Karachi: Next Capital Limited has reported its financial results for the three-month period ending September 30, 2026, showing a significant shift in its financial landscape. The company recorded a loss of 17.83 million rupees, marking a 36.37% increase from the 13.07 million rupees loss reported during the same period in 2025.
Operating revenue saw a decline, dropping to 72.33 million rupees from 80.95 million rupees, reflecting a reduction in earnings from the company's core activities. Capital gains realized from the sale of investments increased to 2.17 million rupees, up from 442,326 rupees, while the revaluation of investments in the margin trading system resulted in an unrealized loss of 2.01 million rupees.
The company's operating and administrative expenses rose to 112.35 million rupees from the previous year's 100.89 million rupees, contributing to the overall financial performance. Finance costs also increased slightly to 5.09 million rupees from 4.72 million rupees in the prior year.
According to information available from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), these financial results are categorized under the designated market category of Next Capital Limited. The company's other income more than doubled to 30.20 million rupees from 15.55 million rupees, offering some relief against the rising expenses.
A levy of 3.93 million rupees was reported, a new financial burden compared to the same period last year, which had no such levy. Taxation adjustments resulted in a deferred tax income of 843,653 rupees, contrasting with the previous year's total taxation of 5.40 million rupees.
The earnings per share, both basic and diluted, declined to a loss of 0.31 rupees from a loss of 0.23 rupees, reflecting the overall financial downturn faced by the company over the assessed period.