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Press Corporation

PCL · Malawi Stock Exchange · Consolidated statements

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Company details
Legal name
Press Corporation plc
Listing
PCL on the Malawi Stock Exchange, active · ISIN MWPCL0010053 (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 · annual report, signed / final · source

Source and wording notes

  • Auditor's emphasis of matter

    Other matter: 'The consolidated and separate financial statements of Press Corporation plc for the year ended 31 December 2023 were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 8 May 2024.' (p32)

    Source: Press Corporation plc 2024 Integrated Annual Report & 41st Annual General Meeting (dated 2025-04-30)

FY2023 figures come from an annual report, signed / final — see the column notes.

  • Revenue

    MWK 460 billion

    460,213 MWK millions · p83

    +46.4% vs 2024

  • Operating profit / (loss)

    MWK 408 billion

    408,027 MWK millions · p83

    +91.8% vs 2024

  • Profit / (loss) for the year

    MWK 261 billion

    261,038 MWK millions · p83

    +106.6% vs 2024

  • Total assets

    MWK 3.06 trillion

    3,062,938 MWK millions · p81

    +41.4% vs 2024

  • Total equity

    MWK 789 billion

    788,568 MWK millions · p81

    +51.9% vs 2024

  • Cash from operations

    MWK 732 billion

    732,228 MWK millions · p86

    +54.3% vs 2024

Large amounts are rounded for reading (MWK 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 MWK millions 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 — annual report, signed / final; reported for the year · source
  • FY2024 — annual report, signed / final; comparative in the FY2025 filing · source
  • FY2023 — annual report, signed / final; comparative in the FY2024 filing · source
    • Auditor's emphasis of matter. Other matter: 'The consolidated and separate financial statements of Press Corporation plc for the year ended 31 December 2023 were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 8 May 2024.' (p32)

Income statement

Income statement, MWK millions. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025; FY2023 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filingFY2023Annual reportcomparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Revenue1 460,213 314,306 237,597
Interest revenue 349,562 234,699 156,821
Insurance revenue 13,772 10,628 –2
Direct trading expenses3 (204,806) (157,658) (106,284)
Gross profit 618,741 401,975 288,134
Other operating income 62,822 19,971 17,978
Insurance service expenses (8,748) (7,504) –4
Distribution expenses (10,712) (7,252) (5,178)
Impairment losses on financial assets (22,206) (13,515) (8,422)
Administrative expenses (231,870) (180,961) (144,712)
Operating profit before finance income and finance costs 408,027 212,714 147,800
Finance income 4,446 3,520 7,032
Finance costs (23,425) (21,562) (31,970)
Net finance costs56 (18,979) (18,042) (24,938)
Profit/(loss) on disposal of a subsidiary7 2,212 –8 Not reported in this filing9
Share of results of equity-accounted investees 21,970 12,672 4,056
Impairment (loss)/ reversal on equity accounted investments1011 (1,180) 118 1,619
Profit before income tax 412,050 207,462 128,537
Income tax expense (151,012) (81,113) (53,491)
Profit for the year 261,038 126,349 75,046
Other comprehensive income for the year (net of tax) 36,235 29,654 13,189
Total comprehensive income for the year 297,273 156,003 88,235
Non-controlling interests12 115,829 61,676 34,625
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.gross_profit.
  2. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.operating_profit.
  3. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.profit_before_tax.
Notes and alternative reported figures (9)
  1. “Revenue”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Revenue'; interest revenue and insurance revenue are printed as separate lines above gross profit.
  2. “Direct trading expenses”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Direct trading expenses', deducted above gross profit.
  3. “Net finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Finance income less finance costs (note 41).
  4. Printed under different labels across filings: “Net finance (costs)/income”; “Net finance costs”.
  5. “Profit/(loss) on disposal of a subsidiary” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Below net finance costs.
  6. Not reported in this filing: Not printed: the FY2024 consolidated statement of profit or loss (p34) has no profit/(loss) on disposal of a subsidiary line for 2023 (or 2024); between operating profit and profit before income tax it prints finance income, finance costs, net finance costs, share of results of equity-accounted investees and impairment and reversal on equity accounted investments (text layer).
  7. “Impairment (loss)/ reversal on equity accounted investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 42.
  8. Printed under different labels across filings: “Impairment (loss)/ reversal on equity accounted investments”; “Impairment and reversal on equity accounted investments”.
  9. “Non-controlling interests” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Attribution of profit.

Balance sheet

Balance sheet, MWK millions. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025; FY2023 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filingFY2023Annual reportcomparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Property, plant and equipment 260,388 215,531 179,662
Right-of-use assets 22,949 26,735 17,386
Biological assets1 242 185 182
Goodwill2 5,545 5,545 4,547
Intangible assets 43,589 31,661 20,560
Investment properties 30,732 22,565 17,986
Investments in subsidiaries3 –4 –4 –4
Investments in joint ventures5 32,386 23,728 20,449
Investments in associates6 74,433 73,162 52,592
Loans and advances to customers7 387,672 291,315 267,233
Finance lease receivables8 34,040 32,043 23,604
Contract assets 629 542 711
Long term receivable – other9 1,147 8 26
Investments in government securities and equity 707,814 395,448 190,671
Deferred tax assets 10,125 10,506 9,368
Total non-current assets 1,611,691 1,128,974 804,977
Biological assets1 1,264 585 389
Inventories 12,246 8,232 4,298
Income tax recoverable 8,577 4,408 3,506
Loans and advances to customers7 179,910 134,303 105,850
Finance lease receivables8 3,752 2,163 1,754
Amounts due from related parties10 –11 –11 –11
Contract assets 532 604 840
Re-insurance contract assets 2,406 2,605 –11
Other insurance receivables12 348 109 –11
Trade and other receivables 88,631 84,166 53,706
Investments in government securities and equity13 328,223 276,553 246,786
Cash and cash equivalents 825,354 496,591 361,459
Current assets before assets held for sale (unlabelled subtotal)14 1,451,243 1,010,319 778,588
Assets classified as held for sale15 4 26,210 21,522
Total current assets 1,451,247 1,036,529 800,110
Total assets 3,062,938 2,165,503 1,605,087
Issued capital 1 1 1
Share premium 2,097 2,097 2,097
Other reserves16 146,386 111,833 79,885
Retained earnings 368,026 235,506 182,804
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 516,510 349,437 264,787
Non-controlling interests 272,058 169,570 127,367
Total equity 788,568 519,007 392,154
Loans and borrowings 37,160 22,535 41,705
Lease liabilities 4,799 6,738 4,587
Contract liabilities17 6,498 1,230 902
Deferred tax liabilities 22,343 9,967 10,629
Total non-current liabilities 70,800 40,470 57,823
Lease liabilities 2,414 2,361 821
Bank overdraft 12,445 8,889 11,716
Loans and borrowings 6,368 26,148 21,695
Amounts due to related parties18 –19 –19 –20
Trade and other payables 199,889 165,240 113,963
Income tax payable 64,884 36,522 22,164
Provisions 20,063 16,133 6,704
Contract liabilities 3,316 8,405 6,192
Insurance contract liabilities 10,824 9,488 –20
Reinsurance contract liabilities 152 203 –20
Customer deposits 1,883,215 1,305,316 949,090
Current liabilities before liabilities held for sale (unlabelled subtotal)21 2,203,570 1,578,705 Not yet collected from the source22
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale23 –20 27,321 22,765
Total current liabilities 2,203,570 1,606,026 1,155,110
Total liabilities 2,274,370 1,646,496 1,212,933
Total equity and liabilities 3,062,938 2,165,503 1,605,087
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.non_current_assets.
  2. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.native.co_c82wp4rye8ah.current_assets_before_held_for_sale.
  3. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.native.co_c82wp4rye8ah.current_liabilities_before_held_for_sale.
  4. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.current_liabilities.
Notes and alternative reported figures (19)
  1. “Biological assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 9.1.
  2. “Goodwill” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 10.
  3. “Investments in subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 13.2: dash in the Group columns.
  4. “Investments in joint ventures” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 14.2.
  5. “Investments in associates”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Associates only; joint ventures are printed on a separate line (native).
  6. “Loans and advances to customers” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 16.
  7. “Finance lease receivables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 17.
  8. “Long term receivable – other” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 18.
  9. “Amounts due from related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 22: dash in the Group columns.
  10. “Other insurance receivables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35.6.
  11. “Investments in government securities and equity”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Current 'Investments in government securities and equity' (note 19.1).
  12. “Current assets before assets held for sale (unlabelled subtotal)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unlabelled subtotal of the current assets above 'Assets classified as held for sale'.
  13. “Assets classified as held for sale” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 24.
  14. “Other reserves”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Other reserves' (note 28).
  15. “Contract liabilities” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35.2.
  16. “Amounts due to related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 33: dash in the Group columns.
  17. “Current liabilities before liabilities held for sale (unlabelled subtotal)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unlabelled subtotal of the current liabilities above the held-for-sale line.
  18. Not yet collected from the source: Unlabelled subtotal: the Group 2023 column of the consolidated statement of financial position (continued) prints an unlabelled subtotal 1 132 345 under 'Customer deposits', above 'Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale' (p33, right half; 2024 column 1 578 705). Read on the text layer and checked on the page image. Unlabelled subtotals cannot be recorded as printed_figure under the controller rule; the controller decides.
  19. “Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 24.

Cash flow

Cash flow, MWK millions. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025; FY2023 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filingFY2023Annual reportcomparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Profit before income tax1 412,050 207,462 128,537
Depreciation, amortisation, and impairment2 48,292 31,621 31,297
Impairment reversal/(loss) of equity investments34 1,180 (118) (1,619)
Interest revenue and similar income5 (349,562) (234,699) (156,821)
Interest expense and similar charges6 54,894 36,851 26,683
Finance costs7 23,425 21,562 31,970
Finance income8 (4,446) (3,520) (7,032)
Share of results from equity accounted investments9 (21,970) (12,672) (4,056)
Profit on sale of investment property and property, plant and equipment10 (5) (264) (172)
(Profit) /loss on disposal of investments1112 (2,212) (173) –13
Fair value adjustments losses, unrealised foreign exchange losses and write-offs14 (43,662) (11,566) (8,963)
Investment dividends15 (1,157) (748) (460)
Increase/(decrease) in provisions16 3,930 9,429 (1,657)
Operating cash flows before working capital movements17 120,757 43,165 37,707
Working capital relating to assets and liabilities held for sale18 (2,334) (1,615) 1,062
Increase in inventories1920 (3,966) (3,934) 1,305
Increase in loans and advances to customers21 (141,964) (52,535) (86,738)
Increase in finance lease receivables22 (3,586) (8,848) (6,103)
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables, contract assets and insurance receivables2324 (4,739) (32,769) (18,518)
(Increase)/decrease in amount due from related parties2526 –27 –27 –27
Increase in trade and other payables28 36,114 63,510 17,528
(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to related parties2930 –27 –27 –27
Increase in customer deposits31 577,899 356,226 153,530
Cash generated from/(used in) operations 578,180 363,200 99,773
Interest paid32 (78,017) (56,123) (57,236)
Interest received 354,008 238,217 166,437
Income taxes paid (121,943) (70,746) (44,380)
Net cash flows from/(used in) operating activities33 732,228 474,548 164,594
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (60,859) (46,125) (29,627)
Purchase of intangible assets (10,360) (15,720) (6,074)
Purchase of investment property34 (1,029) (39) (22)
Gross receipts from investments in government securities35 210,879 172,618 169,354
Gross payments of investments in government securities36 (620,811) (507,199) (218,171)
Purchase of equity investments held for long term appreciation and trading37 (1,274) (458) (17,505)
Proceeds from disposal of equity investments38 16,137 545 –39
Proceeds of investments in short term deposits4041 85,838 111,314 (652)
Proceeds from sale of investment property and property, plant and equipment42 559 2,656 674
Receipts/(payments) for right of use assets4344 1,410 (11,717) (1,253)
Investment in subsidiaries45 –39 –39 –39
Dividend received46 6,253 5,873 3,212
Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary47 6,046 872 Not reported in this filing48
Net cash (used in)/ from investing activities49 (367,211) (287,380) (100,064)
Proceeds from borrowings 17,455 8,925 28,612
Repayments of borrowings (23,485) (23,674) (37,958)
Repayment of principal element of leasing liability (3,857) (2,929) (4,838)
Acquisition of shares by non-controlling interest50 12,993 –51 Not reported in this filing52
Changes in bank overdraft with financing component53 (1,924) 2,560 (302)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest54 (34,631) (25,729) (23,932)
Dividend paid (8,285) (5,803) (4,626)
Net cash used in financing activities (41,734) (46,650) (43,044)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 323,283 140,518 21,486
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January55 496,591 356,072 334,579
Net foreign exchange difference56 –57 1 7
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December58 819,874 496,591 356,072
Net cash flow from business combination with United General Insurance Company59 Not reported in this filing60 Not reported in this filing6261 –39
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.native.co_c82wp4rye8ah.cf_operating_before_working_capital.
  2. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_generated_from_operations.
  3. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_investing.
  4. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_financing.
  5. Printed “-”; reading unresolved, so no amount is shown. Printed dash; no printed subtotal confirms a nil reading.
Notes and alternative reported figures (57)
  1. “Profit before income tax” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Opening line of the operating section.
  2. “Depreciation, amortisation, and impairment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 40.
  3. “Impairment reversal/(loss) of equity investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 42.
  4. Printed under different labels across filings: “Impairment reversal of equity investments”; “Impairment reversal/(loss) of equity investments”.
  5. “Interest revenue and similar income” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 35.1.
  6. “Interest expense and similar charges” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 36.
  7. “Finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 41.
  8. “Finance income” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 41.
  9. “Share of results from equity accounted investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 42.
  10. “Profit on sale of investment property and property, plant and equipment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, notes 7 and 12.
  11. “(Profit) /loss on disposal of investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
  12. Printed under different labels across filings: “(Profit) /loss on disposal of investments”; “Loss on disposal of investments”.
  13. “Fair value adjustments losses, unrealised foreign exchange losses and write-offs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
  14. “Investment dividends” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment.
  15. “Increase/(decrease) in provisions” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Adjustment, note 30.
  16. “Operating cash flows before working capital movements” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Subtotal.
  17. “Working capital relating to assets and liabilities held for sale” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 24.
  18. “Increase in inventories” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 21.
  19. Printed under different labels across filings: “(Increase)/decrease in inventories”; “Increase in inventories”.
  20. “Increase in loans and advances to customers” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 16.
  21. “Increase in finance lease receivables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 17.
  22. “(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables, contract assets and insurance receivables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 23.
  23. Printed under different labels across filings: “(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables”; “(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables, contract assets and insurance receivables”.
  24. “(Increase)/decrease in amount due from related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 22: Group dashes.
  25. Printed under different labels across filings: “(Increase)/decrease in amount due from related parties”; “Decrease/(increase) in amount dues from related parties”.
  26. “Increase in trade and other payables” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 32.
  27. “(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change: Group dashes.
  28. Printed under different labels across filings: “(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to related parties”; “Increase in amounts due to related parties”.
  29. “Increase in customer deposits” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Working capital change, note 34.
  30. “Interest paid” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities (not split by borrowing type).
  31. Printed under different labels across filings: “Net cash flows from/(used in) operating activities”; “Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities”.
  32. “Purchase of investment property” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities, note 12.
  33. “Gross receipts from investments in government securities” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
  34. “Gross payments of investments in government securities” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
  35. “Purchase of equity investments held for long term appreciation and trading” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities, note 19.4.
  36. “Proceeds from disposal of equity investments” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
  37. “Proceeds of investments in short term deposits” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
  38. Printed under different labels across filings: “Proceeds of investments in short term deposits”; “Proceeds/ (purchase) of investments in short term deposits”.
  39. “Proceeds from sale of investment property and property, plant and equipment” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities: investment property with property, plant and equipment, one line.
  40. “Receipts/(payments) for right of use assets” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities, notes 8.1 and 8.2.
  41. Printed under different labels across filings: “Payments for right of use assets”; “Receipts/(payments) for right of use assets”.
  42. “Investment in subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities, note 13: Group dashes.
  43. “Dividend received” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities.
  44. “Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities, note 24.2.
  45. Not reported in this filing: Not printed: the FY2024 consolidated statement of cash flows (investing activities, p35) has no 'Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary' line; its last investing line is 'Net cash flow from business combination with United General Insurance Company' (872 for 2024, '-' for 2023) (text layer).
  46. Printed under different labels across filings: “Net cash (used in)/ from investing activities”; “Net cash (used in)/ generated from investing activities”.
  47. “Acquisition of shares by non-controlling interest” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing activities.
  48. Not reported in this filing: Not printed: the FY2024 consolidated statement of cash flows (financing activities, p36) has no 'Acquisition of shares by non-controlling interest' line; it prints proceeds from borrowings, repayments of borrowings, lease principal, changes in bank overdraft with financing component, dividend paid to non-controlling interest and dividend paid (text layer).
  49. “Changes in bank overdraft with financing component” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing activities.
  50. “Dividend paid to non-controlling interest” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing activities.
  51. Printed under different labels across filings: “Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January”; “Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year*”.
  52. Printed under different labels across filings: “Effect on foreign exchange rate changes”; “Net foreign exchange difference”.
  53. Printed under different labels across filings: “Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December”; “Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year”.
  54. “Net cash flow from business combination with United General Insurance Company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing activities (FY2024 report).
  55. Not reported in this filing: Not printed: the FY2025 consolidated statement of cash flows (investing activities, p86) has no 'Net cash flow from business combination with United General Insurance Company' line; its last investing line is 'Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary' (6 046 for 2025, 872 for 2024) (checked on the page image).
  56. Annual report dated 2025-04-30 presents this line for this year: 872 (p35). Not shown in this column, which follows one filing's presentation.
  57. Not reported in this filing: Not printed: the FY2025 consolidated statement of cash flows (investing activities, p86) has no 'Net cash flow from business combination with United General Insurance Company' line; its last investing line is 'Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary' (6 046 for 2025, 872 for 2024) (checked on the page image). For 2024 the FY2025 statement presents 872 on the line 'Net cash flow from disposal of a subsidiary' (note 24.2), the amount the FY2024 document labelled as the business combination with United General Insurance Company; it is not reported under the business-combination label.

Per share and shares

Per share and shares. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025; FY2023 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filingFY2023Annual reportcomparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Earnings / (loss) per share (per share)1 1,208.06 538.04 336.28
Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders (MWK millions)2 145,209 64,673 40,421
Notes and alternative reported figures (2)
  1. Earnings / (loss) per share: printed as “Basic and diluted earnings per share (K)”.
  2. Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders: printed as “Equity holders of the parent”.

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
31 Dec 2025 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividend paid (8,285) MWK millions Annual report, p87
31 Dec 2024 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividend paid (5,803) MWK millions Annual report, p87
31 Dec 2023 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividend paid (4,626) MWK millions Annual report, p36

Sources

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  • Press Corporation plc 2025 Integrated Annual Report

    Year ended 31 December 2025 · Annual report · signed / final

    Audit: Ernst & Young (Malawi), unmodified opinion · signed

    Auditor's sign-off: Chartered Accountants (Malawi) (handwritten 'Ernst & Young'); Macdonald Kamoto-Partner, Registered Practicing Accountant

    Final status: Independent auditor's report to the shareholders of Press Corporation plc (PDF pp75-80), unmodified opinion; closed by a handwritten 'Ernst & Young' signature over 'Chartered Accountants (Malawi), Macdonald Kamoto-Partner, Registered Practicing Accountant, 29 April 2026' (PDF p80, page image; the firm's name appears only in the handwritten signature). The statements were approved for issue by the Board on 24 April 2026 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. R Mwadiwa, and the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. R Mangani, with handwritten signatures (PDF p82, page image).

    Document date
    29 Apr 2026
    Published
    29 Jun 2026
    Auditor's report
    29 Apr 2026
    Board approval
    24 Apr 2026
    Retrieved by us
    8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
    Used for
    statement columns FY2025, FY2024
    Basis
    consolidated statements · MWK millions (printed “In millions of Malawi Kwacha”)
    • Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December in the statement of cash flows (819 874; 2024: 496 591) are cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position (825 354; 2024: 496 591) less bank overdrafts without a financing component (5 480; 2024: nil), per note 26 (PDF p185); the statement of financial position prints total bank overdrafts (12 445; 2024: 8 889). The note is not transcribed.
    • Cash generated from operations 2025 is printed 578 180; its printed components add to 578 181 (a rounding difference of 1 in the issuer's figures). Kept as printed.
    • The document is the 2025 Integrated Annual Report: strategic, governance and sustainability sections (PDF pp1-74) followed by the audited consolidated and separate financial statements (PDF pp81-213).
    Technical details
    File
    220 pages, with a text layer
    SHA-256
    f80715ec8324fde4e44366404b90caa38b44de21b1154f6beea36e0ef5b8ad34
    Entity as printed
    Press Corporation plc and its subsidiaries ('the Group')
    Exchange copy
    retrieved 2026-10-08T18:05:31Z

  • Press Corporation plc 2024 Integrated Annual Report & 41st Annual General Meeting

    Year ended 31 December 2024 · Annual report · signed / final

    Audit: Ernst & Young (Malawi), unmodified opinion · signed

    Auditor's sign-off: Chartered Accountants (Malawi) (handwritten 'Ernst & Young'); Macdonald Kamoto-Partner, Registered Practicing Accountant

    Final status: Independent auditor's report to the shareholders of Press Corporation plc (PDF pp30-32), unmodified opinion; closed by a handwritten 'Ernst & Young' signature over 'Chartered Accountants (Malawi), Macdonald Kamoto-Partner, Registered Practicing Accountant, 30 April 2025' (PDF p32, page image). The statements were approved for issue by the Board on 25 April 2025 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. R Mwadiwa, and the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. R Mangani, with handwritten signatures (PDF p33, page image).

    Document date
    30 Apr 2025
    Auditor's report
    30 Apr 2025
    Board approval
    25 Apr 2025
    Retrieved by us
    8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
    Used for
    statement columns FY2023
    Basis
    consolidated statements · MWK millions (printed “In millions of Malawi Kwacha”)
    • The statement of changes in equity attributes 2024 total comprehensive income as 89 711 to equity holders of the parent and 66 292 to non-controlling interests (p34), while the statement of comprehensive income prints 90 192 and 65 811 (same total 156 003). Kept as printed; the attribution of total comprehensive income is not transcribed.
    • Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of 2024 in the statement of cash flows (356 072, marked '*') differ from cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2023 in the statement of financial position (361 459) by bank overdrafts without a financing component (5 387), per note 26 (PDF p82; not transcribed). At 31 December 2024 both print 496 591.
    • The current liabilities print an unlabelled subtotal above the held-for-sale line (1 578 705; 2023: 1 132 345, p33). In the re-read text of the spread it does not directly follow a current-liability row, so it is not transcribed; the current-liability lines are recorded within 'Total current liabilities' together with the held-for-sale line.
    • The document is the 2024 Integrated Annual Report: strategic, governance and sustainability sections (PDF pp1-24) followed by the audited consolidated and separate financial statements (PDF pp25-95) and the AGM papers.
    Technical details
    File
    103 pages, with a text layer
    SHA-256
    7e6a611d4094c85f8ea1915cf3419283e65af1711ee1b0dc8d45344fa2a627f0
    Entity as printed
    Press Corporation plc and its subsidiaries ('the Group')
    Exchange copy
    retrieved 2026-10-08T18:06:50Z

Data notes

  • Direct trading expenses — OCR read '(157 658)'; the page image shows '(157 658)'. The text layer re-read joins the 2024 Group cell with the next column's dash ('(157 658) -'); read as the bracketed amount with the same digits (page image: (157 658) then a dash). (Press Corporation plc 2025 Integrated Annual Report, p83)
  • Basic and diluted earnings per share (K) — OCR read '1 208.06'; the page image shows '1 208.06'. Space-grouped per-share amount with a decimal point, read as one amount with the same digits (page image: 1 208.06). (Press Corporation plc 2025 Integrated Annual Report, p83)

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