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By Peter Egwuatu
Shareholders of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc , have approved a N125 million capital injection through a bonus share issue and endorsed a N3.75 billion dividend payout, signalling strong investor confidence in the company’s improving financial performance.
The approvals were granted at the company’s Annual General Meeting,AGM, where shareholders authorised the capitalisation of N125,084,406 from retained earnings for the issuance of bonus shares to existing investors. The bonus shares will be distributed on the basis of one new ordinary share for every five shares held by shareholders whose names appeared in the register of members at the close of business on February 6, 2026.
Investors at the Company’s 64th AGM, held in Lagos, also approved a dividend of N3.00 per ordinary share of 50 kobo, translating into a total payout of about N3.75 billion, subject to applicable withholding tax. As part of the recapitalisation programme, shareholders further endorsed an increase in the company’s issued share capital from N625.42 million to N750.51 million through the creation of 250,168,812 additional ordinary shares of 50 kobo each, which will rank pari passu with existing shares.
Consequently, amendments were approved to the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association to reflect the new capital structure, raising the issued share capital to N750,506,438 divided into 1,501,012,876 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each, up from 1,250,844,064 shares previously.The approvals followed a strong financial performance by the company in the 2025 financial year.
The group recorded turnover of N111.3 billion, representing an increase of about 34.7 per cent from N82.6 billion in 2024. Profit before tax surged to N21.3 billion from N1.1 billion, reflecting an increase of over 1,830 per cent, while profit after tax jumped to N14.5 billion from N952 million, representing a rise of about 1,423 per cent.
Chairman of the company, described the results as a major turning point for the business. “This exceptional performance marks a major milestone in our transformation journey. It was driven by improved production efficiency, stronger distribution, and disciplined cost management,” he said.
Group Managing Director, , said the company’s results reflected the resilience of the brand and the effectiveness of its strategic adjustments. “Overall, the Group’s financial performance underscores the underlying strength of our brand, the loyalty of our customers, and the effectiveness of the strategic adjustments implemented,” he said.