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Agility Reports KD 8.7 million Net Profit from Continuing Operations in Q2 2025, 196% increase from same period last year

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16/08/2025

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16/08/2025

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 16: Agility Public Warehousing Company KSCP (“Agility KSCP”), ‎a supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation company, today reported Q2 2025 ‎results following a repositioning of the company’s strategy. ‎

Q2 Recap of New Strategic Direction

On 17 June 2025, Agility KSCP’s Board of Directors approved a new strategic direction ‎aligned with Kuwait Vision 2035, aiming to accelerate national infrastructure development and ‎reaffirm the company’s original mission set in 1979 to develop critical warehousing and ‎logistics in Kuwait.‎

To execute on this strategic direction, Agility KSCP announced that it will position its capital, ‎operations, and leadership to support Kuwait’s economic priorities, with planned investments ‎exceeding KD 100 million through 2030 in high-priority sectors. The company announced that ‎it was taking several structural steps as part of this strategy, including national alignment, ‎fostering Kuwaiti talent, and rebranding.‎

The Board of Directors of Agility KSCP, based on the authorization given at the Company’s ‎Ordinary general meeting held on 22 May 2025, also approved the distribution of in-kind ‎dividends representing 20.09% of the shares held by Agility KSCP in ADX-listed Agility Global ‎Plc. ‎

This strategic step aimed to offer shareholders a direct stake in a high-growth business while ‎enhancing Agility Global’s free float, improving share liquidity, and boosting price discovery. ‎This move is expected to raise Agility Global’s market visibility and support potential inclusion ‎in major equity indices, underscoring the Board’s commitment to long-term value creation ‎and alignment with shareholders. ‎

Results from Continuing Operations

Following the announcement of this in-kind dividend distribution, Q2 2025 is the first quarter ‎that Agility KSCP is reporting its results from continuing operations, and accounting for the ‎one-off, non-cash impact of the remeasurement of Agility Global in Agility KSCP.‎

Q2 2025 net income from continuing operations stands at KD 8.7 million, up 196% from ‎the same period last year, equivalent to 3.48 fils per share. Revenue stands at KD 36.1 ‎million, and EBITDA was KD 16.2 million, up 36% year-over-year.‎

For the six months ending June 30, 2025, net income from continuing operations stands at ‎KD 18 million, equivalent to 7.22 fils per share, a 45.3% increase from same period last year. ‎Revenue stands at KD 73.9 million, and EBITDA was KD 32.2 million up 5.3% year-over-‎year.‎

One off, Non-Cash Loss from Discontinued Operations

In accordance with accounting standard IFRS 5, in Q2, Agility Global PLC was classified as ‎‎“held for distribution to shareholders”.‎

As a result, the company recognized a non-cash loss of KD 292 million attributable to ‎shareholders. This loss reflects the initial measurement of Agility Global, representing the ‎difference between its book value and its market value as of 30 June 2025. ‎

Including this one-off loss from discontinued operations, the reported consolidated net result ‎for Q2 2025 was a loss of KD 282 million, equivalent to negative 113 fils per share.‎

This loss is an accounting adjustment as a result of the distribution of in-kind dividends as ‎mentioned above and does not reflect the economic value of Agility Global, which continues ‎to perform strongly.‎

Tarek Sultan, Vice Chairman of Agility KSCP said:‎

‎“Operating performance in the second quarter remained stable, and net income from ‎continuing operations improved year-over-year. While the reported consolidated loss reflects ‎a one-time, non-cash accounting adjustment under IFRS-5, it does not impact the ‎fundamentals of the business. Our focus remains on positioning Agility KSCP for sustainable ‎growth, with a particular emphasis on Kuwait-centric opportunities.”‎

Continuing Operations: Business Update

In Kuwait, the company’s portfolio businesses remain committed to executing their growth ‎strategies while actively pursuing opportunities to enhance value and returns for ‎shareholders. ‎

GCS continues to prioritize both expansion and operational efficiency, positioning itself to ‎capture new market opportunities. Meanwhile, MRC achieved a significant milestone by ‎winning the bid to develop and operate a state-of-the-art Metal Reclamation Facility (MRF) ‎that will process spent catalysts from KNPC and KIPIC refineries, contributing to Kuwait’s ‎sustainability and industrial recycling goals.‎

Agility’s Kuwait Logistics Parks business is also making steady progress on the development ‎of S2, or South Village—an integrated commercial, logistics, and crafts/services hub ‎designed to serve Sabah Al-Ahmad City, Kuwait’s next-generation urban development. This ‎project underscores Agility KSCP’s role as a key enabler of modern infrastructure in support ‎of national growth.‎

Investments: Agility Global Business Update

As of end June 30, 2025, Agility KSCP still owned 51% shares in Agility Global, however post ‎the distribution which happened in July, Agility KSCP will own 25% of Agility Global and will ‎be deconsolidated and accounted for as an associate in Agility KSCP Books starting in the ‎third quarter of 2025. However, for the second quarter, Agility Global was reported as per ‎IFRS 5 as mentioned above.‎

In Q2 2025, Agility Global reported healthy profitability growth with stable margins, driven ‎mainly by Menzies and Agility Logistics Parks. Tristar delivered steady top-line growth and ‎operational ramp-up; but certain challenges in its maritime segment limited its EBIT ‎expansion. ‎

Agility Global reported Q2 2025 earnings of $24 million, EBIT grew 5% to $97 million, ‎EBITDA increased 8% to $181 million, and revenue rose 8% to $1.2 billion. Agility Global’s ‎balance sheet remains strong with total assets at $12.7 billion and shareholder equity at $5.8 ‎billion ‎