Food and beverage firm The Figaro Coffee Group (FCG) reported a 133 percent jump in net income to P462.6 million for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 from the P198.2 million earned in the previous year.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm attributed the strong growth to increasing volume and efficient management of overhead costs, demonstrating the company's commitment to enhancing both production and productivity.
Revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 jumped by 75 percent to P4.28 billion from P2.44 billion in 2022, boosted by a 6 percent increase in same-store sales.
The firm said this came on the back of the company's aggressive store expansion and openings, which saw the addition of 44 new stores during the reporting period, bringing the total store count to 167 by June 30, 2023.
Currently, the company already has a total of 186 stores across all brands, with more under construction.
While the company experienced a slight dip in its gross margin, declining from 49 percent to 45 percent due to increase in raw ingredients costs, its operating margin improved from 10 percent to 14 percent due to prudent cost management and improvement in operational efficiencies.
The company also recently launched innovative new products to complement its menu line-up. After the resounding success of Angel’s Pizza’s Creamy Spinach Dip, a new Creamy Spinach Sushi Bake pizza was added to the line-up, as well as new healthier all-natural drinks in Figaro Coffee.
“We are very humbled by the patronage of old and new customers to our brands and we are excited to continue our prudent expansion and product innovation. While there are many challenges, we will press on to give the best product and value-for-money for our customers,” said FCG Chief Executive Officer Divine Cabuloy.
Consistent with its commitment to investors, the company declared cash dividends equivalent to approximately 31 percent of the net income after tax for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, in line with its disclosed dividend policy, which aims to distribute a percentage of the latest fiscal year’s net income after tax to shareholders.