KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Guan Chong Bhd (KL:GCB), the world’s fourth largest cocoa grinder, reported an almost 80% drop in fourth-quarter profit as softer demand and lower grinding margins weighed on earnings. Net profit for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (4QFY2025) fell to RM42.98 million from RM212.96 million a year earlier, the company said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia on Thursday. For the full year, net profit fell 47% to RM227.02 million from RM429.16 million in FY2024 despite a 43% jump in revenue to RM14.92 billion from RM10.44 billion, underscoring margin compression during a period of heightened price volatility. As at end-December 2025, cash stood at RM123.2 million, while total borrowings were RM3.19 billion, resulting in net debt of RM3.07 billion. Guan Chong said it remains focused on its core cocoa ingredient processing business while expanding into higher-margin industrial chocolate and optimising production in response to market conditions.

Source: The Edge Markets February 26, 2026 11:19 UTC