M.P. Evans Group AIM:MPE
- Founded
- Tunbridge Wells, England
- Incorporated
- United Kingdom
- Chief executive
- Matthew Coulson
- Employees
- 12,853
- Reports in
- USD
- Companies House
- 01555042
Producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, owning and operating majority-held plantation estates and mills across Sumatra and Kalimantan with RSPO certification. Returns cash through dividends and buybacks; land values have repeatedly attracted takeover interest in the sector.
Read straight from the annual reports
2,070c at close on 2 Oct 2026 · 11 reported years, 2015–2025
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USD millions, negatives in brackets. Per-share lines in cents, share counts in millions. later is what a following report restated the figure to; vs is a second reading that disagrees. The figure shown is the one the original filing printed, and both readings are kept. Click any figure: opens the report page it was read from, highlighted; shows how it was calculated. The share price above is drawn to the same columns: each close sits over the financial year it fell in.
11 years, at a glance
Dashed: Operating margin, in % on its own scale — read its shape, not its height against the bars.
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CPO and PK selling prices (mill-gate)
Average mill-gate CPO price up 5% to US$866/tonne; PK mill-gate price up 42% to US$748/tonne
page 32Own-estate crop volumes/yields
Own crop harvest reached 1,009,300 tonnes ffb (+8%); yield per mature hectare rose to 21.5 tonnes
page 29Higher CPO and PK selling prices
Gross profit up 22% to US$142.2m as mill-gate CPO price +5% and PK price +42%
page 26Shift to own/Group-managed (lower cost, higher extraction) crop vs bought-in crop
Proportion of Group mill-processing time devoted to Group harvest rose to 84% from 75%; independent purchases cut 41%
page 23$15.9m charge: Prior-year restatement of goodwill and deferred tax on 2017/2023 acquisitions (PT Bumi Mas Agro, PT Agro Bumi Kaltim, PT Nusantara Agro Sentosa) under IAS 12 land-related deferred tax
page 102The new year has started well, and the Group is benefiting from both increases in crop and a continuing strong-price environment. Total crop harvested by areas the Group manages was 219,600 tonnes in the first two months of 2026, 10% higher than the same period a year earlier.
page 5No formal 'post balance sheet events' note identified in the financial statements notes, but the strategic report discloses current trading for the first two months of 2026 (crop volumes and pricing) as part of 'Current trading & prospects'
page 35Progressive dividend policy maintained/increased for 35 consecutive years; 2025 interim dividend 18.0p (2024: 15.0p), proposed final dividend 42.0p (2024: 37.5p), total 60.0p (2024: 52.5p), +14%; final dividend payable 18 June 2026 to shareholders on register 24 April 2026, amounting to ~US$29.6 million; not provided for in the 2025 financial statements
page 87Unmodified ('true and fair') audit opinion from BDO LLP (senior statutory auditor Jill MacRae); no material uncertainties over going concern identified; directors concluded going concern basis appropriate having reviewed projected cash flows to end of 2027; two Key Audit Matters: revenue recognition (inappropriate journal postings) and fair value of assets acquired (SBS/SKMA acquisition); Group materiality US$6.96m (5% of PBT)
page 64- Changes in CPO/PK prices — a significant and prolonged fall in commodity prices is considered the Group's most significant riskp.47
- Adverse weather (prolonged dry/wet conditions affecting yields)p.47
- Climate change altering long-term yield profilesp.47
- Flood and water incursion (e.g., Simpang Kiri cyclone flooding in late 2025)p.47
Read from C000793-AR-2025-ch.
10 annual reports read, FY2016 to FY2025
Open a year to see what its report said. Every line in it carries the page it was read from.
Sources: Companies House (10)
FY2026Next report expected 29 Mar 2027