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May & Baker Nigeria
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Company details
- Legal name
- MAY & BAKER NIGERIA PLC
- Listing
- MAYBAKER on the Nigerian Exchange, active · ISIN NGMAYBAKER01 (observed 2026-10-08)
- Sector
- Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
- Financial year ends
- 31 December
Overview
Year ended 31 December 2025 · audited financial statements, signed / final · source
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Revenue
NGN 38.3 billion
38,263,204 NGN thousands · p15
+32.4% vs 2024
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Operating profit / (loss)
NGN 6.32 billion
6,321,421 NGN thousands · p15
+146.7% vs 2024
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Profit / (loss) for the year
NGN 4.44 billion
4,436,525 NGN thousands · p15
+173.7% vs 2024
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Total assets
NGN 25.6 billion
25,615,432 NGN thousands · p16
+14.1% vs 2024
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Total equity
NGN 13.7 billion
13,651,351 NGN thousands · p16
+38.0% vs 2024
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Cash from operations
NGN 4.06 billion
4,063,123 NGN thousands · p18
+16.1% vs 2024
Large amounts are rounded for reading (NGN 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 NGN 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
- FY2025 — audited financial statements, signed / final; reported for the year · source
- FY2024 — audited financial statements, signed / final; comparative in the FY2025 filing · source
Income statement
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Audited financial statementsreported for the year | FY2024Audited financial statementscomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 38,263,204 | 28,905,150 |
| Cost of sales | (25,115,900) | (20,391,697) |
| Gross profit | 13,147,304 | 8,513,453 |
| Other operating income | 124,887 | 146,099 |
| Distribution, sales and marketing expenses | (3,948,044) | (3,249,627) |
| Administrative expenses | (3,002,726) | (2,847,271) |
| Operating profit | 6,321,421 | 2,562,654 |
| Finance income | 711,574 | 407,490 |
| Finance costs | (472,247) | (370,115) |
| Share of (loss)/Profit in joint ventures | (20,844) | (27,187) |
| Profit before income tax | 6,539,904 | 2,572,842 |
| Income tax expense | (2,103,379) | (951,875) |
| Profit from continuing operations | 4,436,525 | 1,620,966 |
| Unrealised gain from foreign balance translation1 | 11,783 | –2 |
| Other comprehensive income | 11,783 | –3 |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 4,448,308 | 1,620,966 |
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.other_comprehensive_income.
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.total_comprehensive_income.
Notes and alternative reported figures (1)
- “Unrealised gain from foreign balance translation” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 6.3: OCI item that may be reclassified.
Balance sheet
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Audited financial statementsreported for the year | FY2024Audited financial statementscomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Property, plant and equipment | 6,310,927 | 5,964,013 |
| Intangible assets | 13,540 | 13,234 |
| Investment in subsidiaries1 | –2 | –2 |
| Investment in Joint Venture3 | 1,150,524 | 1,171,368 |
| Non current assets (unlabelled subtotal) | 7,474,992 | 7,148,616 |
| Inventories | 4,733,664 | 8,243,687 |
| Trade and other receivables | 2,229,170 | 1,531,973 |
| Other assets4 | 4,467,370 | 2,219,988 |
| Due from related party5 | 140,666 | 88,354 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,569,570 | 3,223,020 |
| Current assets (unlabelled subtotal) | 18,140,440 | 15,307,022 |
| Total assets | 25,615,432 | 22,455,638 |
| Ordinary shares | 862,617 | 862,617 |
| Share premium | 3,012,065 | 3,012,065 |
| Retained earnings | 9,356,742 | 5,610,311 |
| Asset revaluation reserve | 419,927 | 408,144 |
| Equity (unlabelled subtotal) | 13,651,351 | 9,893,137 |
| Loans and borrowings | 2,254,725 | 1,199,390 |
| Post employment benefits | 33,645 | 32,834 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 1,297,331 | 1,148,418 |
| Deferred fair value gain on loan6 | 534,255 | 186,491 |
| Non-current liabilities (unlabelled subtotal) | 4,119,956 | 2,567,132 |
| Loans and borrowings | 3,345,873 | 3,548,806 |
| Trade and other payables | 2,301,540 | 5,557,266 |
| Due to related party7 | –8 | –8 |
| Current tax liabilities | 1,971,674 | 805,841 |
| Deferred fair value gain on loan9 | 225,039 | 83,456 |
| Current liabilities (unlabelled subtotal) | 7,844,126 | 9,995,369 |
| Total liabilities | 11,964,081 | 12,562,501 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 25,615,432 | 22,455,638 |
| Bank overdrafts and commercial papers10 | –11 | (38,735) |
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.non_current_assets.
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.current_liabilities.
- Printed “-”; reading unresolved, so no amount is shown. Printed dash, read on the page image (p18); recorded as printed and not interpreted as nil. Cash-flow reconciliation of cash and bank balances (p18).
Notes and alternative reported figures (8)
- “Investment in subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 14 (nil in the Group columns).
- “Investment in Joint Venture” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 16: equity-accounted joint venture.
- “Other assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 20: other assets (current).
- “Due from related party” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 19.1-2.
- “Deferred fair value gain on loan” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 27.2: deferred government-grant gain on below-market loans.
- “Due to related party” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 19.2.
- “Deferred fair value gain on loan” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 27.1.
- “Bank overdrafts and commercial papers” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Reconciliation of cash and bank balances to cash and cash equivalents (p18), printed negative.
Cash flow
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Audited financial statementsreported for the year | FY2024Audited financial statementscomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year1 | 4,448,308 | 1,620,966 |
| Depreciation expenses2 | 803,091 | 728,264 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets3 | 3,866 | 3,487 |
| Finance income4 | (711,574) | (407,490) |
| Finance costs5 | 472,247 | 370,115 |
| Share of loss in joint ventures6 | 20,844 | 27,187 |
| Employment benefit charged7 | 24,851 | 14,488 |
| Income tax expense8 | 1,954,466 | 789,939 |
| (Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment9 | (10,640) | (2,133) |
| Impairment on trade and other receivable10 | 57,968 | (4,070) |
| Operating cash flow before working-capital changes (unlabelled subtotal)11 | 7,063,427 | 3,140,754 |
| (Increase(/Decrease in Inventories12 | 3,510,023 | (1,735,597) |
| Decrease (Increase) in trade and other receivables13 | (755,165) | (502,493) |
| (Increase)/Decrease in other assets14 | (2,247,382) | 551,076 |
| (Increase)/decrease in due from related party15 | (52,312) | (20,853) |
| Increase (Decrease)in trade and other payables16 | (3,281,054) | 2,343,755 |
| (Decrease)/increase in due to related party17 | –18 | –18 |
| Increase (decrease) inDeferred fair value gain19 | 489,347 | (144,763) |
| Increase in deferred tax20 | 148,913 | 161,936 |
| Cash generated from/(used in) operating activities | 4,875,796 | 3,793,815 |
| Tax paid | (788,633) | (279,703) |
| Employee benefit paid21 | (24,040) | (14,241) |
| Net cash from/(used in) operating activities | 4,063,123 | 3,499,871 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (1,160,819) | (1,271,186) |
| Purchase of intangible | (4,172) | –22 |
| Proceeds on sale of property plant and equipment | 21,458 | 2,133 |
| Finance income23 | 711,574 | 407,490 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (431,959) | (861,563) |
| Repayment of loans and borrowings other than overdraft | (349,190) | (814,567) |
| (Repayment)/additions to Import Finance Facility24 | (551,592) | (941,236) |
| Additions to term loans | 1,802,657 | –25 |
| Unclaimed dividend received26 | 14,586 | 12,854 |
| Dividend paid | (690,094) | (517,570) |
| Finance costs27 | (472,247) | (370,115) |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities | (245,880) | (2,630,634) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,385,284 | 7,673 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 3,184,285 | 3,176,612 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December | 6,569,570 | 3,184,285 |
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_generated_from_operations.
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_investing.
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_financing.
Notes and alternative reported figures (24)
- “Profit for the year” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Opening line of the indirect method; the amount printed equals total comprehensive income.
- “Depreciation expenses” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Amortisation of intangible assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Finance income” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Share of loss in joint ventures” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Employment benefit charged” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Income tax expense” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment (current tax; deferred tax is a working-capital line).
- “(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Impairment on trade and other receivable” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
- “Operating cash flow before working-capital changes (unlabelled subtotal)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unlabelled subtotal.
- “(Increase(/Decrease in Inventories” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “Decrease (Increase) in trade and other receivables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “(Increase)/Decrease in other assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “(Increase)/decrease in due from related party” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “Increase (Decrease)in trade and other payables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “(Decrease)/increase in due to related party” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “Increase (decrease) inDeferred fair value gain” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working-capital change.
- “Increase in deferred tax” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Printed among the working-capital changes.
- “Employee benefit paid” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating line.
- “Finance income”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Finance income' in investing activities (finance income received).
- “(Repayment)/additions to Import Finance Facility” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing line (net).
- “Unclaimed dividend received” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing line.
- “Finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing line: finance costs paid.
Segments
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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.
| Year ended | Event | Wording as printed | Amount | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividend paid |
(690,094) | NGN thousands | Audited financial statements, p18 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividend paid |
(517,570) | NGN thousands | Audited financial statements, p18 |
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.
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May and Baker Nigeria Plc Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
Year ended 31 December 2025 · Audited financial statements · signed / final
Audit: Grant Thornton Nigeria (Chartered Accountants), unmodified opinion · signed
Auditor's sign-off: Kingsley Opara, FCA, for Grant Thornton
Final status: Auditor's report signed (hand signature) by Kingsley Opara, FCA, FRC/2014/PRO/ICAN/004/00000005881, for Grant Thornton, Lagos, 'Date: 30 March. 2026.', with the ICAN stamp (PDF p14, scanned page image; report p11-14). Statements approved and authorised for issue by the board on 26 March 2026 and signed by the chairman, the MD-CEO and the finance director/CFO, hand signatures visible (PDF p16, page image).
- Document date
- 30 Mar 2026
- Auditor's report
- 30 Mar 2026
- Board approval
- 26 Mar 2026
- Retrieved by us
- 8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
- Used for
- statement columns FY2025, FY2024
- Basis
- consolidated statements · NGN thousands (printed “N'000”)
- The directory lists 'MAY & BAKER NIGERIA PLC'; the document prints 'MAY AND BAKER NIGERIA PLC' (p15-18) and 'MAY AND BAKER PLC' (page headers p2-8). Same company: '&' printed as 'and'.
- The consolidated statement of changes in equity (p17) closes at 13,639,568 with the asset revaluation reserve at 408,144, while the statement of financial position prints total equity 13,651,351 and the reserve at 419,927 (p16): the 11,783 OCI is not shown in the SOCE. The Company SOCE opens 2025 at 5,035,864 retained earnings against a 2024 close of 5,035,877. Kept as printed (statement of financial position transcribed).
- Group and Company columns side by side; the Group columns are read. No subtotal labels for non-current assets, current assets, equity, non-current or current liabilities (unlabelled). The cash-flow statement opens with 'Profit for the year' 4,448,308, which equals total comprehensive income (profit 4,436,525 + OCI 11,783). Finance income and finance costs are each printed twice on p18 (adjustment and investing/financing).
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- MAY AND BAKER NIGERIA PLC (statements); 'May and Baker Nigeria Plc (The "Company"), and its subsidiaries ("The Group")' (auditor's report, p11)
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