The Tunisian Automobile Company (STA) completed the 2025 fiscal year with a clear improvement in its financial performance. Despite this marked improvement in its results, the company chose not to distribute dividends, favoring a cautious approach to preserve its cash flow in a more restrictive regulatory environment.
As of December 31, 2025, the total balance sheet stood at 100.1 million dinars (approximately 32 million dollars), down 6.4% from the 107 million dinars recorded at the end of 2024 (approximately 34.3 million dollars).
At the same time, operating revenues showed a strong increase, reaching 173.7 million dinars (approximately 55.6 million dollars), compared to 109.2 million dinars (approximately 34.9 million dollars) a year earlier. The net profit also significantly improved, amounting to 9.94 million dinars (approximately 3.2 million dollars), representing a 70.7% increase compared to 2024.
These financial statements were finalized during the board of directors meeting held on April 7, 2026. On this occasion, the board also noted Circular No. 2026-04 of March 26, 2026 from the Central Bank of Tunisia, which now requires vehicle imports to be financed exclusively with equity, thus prohibiting the use of documentary credits.
This regulatory change is a significant challenge for STA, as the outstanding documentary credits amounted to 47.9 million dinars (approximately 15.3 million dollars) at the end of 2025. In this context, and considering potential cash flow and operating cycle pressures, the board of directors decided to propose to the general assembly the absence of dividend distribution for the 2025 fiscal year.
Despite a significantly improved profitability, STA thus chooses financial prudence to preserve its balance and adapt to the new financing requirements of the sector.
