Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) EBIT: £28.4 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)

What is Zambeef Products EBIT?

Zambeef Products LSE:ZAM +2.11% EBIT is £28.4 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Zambeef Products's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £17.5 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £28.4 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Zambeef Products's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 7.48%. Zambeef Products's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 10.39%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Zambeef Products's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 27.11%.

Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Zambeef Products's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2025 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2025 ))	/ count )
=	28.836 * ( 1 - 4.95% )	/	( (340.18	+	392.426)	/ 2 )
=	27.408618	/	366.303
=	7.48 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	385.13	-	49.697	-	( 7.643	-	max(0, 137.852	-	133.105	+	7.643	))
=	340.18

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	439.626	-	36.709	-	( 10.491	-	max(0, 118.851	-	130.434	+	10.491	))
=	392.426

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Zambeef Products's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Mar. 2025		Q: Sep. 2025
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	34.984	/	( ( (244.286 + max(64.072, 0))	+	(300.468 + max(64.328, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	34.984	/	( ( 308.358	+	364.796 )	/	2 )
=	34.984	/	336.577
=	10.39 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(19.352	+	106.109	+	0.0010000000000048)	-	(49.697	+	0	+	11.693)
=	64.072

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(7.32	+	106.454	+	0.92800000000003)	-	(36.709	+	0	+	13.665)
=	64.328

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Sep. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Zambeef Products's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Sep. 2025 )
	=	28.353	/	104.604
	=	27.11 %

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Zambeef Products EBIT Related Terms

Zambeef Products EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zambeef Products's EBIT can be seen below:

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Zambeef Products Annual Data

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12.40

7.46

14.51

19.89

28.35

Zambeef Products Semi-Annual Data
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EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.30	7.71	12.18	10.86	17.49

LSE:ZAM vs KHC, GIS: EBIT Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Zambeef Products's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

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Zambeef Products EV-to-EBIT vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zambeef Products's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

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Zambeef Products EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £28.4 Mil.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →

What does a EBIT of £28.4 Mil mean?

Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) has a EBIT of £28.4 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Zambeef Products.

Is Zambeef Products' EBIT too high?

Zambeef Products' current EBIT is £28.4 Mil.

How does Zambeef Products' EBIT compare to KHC and GIS?

Zambeef Products' EBIT of £28.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.

What is a good EBIT for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?

A good EBIT depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.

What does a high EBIT mean?

A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Zambeef Products. Zambeef Products's current EBIT is £28.4 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Zambeef Products stock overvalued right now?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.04, compared to a current price of £0.05 — trading 21.3% above its estimated fair value. The current EBIT is £28.4 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.

How is EBIT calculated?

EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Zambeef Products (LSE:ZAM), the current EBIT is £28.4 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Zambeef Products Business Description

Industry Consumer Defensive Consumer Packaged Goods

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Address Manda Road, Plot 4970, Industrial Area, Lusaka, ZMB

Website https://www.zambeefplc.com

Zambeef Products PLC is a food retailer engaged in the production, processing, distribution, and retailing of beef, chicken, pork, milk, dairy products, eggs, stock feed, and flour. The company has row cropping operations of maize, soya beans, and wheat crops under irrigation. The company's reportable segment includes Retailing and cold chain food products and Cropping and milling. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its cropping and milling segment which is involved in selling of sells wheat, soya, and maize grain, and flour mill and bread.