Unilever Pakistan's half-year sales rise 15%, profit drops to Rs3bn

August 20, 2025 (MLN): Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited (PSX: UPFL) shared its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and posted a profit after tax of Rs3.09 billion (EPS: Rs484.86), down 18.8% compared to Rs3.9bn (EPS: Rs597.33) in the same period last year.

The company gave a cash dividend of Rs444 - i.e. (4440 %) per ordinary share of Rs.10/- each.

The company’s sales increased by 15.2% to Rs19.59bn in 1HFY25 from Rs17bn in 1HFY24. However, cost of sales surged by 16.2% to Rs12.06bn, outpacing revenue growth.

Gross profit rose by 13.8% to Rs7.53bn compared to Rs6.62bn last year.

Distribution, administrative, and other expenses increased slightly by 2.7% to Rs2.91bn. On the other hand, other income dropped sharply by 61% to Rs616.8 million versus Rs1.58bn in 1HFY24.

Consequently, profit before operations slipped by 2.4% to Rs5.24bn compared to Rs5.37bn last year. Finance costs rose significantly to Rs65m, up by more than 10x from Rs5.5m a year ago.

Profit before taxation stood at Rs5.09bn, declining 3.7% from Rs5.29bn in the same period of FY24.

Taxation expenses surged by 35.2% to Rs2bn compared to Rs1.48bn previously.

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