JSE-listed food services multinational Bidcorp increased its revenue for the financial year ended June 30 by 2.8% year-on-year to R242.2-billion, while its trading profit increased by 6.5% to R13.8-billion.
Trading margins increased by 20 basis points to 5.7%, with the 30 basis points of gross margin improvement more than offsetting the ten basis points increase in the company's costs.
The company's cost of doing business increased to 19.1%, up from 19% in the preceding financial year.
Gross margins improved by 30 basis points to 24.8%. Gross profit increased by 6.2% to R61.3-billion.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased by 8.2% to a record R15.8-billion, up from R14.6-billion in the prior financial year, and the Ebitda margin improved to 6.5% from 6.2% in the 2025 financial year.
