Quarter 1 - financial statement for 2025

The Company was incorporated as a private limited liability Company on 13 March 1995 and commenced business activities on 15 March 1995. The principal activities of the Company include manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The Company's shares were quoted the Nigerian Stock Exchange on 5 June 2008. The issued share capital is held as to 38.86% directly by the Directors, 5.74% indirectly by the Directors and 54.94% by the Nigerian Public.

The Financial statements are drawn up in Naira, the functional currency of Fidson Healthcare Plc. In accordance with IFRS accounting presentation, the Financial Statements comprise:

• Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

• Statement of Financial Position

• Statement of Changes in Equity

  •Statement of Cash flows

• Notes to the Financial Statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that are effective at 31 March 2025 and Financial Reporting Council (Amendment) Act 2023, and the requirements of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) of Nigeria. The financial statements have been prepared on

a historical cost basis, except for certain financial assets which have been measured at fair value.

The financial statements are presented in the Nigerian Naira which is the company's functional currency. All financial information presented in Naira has been rounded to the nearest thousands, except when otherwise indicated.

The following are the material accounting policies applied by the Company in preparing its financial statements:

1. Current versus non-current classification

   The Company presents assets and liabilities in statement of financial position based on current/non-current classification. An asset is current when it is:

   • Expected to be realised or intended to sell or consumed in normal operating cycle.

   • Held primarily for the purpose of trading.

   • Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period. Or

• Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

  All other assets are classified as non-current. A liability is current when:

• It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle.

• It is held primarily for the purpose of trading.

• It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period. Or

• There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

  The Company classifies all other liabilities as non-current.

  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The Company measures some financial instruments and non-financial assets at fair value at each reporting date. Also, fair values of financial instruments measured at amortized cost are disclosed in Note 17.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

• In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

• In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, if market participants act in their economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset considers a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

Revenue is recognised to depict the transfer of promised goods to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods.

When the Company receives grants of non-monetary assets, the asset and the grant are recorded at fair value amounts and released to the profit or loss over the expected useful life in a pattern of consumption of the benefit of the underlying asset by equal annual instalments. When loans or similar assistance are provided by governments or related institutions, with an interest rate below the current applicable market rate, the effect of this favourable interest is regarded as a government grant. The loan or assistance is initially recognised and measured at fair value and the government grant is measured as the difference between the initial carrying value of the loan and the proceeds received.

The income tax assets or liabilities for the current year are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the tax authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are determined in accordance with the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) 2007 at 30% of total profit after deducting capital allowances and loss relief.

Current income tax relating to items recognised outside the profit or loss are recognised outside profit or loss.

Management periodically evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except:

• When the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

• In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and interests in joint ventures, when the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled, and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

  Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except:

• When the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in the profit or loss. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transactions.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost of purchase or construction, net of accumulated depreciation and/or accumulated impairment loss, if any. Such cost includes the cost of replacing component parts of the property, plant and equipment and borrowing costs for long term projects if the recognition criteria are met.

When significant parts of property, plant and equipment are required to be replaced at intervals, such parts are recognised as individual assets with specific useful lives and depreciated accordingly. Likewise, when a major inspection is performed, its cost is recognised in the carrying amount of the plant and equipment as a replacement if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognised in the profit or loss as incurred.

Depreciation on the categories of property, plant and equipment is calculated to write off the cost less the residual value of the asset, using the straight-line basis, over the assets' expected useful lives. Land and capital work-in-progress are not depreciated. The attributable cost of each item of capital work-in-progress is transferred to the relevant asset category immediately the asset is available for use and depreciated accordingly. Deprecation commences once asset is available for use. The normal expected useful lives for the major categories of property, plant and equipment are:

An item of property, plant and equipment and any significant part initially recognised is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the profit or loss when the asset is derecognised.

The assets residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

Impairment reviews are performed when there are indicators that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

Impairment losses and reversals of impairment losses are recognised in the profit or loss.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. The gain or loss arising on the

The Company assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract. The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets (less then N50,000) (such as tablets and personal computers, small items of office furniture and telephones). For these leases, the Company recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased assets are consumed.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted by using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise:

Fixed lease payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable.

• Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date.

• The amount expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees.

• The exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options; and

• Payments of penalties for terminating the lease if the lease term reflects the exercise of an option to terminate the lease.

  The lease liability is presented as a separate line in the statement of financial position.

  The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

  The Company remeasures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset) whenever:

• The lease term has changed or there is a significant event or change in circumstances resulting in a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

• The lease payments change due to changes in an index or rate or a change in expected payment under a guaranteed residual value, in which cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using an unchanged discount rate (unless the lease payments change is due to a change in a floating interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used).

• A lease contract is modified, and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which case the lease liability is remeasured based on the lease term of the modified lease by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate at the effective date of the modification.

between finance charges and reduction of the lease liability to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are recognised as finance costs in the profit or loss.

The capital element of assets under finance lease is capitalised along with the Company's property, plant and equipment and depreciated at the same rates for assets of that category, or over the lease term, where the lease term is shorter than the assets' useful lives.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an operating expense in the profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Leases for which the Company is a lessor are classified as finance or operating leases. Whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee, the contract is classified as a finance lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recognised as receivables at the amount of the Company's net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods so as to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the Company's net investment outstanding in respect of the leases.

When a contract includes both lease and non-lease components, the Company applies IFRS 15 to allocate the consideration under the contract to each component.

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective assets. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the year in which they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that the Company incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds.

Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

The investment properties are subject to annual depreciation charge of 2% on a straight-line basis.

Transfers are made to or from investment property only when there is a change in use. For a transfer from investment property to owner-occupied property, the deemed cost for subsequent accounting is the fair value at the date of change. Owner-occupied property becomes an investment property, the Company accounts for such property in accordance with the policy stated under property, plant and equipment up to the date of change in use.

Product licenses are measured on initial recognition at cost. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. The Company makes upfront payments to purchase product licences. The product licenses are held on various pharmaceutical products sold by the Company and have licence years that range from 2 to 5years. The licences may be renewed by the Company at the expiration of the license period.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortised over the useful economic lives. The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each financial year end.

Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are accounted for by changing the amortisation period or method, as appropriate, and treated as changes in accounting estimates. The amortisation expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognised in the profit or loss in the expense category consistent with the function of the intangible asset.

Amortisation is calculated using the straight-line basis to write down the cost of intangible assets to their residual values over their estimated useful lives.

An intangible asset is derecognised on disposal or when no future economic benefit is expected from use or disposal. The gain or loss arising from the derecognition of an intangible asset is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the intangible asset and recognised in the statement of profit or loss when the asset is derecognised.

1. Financial assets

   A financial asset is any asset that is:

   • cash.

   • an equity instrument of another entity.

   • a contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset (e.g., receivables); or

   • a contractual right to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to Fidson (e.g., derivatives resulting in an asset, bonds, and investments)

     1. Recognition and initial measurement

        Financial instruments carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value with transaction costs, which are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial instruments, being recognised immediately through profit or loss. Financial instruments that are not carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial instruments.

        Financial instruments are recognised or de-recognised on the date the company settles the purchase or sale of the instruments (settlement date accounting).

        2.3.12 Financial instruments (cont'd)
     2. Classification and Subsequent measurement

     Subsequent to initial measurement, financial instruments are measured either at amortised cost or fair value depending on their classification category.

     Classification
     1. Financial assets

        Subsequent to initial recognition, all financial assets within the company are measured at:

        • Amortised cost;

        • Fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI);

        • or Fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

     The company's financial assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost if they meet both of the following criteria and are not designated as at FVTPL:

     Hold to collect' business model test - The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial asset in other to collect contractual cash flows; and

     Solely payments of principal and interest rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on the principal amount outstanding on a specified date. Interest in this context is the consideration for the time value of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal amount outstanding during a particular period of time.

     Debt instruments are measured at amortised cost by the company if they meet both of the following criteria and are not designated as at FVTPL:

     Hold to collect and sell' business model test: The asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both holding the financial asset in order to collect contractual cash flows and selling the financial asset; and

     Solely payments of principal and interest contractual cash flow characteristics test: The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

     All other financial assets including equity investments are measured at fair value

     A financial asset is classified and measured at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) by the company if the financial asset is:

     • A debt instrument that does not qualify to be measured at amortised cost or FVOCI;

     • An equity investment which the company has not irrevocably elected to classify as at FVOCI and present subsequent changes in fair value in OCI;

     • A financial asset where the company has elected to measure the asset at FVTPL under the fair value option.

     2.3.12 Financial instruments (cont'd)
2. Financial liability