Lahore: Hala Enterprises Limited has reported its financial results for the first quarter ending September 30, 2026. The company demonstrated a notable increase in its revenue, marking a big move in its financial trajectory.

According to the company's report dated October 30, 2026, Hala Enterprises Limited recorded a revenue of 222.55 million rupees for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared to 169.23 million rupees in the same period last year. This represents a very large or significant move of 31.49%.

The cost of revenue for the period was 182.93 million rupees, up from 138.28 million rupees in the previous year, resulting in a gross profit of 39.62 million rupees, up from 30.95 million rupees. Operating expenses increased significantly, with selling and distribution costs rising to 19.26 million rupees from 9.42 million rupees, administrative expenses climbing to 8.23 million rupees from 7.58 million rupees, and other operating expenses decreasing to 100,000 rupees from 626,163 rupees.

Operating profit decreased to 12.03 million rupees from 13.32 million rupees. However, finance costs decreased to 4.77 million rupees from 8.05 million rupees, and the company reported other income of 23,744 rupees for the current period, which was absent in the previous year's corresponding quarter.

According to information available from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the profit before taxation and levies increased to 7.29 million rupees from 5.27 million rupees. After accounting for levies of 2.77 million rupees, up from 2.10 million rupees, the profit before taxation was recorded at 4.52 million rupees, compared to 3.17 million rupees the previous year.

The net profit for the quarter was 4.52 million rupees, up from 3.17 million rupees in the same quarter last year. The basic earnings per share rose to 0.35 rupees, from 0.24 rupees in the first quarter of 2025.