The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed companies are expected to double their 2025 cumulative profit to K1.5 trillion, a move analysts say will improve their valuations and ease capital raising initiatives. | NationThis highlights how the local bourse is resilient to economic shocks as it closed 2025 as the continent’s best performing stock market with a return of 247 percent. He said: “It is also easier for such listed companies to undertake finance expansion through mergers and acquisitions. “The doubling of profitability is, therefore, a signal of strong corporate performance of listed companies, increased market confidence and enhanced market credibility,” he said. In a separate interview, market analyst Brian Kampanje said such profit jump in profit guarantees increased dividends and further gains of share values due to increasing demand.