Otsuka Pakistan profit jumps 17-fold to Rs472m in FY26

Mettis Global reported that Otsuka Pakistan Limited (PSX: OTSU) lifted its net profit seventeen times over, to Rs472.13m in the year to June 30, 2026 from Rs27.68m a year earlier. Earnings per share rose to Rs39.02 from Rs2.29 in FY25. Top-line income grew more slowly, up 9% to Rs4.11bn.

Cost of sales fell 9% to Rs2.65bn, which helped gross profit climb 69% to Rs1.46bn despite higher sales. Selling and distribution expenses climbed 28% to Rs652.00m, while administrative and general costs rose 13% to Rs220.56m. Other expenses dropped 46% to Rs95.04m, and the other income line more than doubled to Rs291.67m. Together these movements pushed operating profit up 381% to Rs782.97m.

Financing costs rose almost twofold to Rs11.20m, while no levy was recorded this year against Rs49.46m in FY25. The tax charge climbed to Rs299.64m from Rs79.86m, but profit before taxation of Rs771.77m was still well above the Rs107.54m reported a year earlier. After tax, profit for the year stood at Rs472.13m.