HINOON delivers positive half-year financial performance
 
 MG News | August 28, 2025 at 02:24 PM GMT+05:00
August 28, 2025 (MLN): Highnoon Laboratories Limited (PSX: HINOON) reported a profit after tax of Rs1.73 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025, reflecting an 8% increase compared to Rs1.61bn in the same period last year.
The pharmaceutical company’s revenue rose 9.5% year-on-year
to Rs13.19bn from Rs12.04bn.
Gross profit grew 21% to Rs7.26bn, while the cost of revenue
declined 2% to Rs5.92bn.
Operating profit increased 19% to Rs2.64bn, despite higher
expenses across key segments.
Distribution, selling, and promotional expenses rose 20% to
Rs3.62bn, while administrative and general expenses climbed 43% to Rs762.30m.
Research and development spending more than quadrupled to
Rs49m.
Other income improved 10% to Rs229.11m, while finance costs
dropped 48% to Rs59.26m.
Profit before income tax stood at Rs2.81bn, marking a 23%
increase from the prior year.
Taxation rose sharply by 59% to Rs1.07bn.
Earnings per share (EPS) for the period came in at Rs32.75,
compared to Rs30.32 in the corresponding period last year.
| Consolidated Statement
  of Profit and Loss for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 (Rs.) | |||
|   | Jun-25 | Jun-24 | %Change | 
| Revenue from contracts
  with customers | 13,185,078,595 | 12,038,623,150 | 9.52% | 
| Cost of revenue | (5,924,382,344) | (6,049,957,750) | -2.08% | 
| Gross Profit | 7,260,696,251 | 5,988,665,400 | 21.24% | 
| Distribution, selling
  and promotional expenses | (3,623,706,897) | (3,013,118,616) | 20.26% | 
| Administrative and
  general expenses | (762,302,903) | (533,149,451) | 42.98% | 
| Research and development
  expenses | (49,005,540) | (11,425,094) | 328.93% | 
| Other operating expenses | (190,446,041) | (220,268,102) | -13.54% | 
| Profit from operations | 2,635,234,869 | 2,210,704,137 | 19.20% | 
| Other income | 229,111,245 | 208,311,308 | 9.99% | 
| Finance costs | (59,263,186) | (115,012,470) | -48.47% | 
| Profit before income tax
  and final tax | 2,805,082,928 | 2,304,002,975 | 21.75% | 
| Final taxes |   | (24,178,627) |   | 
| Profit before income tax | 2,805,082,928 | 2,279,824,348 | 23.04% | 
| Taxation | (1,069,693,795) | (673,198,453) | 58.90% | 
| Profit after tax for the
  period | 1,735,389,134 | 1,606,625,895 | 8.01% | 
| Earnings per share -
  basic and diluted (Rupees) | 32.75 | 30.32 | 8.01% | 
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