Loads Limited 1QFY27 profit rises 19% to Rs93m

October 26, 2026 (MLN): Consolidated profit for the period of Loads Limited (PSX: LOADS) rose 19.22% year-on-year to Rs92.53m for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs77.62m in the same period last year.

Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS), however, declined 14.63% to Rs0.35 from Rs0.41 in the corresponding quarter last year.

The growth came from a 28.74% cut in finance costs and a more than 3.5-fold jump in other income. Higher operating expenses and a heavier tax charge partly offset the gains, and operating profit was virtually flat.

Revenue from contracts with customers grew 5.11% to Rs2.09bn from Rs1.99bn. Cost of revenue rose slightly faster, by 5.77%, to Rs1.64bn from Rs1.55bn, which limited gross profit growth to 2.71% at Rs443.56m, compared with Rs431.86m.

Administrative, selling and general expenses increased 10.85% to Rs119.44m from Rs107.75m, while other expenses rose 19.23% to Rs23.00m from Rs19.29m. Other income climbed more than 3.5-fold to Rs5.66m from Rs1.57m.

As a result, operating profit edged up 0.13% to Rs306.77m from Rs306.38m.

Finance costs fell 28.74% to Rs63.76m from Rs89.48m, providing significant relief.

Profit before income taxes grew 12.04% to Rs243.02m from Rs216.91m. Taxation increased 8.03% to Rs150.48m from Rs139.29m, which left profit for the period at Rs92.53m.

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