Daily Review 18.12.2025
MaltaPost registers record operating profit of €6.2 million
The MSE Equity Price Index increased by 0.23% to 3,722.435 points as the gains in APS, BOV and GO outweighed the declines in Medserv, Mapfre and MaltaPost. Meanwhile, three other equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity amounted to a one week high €0.51 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.
MaltaPost plc eased by 2.2% to the €0.44 level across two deals totalling 19,208 shares. Today, MaltaPost published its full-year results for the financial year ended 30 September 2025. Revenue increased by 6.3% to €42.7 million while operating profit surged by 37% to €6.2 million. Net profit attributable to shareholders improved by 39% to €4.0 million. The Directors declared an unchanged final net dividend of €0.024 per share, which will be paid on 18 March 2026 to all shareholders as at close of trading on 16 January 2026 subject to shareholders’ approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for 19 February 2026.
Elsewhere, MedservRegis plc shed 11% to the €0.65 level and Mapfre Middlesea plc dropped by 2.1% to the €1.39 level, albeit over trivial volumes.
Bank of Valletta plc advanced by 1.1% to the €1.91 level over 19 deals amounting to 252,495 shares.
APS Bank plc gained 2.1% to the €0.48 level over three deals amounting to 13,948 shares.
GO plc rose by 1.6% to the €2.48 level on one trade of 1,000 shares.
Meanwhile, Malta International Airport plc held the €5.85 level on a single deal of 611 shares.
Malta Properties Company plc closed unchanged at the €0.35 level on two deals totalling 2,400 shares.
Simonds Farsons Cisk plc stayed at the €5.40 level on muted activity.
The RF MGS Index declined by 0.06% to 900.737 points, in anticipation of the ECB’s monetary policy decision later in the day. The ECB held the deposit facility rate unchanged at 2% for a fourth consecutive meeting, reinforcing the view that its rate-cutting cycle has come to an end. Today, the US is scheduled to release its November inflation data, with headline inflation expected to rise to 3.1%, marking its highest level since May 2024, while core inflation is forecast to remain steady at 3.0%.
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