Fatima Fertilizer half-year profit jumps over 20%

MG News | August 27, 2025 at 03:21 PM GMT+05:00

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August 27, 2025 (MLN): Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited (PSX: FATIMA) shared its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, posting a profit after tax of Rs16.93bn, up 24.7% from Rs13.58bn in the same period last year.

The company’s earnings per share (EPS) rose to Rs8.06 from Rs6.47 in 1HFY24 and cash dividend was given at Rs3.5 per share.

Sales grew by 6.9% YoY to Rs115.9bn, while the cost of sales rose by 14.2% to Rs73.96bn, leading to a slight decline in gross profit, which came in at Rs41.94bn, down 3.8% from last year.

Selling and distribution expenses surged by 25.3% to Rs8.2bn, while administrative expenses remained almost flat at Rs5.19bn.

On the financial side, finance costs jumped by more than double to Rs3.91bn, whereas other operating expenses dropped significantly by 63% to Rs2.8bn. Other income increased by 29.3% YoY to Rs5.73bn.

Consequently, profit before tax stood at Rs27.57bn, reflecting a 4% increase from last year’s Rs26.51bn. Tax expenses declined by 17.7% to Rs10.64bn, which further supported bottom-line growth.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 (Rs.000)
Description	1HFY25	1HFY24	change%
Sales	115,900,784	108,377,827	6.9%
Cost of sales	(73,962,523)	(64,772,101)	14.2%
Gross profit	41,938,261	43,605,726	-3.8%
Selling and distribution expenses	(8,204,070)	(6,545,927)	25.3%
Administrative expenses	(5,186,394)	(5,107,101)	1.6%
	28,547,797	31,952,698	-10.7%
Finance cost	(3,906,795)	(1,631,775)	139.4%
Other operating expenses	(2,797,830)	(7,563,768)	-63.0%
	21,843,172	22,757,155	-4.0%
Other income	5,727,755	4,429,969	29.3%
Share of profit from associates	573	1,637	-65.0%
Other losses:
- Unwinding of provision for GIDC	-	(48,937)
- Loss allowance on subsidy receivable from GoP	-	(627,648)
Profit before tax	27,571,500	26,512,176	4.0%
Taxation	(10,636,508)	(12,928,737)	-17.7%
Profit for the period	16,934,992	13,583,439	24.7%
Earnings per share - basic and diluted (Rupees)	8.06	6.47	24.6%

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