The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported that its revenue increased to N8.81 trillion in the 16-month period ending December 2022.
Its audited financial statement, released on its website on Thursday, indicated a 37.32 percent increase in the Group’s revenue to N8.81 trillion in 2022, from N6.42 trillion in 2021.
The total assets increased by 260.48 percent from N16.27 trillion in 2021 to N58.65 trillion.
The report stated that the group’s profit-after-tax reached a record high of N2.523 trillion, up 273.9 percent from N674 billion in 2021. The profit was divided between the “owners of the company” (N2.521 trillion) and the “non-controlling interests” (N1.782 billion).
It stated that total liabilities increased by 266.72 percent from N13.46 trillion in 2021 to N49.53 trillion in 2022, while deferred tax liabilities stood at N13.23 trillion in 2022.
The report said: “Deferred tax assets totalled N3.09 trillion during the review period. The cost of sales also rose to N6.7 trillion in 2022, a 25.47 per cent increase from N5.34 trillion in 2021. In 2018, the company lost N803 billion, with another N1.7 billion expected in 2019.
“Reversing the deficit, the organisation made a profit of N287 billion in 2020, with another N674.1 billion profit expected in 2021.”
