The Board of Directors of Zambeef Products Plc advised the Shareholders of the Company that the Earnings per Share and Headline Earnings per Share for the Year Ended 30 September 2018 are expected to be approximately 163% higher than for the Year Ended 30 September 2017. The movement in profitability is attributed primarily to the following points: Revenue for the Group increased by 14.2% in ZMW while Gross Profit margins increased from 32.8% in 2017 to 34.5%, resulting in Gross Profit increasing by 20.1% for the Year Ended 30 September 2018. Consistent revenue growth through expanding the retail network and driving Cold Chain Food Products and stock feed operations with like-for-like revenue growth of 12.8% in the retail network was one of the key drivers of growth. The Zambia Retailing Macro stores alone, had a revenue growth of 63.5% in ZMW. The Group has achieved a profit after tax of ZMW 24.5 million compared to ZMW 5.5 million in 2017.