IMAGE FY26 profit softens 13%

Image Pakistan Limited reported a consolidated net profit of Rs659.59m for the financial year to June 30, 2026, according to Mettis Global. That figure was 13 per cent below the Rs759.88m recorded a year earlier. Earnings per share dropped to Rs2.86 from Rs3.30, and the board has proposed a cash dividend of Rs1 per share, equal to 10 per cent.

Revenue fell 5 per cent to Rs4.38bn, pulling gross profit down 4 per cent to Rs2.05bn. Distribution and selling expenses climbed 14 per cent to Rs719.43m, and operating profit slipped 12 per cent to Rs994.08m. Finance costs rose 42 per cent to Rs255.87m, while profit before tax declined 24 per cent to Rs704.42m.

The report identifies weaker sales, higher distribution spending and bigger finance charges as the main drags on earnings. A 72 per cent drop in tax to Rs44.83m partly cushioned the impact, while administrative costs eased to Rs332.31m. Other income also turned slightly positive at Rs337 thousand against a loss of Rs30.29m a year earlier.