Tiger Brands Limited (TBS) Earnings Call Transcripts

Tiger Brands Limited's Latest Earnings Call - June 1, 2026

Tiger Brands Limited reported its interim results for the six months ended March 31, 2026, showcasing a solid performance despite challenging market conditions. Revenue was impacted by deflation in rice prices, leading to a muted top line; however, the company achieved a 5% volume growth, indicating strong demand for its products. Operating income and margins improved significantly, with return on equity (ROE) rising to 26% and return on invested capital (ROIC) to 24%, surpassing previous guidance. Management maintained its outlook for continued growth and efficiency improvements, signaling confidence in achieving double-digit earnings growth in the second half of the fiscal year.

Reported metrics

Guidance from management

Management maintained its guidance for the second half of the fiscal year, indicating confidence in achieving double-digit earnings growth. They noted that they are on track to deliver superior returns for shareholders.

What management said

Thank you, Tjaart. If I go online, Tjaart and Thushen, I'm actually combining 3 questions because they're quite now. This is around fuel prices. And these questions have a similar theme. So the question is, what is the anticipated impact of the fuel price increases? And can you tell us the impact to the P&L? And an extension of that, what is the level of pricing that would be needed to offset the increased input cost...

But I think it's important to say those decisions are made in the various businesses. We can't tell how much he must increase my because he had an oil price increase. He's supposed to do that himself. And he had. So those decisions are made in the businesses. We've taken price increases in quite a number of categories that we operate in appropriately. So it's not only a few. Oil has gone up quite a bit, Edible oils.....

What analysts pressed on

Analysts expressed concerns about the impact of rising fuel prices on logistics costs and the potential for inflation in raw materials. There were questions regarding how the company plans to navigate these challenges while maintaining profitability.

Main topics on the call

• Volume Growth — Tiger Brands achieved a 5% volume growth, which management highlighted as a key achievement despite the challenging economic environment. CEO Tjaart Kruger stated, "we're really pleased with the way that we've grown volu...
• Margin Improvement — Operating income and margins showed significant improvement, attributed to effective margin management strategies. Kruger noted, "margins are improving as well," indicating successful cost management and operational effi...
• Shareholder Returns — The company returned ZAR 5.8 billion in special dividends and ZAR 3.4 billion in share buybacks, marking record levels of cash returned to shareholders. CFO Thushen Govender emphasized, "these are record numbers, and I h...
• Digital Transformation — Tiger Brands is progressing in its digital transformation, which includes improving data management and implementing new technologies. Govender stated, "we're actually very much well entrenched in our digital strategy," ...

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Earnings Call History

EarningsCalls.dev has 15 Tiger Brands Limited earnings call transcripts on record, spanning February 12, 2020 to June 1, 2026. Based on this history, Tiger Brands Limited reports semi-annually. The most recent call on file is dated June 1, 2026. The full list is below — each row opens the complete, free-to-read transcript.

Ticker

TBS

Exchange

JSE

Country

ZA

Sector

Consumer Staples

Industry

Food Products

Calls on record

15

First call

February 12, 2020

Most recent

June 1, 2026

Reporting cadence

semi-annually