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Tiger Brands warns of more price rises as cost pressures build

25th May 2022

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Tiger Brands will intensify efforts to reduce costs and minimise price rises but significant increases are inevitable, South Africa's largest food producer said on Wednesday as it reported a decline in profit.

Consumer goods makers around the world are raising prices to offset soaring energy, commodities, labour and transport costs, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbating inflationary pressures already building during the pandemic recovery.

The maker of Jungle Oats and Tastic rice said inflation in the second half of its financial year is likely to run into double digits, with the full impact on consumer demand for its brands a key unknown.

In the first six months to March 31, the group's price inflation was 3%.

"The full impact of the global supply chain squeeze and related inflationary pressures is being felt acutely in the level of cost increases being experienced," the company said.

It did not detail its cost reduction and efficiency initiatives, which it ramped up during the reporting period. However, they could not counter the higher level of input costs, resulting in its gross margin being squeezed to 29.2% from 30.6%.

"Balancing margin and volume will be a key challenge over the next 12 months," Tiger Brands said.

Headline earnings per share, a key profit measure in South Africa, fell 2% to 729 cents in the six months, hit by a sharp volume decline in bakeries and a protracted strike at its snacks and treats division in the first quarter.

Revenue from continuing operations rose 2% to R16.8-billion. While prices rose 3%, overall sales volumes dipped 1%, with the personal and home care business also a drag.

Tiger Brands said the disposal of its deciduous fruit business, which includes canned fruits, was stopped as interested parties were unable to secure the necessary funding.

Edited by Reuters

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