National Breweries's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -20.4%, while the Beverage industry saw earnings growing at 14.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.6% per year.
Key information
-20.37%
Earnings growth rate
-20.36%
EPS growth rate
Beverage Industry Growth
11.14%
Revenue growth rate
13.63%
Return on equity
n/a
Net Margin
-42.87%
Last Earnings Update
30 Sep 2025
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How National Breweries makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
LUSE:NATB Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZMW Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Sep 25
362
-155
0
0
30 Jun 25
399
-299
0
0
31 Mar 25
436
-443
0
0
31 Mar 24
533
-546
249
0
31 Mar 23
254
-238
212
0
31 Dec 22
227
-200
0
0
30 Sep 22
199
-162
0
0
30 Jun 22
215
-141
0
0
31 Mar 22
232
-120
0
0
31 Dec 21
245
-125
-84
0
30 Sep 21
258
-129
0
0
30 Jun 21
269
-161
0
0
31 Mar 21
281
-193
0
0
30 Sep 20
263
-162
148
0
30 Jun 20
245
-138
138
0
31 Mar 20
227
-114
128
0
31 Mar 19
262
-30
113
0
31 Dec 17
287
1
122
0
30 Sep 17
301
-54
137
0
30 Jun 17
328
-50
137
0
31 Mar 17
355
-46
137
0
31 Dec 16
393
-21
122
0
30 Sep 16
431
4
107
0
30 Jun 16
444
21
107
0
31 Mar 16
457
38
107
0
31 Dec 15
436
34
98
0
30 Sep 15
414
30
88
0
30 Jun 15
406
29
88
0
Quality Earnings: NATB is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: NATB is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: NATB is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 20.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare NATB's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: NATB is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Beverage industry (26.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: NATB's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/14 20:51
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings
2025/09/30
Annual Earnings
2025/03/31
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Analyst Sources
National Breweries Plc is covered by 2 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.