Karachi: Macter International Limited, a prominent entity in the pharmaceutical sector, announced a decline in its quarterly profit for the period ending September 30, 2026. The financial results, reported on October 22, 2026, revealed a decrease in profit after taxation by 36.56% compared to the same period last year.

The company's revenue from contracts with customers rose to 3.09 billion rupees, reflecting a very large or significant move of 11.68% from 2.77 billion rupees in the corresponding quarter of 2025. Despite this increase in revenue, Macter International faced heightened selling and distribution expenses, which surged to 999.69 million rupees from 769.60 million rupees, a big move of 29.90%. Administrative expenses also saw an increase, reaching 187.85 million rupees from 174.07 million rupees.

The gross profit for the quarter was reported at 1.41 billion rupees, up from 1.24 billion rupees, marking a moderate move of 13.54%. However, the operating profit showed a decrease, falling to 208.49 million rupees from 281.27 million rupees, primarily due to increased operational costs.

According to information available from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the finance cost for the quarter jumped to 47.12 million rupees from 30.12 million rupees, impacting the profit before income tax, which declined to 161.38 million rupees from 251.15 million rupees. The income tax expense also decreased to 62.28 million rupees compared to 94.93 million rupees in the previous year.

On the balance sheet, the total assets stood at 7.85 billion rupees as of September 30, 2026, a slight decrease from 7.96 billion rupees as of June 30, 2026. The company's non-current assets were valued at 3.36 billion rupees, while current assets decreased to 4.50 billion rupees.

Equity attributable to shareholders increased marginally to 4.51 billion rupees, while total liabilities decreased to 3.34 billion rupees from 3.55 billion rupees. This reduction in liabilities was primarily due to a decline in trade and other liabilities, which fell to 1.59 billion rupees from 2.03 billion rupees.

Macter International's earnings per share for the quarter stood at 2.16 rupees, down from 3.41 rupees in the same quarter last year. The company's financial position reflects its ongoing efforts to manage rising costs while striving to enhance revenue streams.