Karachi: Roshan Packages Limited has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2026, revealing a downturn in profitability despite a slight increase in operating profit. According to the unaudited condensed interim unconsolidated statement of profit or loss, the company's profit after taxation for the quarter was recorded at 11,608,095 rupees, a significant decrease from 36,416,900 rupees in the same period last year.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, Roshan Packages reported revenue from contracts with customers of approximately 3.20 billion rupees, down from 3.59 billion rupees in the corresponding quarter of 2025. This decline in revenue reflects a very large or significant move of -10.98%. After accounting for sales tax, the net revenue stood at approximately 2.70 billion rupees, compared to approximately 3.04 billion rupees in the previous year.

The cost of revenue also saw a decrease, falling to approximately 2.46 billion rupees from approximately 2.85 billion rupees in the same quarter last year. This led to a gross profit of 239,794,244 rupees, up from 197,906,129 rupees, indicating a big move of 21.16%.

Administrative and general expenses increased to 98,825,362 rupees from 76,745,045 rupees, while selling and distribution expenses rose to 35,153,866 rupees from 25,028,967 rupees. Other operating expenses decreased slightly to 2,538,792 rupees from 3,582,411 rupees, resulting in total operating expenses of 136,518,020 rupees, up from 105,356,423 rupees.

The company recorded an operating profit of 103,276,224 rupees, a rise from 92,549,706 rupees, marking a moderate move of 11.60%. Other income decreased to 6,146,053 rupees from 12,964,041 rupees, while other expenses fell sharply to 113,124 rupees from 3,139,787 rupees. The finance cost increased to 75,053,864 rupees from 57,677,907 rupees.

According to information available from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the profit before income tax, final tax, and minimum tax differential was recorded at 34,255,288 rupees, a decrease from 44,696,053 rupees. The final tax was nil for the current quarter, compared to 852,720 rupees last year, while the minimum tax differential decreased to 10,350,317 rupees from 19,957,503 rupees.

The profit before taxation stood at 23,904,971 rupees, marginally up from 23,885,830 rupees. However, the taxation for the quarter amounted to 12,296,876 rupees, compared to a tax credit of 12,531,070 rupees in the previous year. Consequently, the profit after taxation experienced a very large or significant move downwards, resulting in 11,608,095 rupees compared to 36,416,900 rupees in the same period last year.

The earnings per share, both basic and diluted, declined to 0.08 rupees from 0.26 rupees, reflecting the overall decrease in profitability for the quarter under review.