- TotalEnergies Ghana Q1 Profit Falls to GH¢60.4m Despite Stable Gross Profit
TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC reported a decline in first-quarter profit for 2026, as weaker revenue, higher operating expenses and impairment charges weighed on earnings despite broadly stable gross profit.
The company posted group profit after tax of GH¢60.4 million for the period ended March 31, 2026, down from GH¢81.7 million in the same period of 2025. Profit before tax fell to GH¢102.6 million, compared with GH¢122.1 million a year earlier.
Group revenue declined sharply to GH¢1.18 billion, from GH¢1.88 billion in the first quarter of 2025. Cost of sales also fell to GH¢948.9 million, from GH¢1.66 billion, leaving gross profit broadly stable at GH¢228.0 million, compared with GH¢226.4 million previously.
The resilience in gross profit, despite the steep revenue decline, suggests that margin management helped cushion the impact of lower sales. However, the benefit was eroded by higher operating costs and impairment pressure.
General, administrative and selling expenses increased to GH¢124.6 million, from GH¢103.7 million, while the company recorded an impairment charge on trade receivables of GH¢9.6 million, compared with an impairment release of GH¢1.7 million in the prior-year period.
As a result, operating profit before financing costs declined to GH¢106.2 million from GH¢136.4 million in March 2025.
Finance costs, however, fell sharply to GH¢3.7 million from GH¢15.0 million, easing some pressure on pre-tax earnings. Finance income remained broadly flat at GH¢163,000, compared with GH¢167,000 a year earlier.
At the company-only level, profit after tax fell to GH¢57.1 million, from GH¢77.9 million, while revenue declined to GH¢1.17 billion, from GH¢1.87 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.
Basic earnings per share at group level declined to GH¢0.5266, from GH¢0.7170, while the company’s separate basic earnings per share fell to GH¢0.5103, from GH¢0.6962.
On the balance sheet, total group assets declined to GH¢1.72 billion, from GH¢2.01 billion a year earlier. Non-current assets stood at GH¢689.9 million, while current assets decreased to GH¢1.03 billion from GH¢1.27 billion.
Inventories declined slightly to GH¢346.9 million, from GH¢357.4 million, while trade and other receivables fell to GH¢571.3 million, from GH¢714.6 million. Cash and cash equivalents dropped to GH¢100.8 million, from GH¢190.3 million.
Total group liabilities fell to GH¢1.11 billion, from GH¢1.32 billion, supported by lower bank overdrafts, lease liabilities, loans and borrowings, trade payables and related company balances. Bank overdrafts declined to GH¢53.9 million, from GH¢101.6 million, while total loans and borrowings fell to GH¢92.5 million, from GH¢132.3 million.
Shareholders’ equity stood at GH¢610.9 million, compared with GH¢692.8 million in March 2025. Retained earnings were GH¢579.4 million, down from GH¢673.1 million a year earlier.
Cash generation improved modestly. Net cash flow from operating activities rose to GH¢27.9 million from GH¢18.2 million, helped by working capital movements, including lower inventories and higher trade payables. Net cash used in investing activities narrowed to GH¢5.1 million, from GH¢25.2 million, reflecting reduced capital expenditure.
TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana said it is authorised to market petroleum and allied products. Its revenue and cost of sales are generated from the group’s three main business divisions: Network, Commercial and Others. The company owns 55% of Ghanstock Limited, whose results are consolidated as a subsidiary.
The first-quarter numbers present a mixed picture. TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana maintained gross profit despite a major revenue decline and benefited from sharply lower finance costs. But higher operating expenses, impairment charges and lower overall sales weighed on profitability.
The key test for the rest of 2026 will be whether the company can rebuild revenue momentum while preserving margins and keeping operating costs under control in a competitive downstream petroleum market.
