.
  7. “obligations (note 25)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, not reclassified.
  8. “Deferred tax on re-measurement of post-employment benefit obligations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, not reclassified.
  9. “Changes in fair value of equity instruments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI, not reclassified.
  10. “Equity holders of the Company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Attribution of total comprehensive income.

Balance sheet

Balance sheet, ZAR thousands. Columns: FY to 30 Sep 2025 — annual report (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY to 30 Sep 2024 — annual report (final status not established), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY to 30 Sep 2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY to 30 Sep 2024Annual reportcomparative in FY to 30 Sep 2025 filing
Property, plant and equipment 3,235,328 3,125,437
Intangible assets 33,642 37,335
Right-of-use assets 285,922 178,114
Goodwill1 120,536 120,536
Non-current assets (unlabelled total) 3,675,428 3,461,422
Biological assets2 1,401,122 1,331,399
Inventories 1,024,934 1,553,365
Trade and other receivables 2,183,808 1,987,404
Cash and cash equivalents 1,040,530 739,188
Current assets before assets held for sale (unlabelled)3 5,650,394 5,611,356
Assets held for sale4 –5 25,008
Current assets (unlabelled total) 5,650,394 5,636,364
Total assets 9,325,822 9,097,786
Ordinary shares 429 429
Share premium 89,971 89,971
Other reserves6 (73,299) (87,964)
Treasury shares7 (256,085) (269,543)
Retained earnings 5,613,607 5,019,468
Total equity 5,374,623 4,752,361
Deferred tax liabilities 900,291 708,045
Employee benefit obligations8 143,860 115,994
Lease obligations 205,150 126,126
Non-current liabilities (unlabelled total) 1,249,301 950,165
Trade and other payables 2,188,849 2,177,932
Employee benefit obligations8 341,106 375,071
Current tax liabilities 51,731 29,940
Lease obligations 88,702 57,378
Bank overdraft and borrowings9 28,024 751,589
Shareholders for dividend10 3,486 3,350
Current liabilities (unlabelled total) 2,701,898 3,395,260
Total liabilities 3,951,199 4,345,425
Total equity and liabilities 9,325,822 9,097,786
  1. Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.current_assets.
Notes and alternative reported figures (9)
  1. “Goodwill” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 15.
  2. “Biological assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 17 (current).
  3. “Current assets before assets held for sale (unlabelled)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unlabelled subtotal before assets held for sale.
  4. “Assets held for sale” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 37.
  5. “Other reserves” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 22.
  6. “Treasury shares” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Treasury shares (deducted from equity).
  7. “Employee benefit obligations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 24.
  8. “Bank overdraft and borrowings”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Bank overdraft and borrowings, one line (note 27).
  9. “Shareholders for dividend” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unclaimed dividends payable.

Cash flow

Cash flow, ZAR thousands. Columns: FY to 30 Sep 2025 — annual report (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY to 30 Sep 2024 — annual report (final status not established), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY to 30 Sep 2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY to 30 Sep 2024Annual reportcomparative in FY to 30 Sep 2025 filing
Cash operating profit/(loss)1 1,527,687 1,677,604
Changes in working capital2 276,297 (221,475)
Cash generated from/(utilised by) operations 1,803,984 1,456,129
Tax paid (126,712) (61,580)
Cash generated from/(utilised by) operating activities 1,677,272 1,394,549
Cash (outflows)/inflows from investing activities (239,962) (77,407)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (326,333) (265,560)
Costs incurred on intangibles (1,912) (2,643)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 69,467 9,992
Proceeds from disposal of investments3 –4 141,575
Finance income5 18,820 39,229
purchase of additional shares6 (4) –4
Cash (outflows)/inflows from financing activities (430,219) (821,809)
Dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders (284,870) –7
Lease payments – capital element (80,103) (100,607)
Finance cost paid on lease contracts (29,058) (21,326)
Share Plan8 (12,949) (28,390)
Finance expenses paid (15,326) (112,762)
Repayment of borrowings (25,310) (574,690)
Proceeds from the sale of treasury shares9 17,397 15,966
Net inflow/(outflow) of cash and cash equivalents 1,007,091 495,333
Effects of exchange rate changes (7,511) (51,754)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 12,926 (430,653)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,012,506 12,926
  1. Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_investing.
  2. Printed “–”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_financing.
Notes and alternative reported figures (7)
  1. “Cash operating profit/(loss)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note A.
  2. “Changes in working capital” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note B.
  3. “Proceeds from disposal of investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing.
  4. “Finance income”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Finance income' within investing activities (equal to the finance income in profit or loss).
  5. “purchase of additional shares” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing.
  6. “Share Plan” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing.
  7. “Proceeds from the sale of treasury shares” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing.

Per share and shares

Per share and shares. Columns: FY to 30 Sep 2025 — annual report (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY to 30 Sep 2024 — annual report (final status not established), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY to 30 Sep 2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY to 30 Sep 2024Annual reportcomparative in FY to 30 Sep 2025 filing
Earnings / (loss) per share (per share)512 22.763 19.594
Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders (ZAR thousands)6 876,389 752,904
  1. Printed as 2 276 cents; value converted to ZAR at 100 cents = 1 ZAR.
  2. Printed as 1 959 cents; value converted to ZAR at 100 cents = 1 ZAR.
Notes and alternative reported figures (4)
  1. “Earnings per share”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Basic EPS in cents; diluted EPS is printed separately and differs (native diluted EPS). Second match of the phrase on p150 (the first is the heading 'Earnings per share is an IFRS measurement'). 2025 read here; 2024 read after the printed % change on the next spec row.
  2. Printed under different labels across filings: “Earnings per share”; “Earnings per share (2024)”.
  3. Earnings / (loss) per share: printed as “Earnings per share”.
  4. Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders: printed as “Equity holders of the Company”.

Segments

Segment data not yet collected for this company in the pilot.

Dividends

Proposed or recommended, declared and paid are different events and are kept apart. A statement that no dividend was proposed does not mean none was paid.

Dividend events, the issuer's wording, and amounts as printed
Year endedEventWording as printedAmountUnitSource
30 Sep 2025 Dividend declared per share, as printed in a statement Dividends declared in respect of the current year’s profitsDividends declared in respect of the year's profits, in cents per share (note 10). 11.00 ZAR per share Annual report, p150
30 Sep 2025 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders (284,870) ZAR thousands Annual report, p153
30 Sep 2024 Dividend declared per share, as printed in a statement Dividends declared in respect of the current year’s profits (2024)Dividends declared in respect of the year's profits, cents per share, 2024 column. 5.20 ZAR per share Annual report, p150
30 Sep 2024 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders 0printed “–”, read as nil ZAR thousands Annual report, p153

Sources

Each filing used on this page, newest period first. Dates are the document's own; the date we retrieved a file is shown separately and is never a publication date.

  • Astral Integrated Report for the year ended 30 September 2025

    Year ended 30 September 2025 · Annual report · final status not established

    Audit: Deloitte & Touche (Sebastian Carter, Partner), unmodified opinion

    Auditor's sign-off: Deloitte & Touche, per Sebastian Carter, Partner

    Final status: The Integrated Report reproduces the independent auditor's report on the consolidated and separate financial statements (Deloitte & Touche, Registered Auditor, per Sebastian Carter, Partner), unqualified, dated 14 November 2025, with the firm and partner names typeset and no signature image (PDF pp147-149, page image). The Board's approval on 12 November 2025 is printed with the typeset names GD Arnold (CEO) and JAI Ferreira (CFO), no signature image (PDF p140). A signed copy would settle the final status.

    Document date
    14 Nov 2025
    Auditor's report
    14 Nov 2025
    Board approval
    12 Nov 2025
    Retrieved by us
    8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
    Used for
    statement columns FY to 30 Sep 2025, FY to 30 Sep 2024
    Basis
    consolidated statements · ZAR thousands (printed “R’000”)
    • Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows (1 012 506; 2024: 12 926) are net of bank overdrafts included in 'Bank overdraft and borrowings'; the balance sheet shows cash of 1 040 530 (2024: 739 188). Investing and financing totals are printed on their heading lines above the items.
    • Dividends declared in respect of the year's profits (1 100 cents; 2024: 520 cents) are printed under the statement of comprehensive income with the % change between the years; per-share figures in cents.
    Technical details
    File
    220 pages, with a text layer
    SHA-256
    c62a71dd2d764400b2ad56b99e617533737e8f56d0db2572ff22dae5712b5c6f
    Entity as printed
    Astral Foods Limited and its subsidiaries
    Issuer copy
    retrieved 2026-10-08T18:52:55Z

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