CONCEPCION Industrial Corp. (CIC) and its associate Concepcion Midea, Inc. (CMI) said they posted a 10.5% increase in group net sales in the fourth quarter (Q4), while earnings declined amid cost pressures and industry headwinds. Fourth-quarter group net sales, which include contributions from CMI, rose to P6.3 billion from P5.7 billion in the same period a year earlier, CIC said in a statement on Thursday. CIC’s consolidated net sales, which exclude its associate, reached P4.6 billion, up 2.2% from P4.5 billion a year earlier. For full-year 2025, total group net sales, including CMI’s contributions, reached P25.9 billion, up 10.2% from P23.5 billion in 2024. During the same period, CIC’s consolidated net sales stood at P18.5 billion, rising 2.2% from P18.1 billion a year earlier.