Universal Robina Corporation reported unaudited earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. The company's unaudited core earnings before tax were up 27.3% to PHP 2.61 billion in first of fiscal 2013 from PHP 2.05 billion reported in the same period last year. The company’s net income attributable to equity holders of the parent was flattish at PHP 2.28 billion for the three months of fiscal 2013 from PHP 2.22 billion in the same period last year mainly because of the reversal in foreign exchange gain of PHP 206 million in first quarter of 2012 to a foreign exchange loss amounting to PHP 307 million for first quarter of fiscal 2013 due to unrealized foreign exchange loss on translation of foreign currency denominated accounts as a result of continuous appreciation of Philippine peso vis-à-vis US dollar.

Universal Robina Corporation announced earnings results for the first half year ended March, 2013. For the period, the company reported a 14.8% sales growth with net sales amounting to PHP 40.317 billion against PHP 35.134 billion a year ago. The company's operating income was PHP 4.901 billion. This is 34.4% higher than the PHP 3.647 billion reported in the same period last year. The company's net income was PHP 5.441 billion, a 21.3% increase of from PHP 4.485 billion posted in the same period last year. Aside from operating income, the increase was due to higher other revenues as the company realized the gains from sale of bond and equity holdings January 2013 and lower finance cost as prepaid off PHP 3.0 billion long term debt as well as retired some short tern debt and trust receipts.

The board of directors of Universal Robina Corporation approved on April 18, 2013 the declaration of a regular cash dividend in the amount of PHP 1.50 per share and a special cash dividend in the amount of PHP 0.90 per share from the unrestricted retained earnings of the corporation, to all stockholders of record as of May 10, 2013 and which shall be paid on June 6, 2013. Ex-dividend date is May 7, 2013.