Maple Leaf Cement 1QFY27 profit jumps 54% to Rs4bn

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited reported consolidated profit of Rs4.21 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 54.19% from Rs2.73 billion a year earlier, Mettis Global reported. Basic and diluted earnings per share rose 36.15% to Rs3.54. Revenue increased 87.57% to Rs30.92 billion, while gross profit more than doubled to Rs12.18 billion.

Operating profit climbed 125.81% to Rs9.95 billion, but higher costs reduced the benefit reaching the bottom line. Finance cost rose more than six-fold to Rs2.47 billion, and the company recorded an associated-company loss of Rs683.13 million, compared with Rs3.09 million in the prior-year quarter. Income tax doubled to Rs2.65 billion, limiting the increase in quarterly profit despite stronger revenue and gross profit.