Roshan Packages lifts FY26 profit, pushes paper mill backward integration
Roshan Packages Limited (PSX: RPL) reported consolidated net profit of Rs115mn for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, up 4% from Rs110.14mn (restated) a year earlier, on a 12% rise in net revenue. The Pakistani packaging group is backward-integrating through its subsidiary Roshan Sun Tao Paper Mills to cut reliance on imported paper inputs and widen its supplier base amid volatile raw material and freight costs.
Why this mattersA packaging producer building its own paper supply signals how import-dependent converters are hedging against freight and raw material volatility.
- Consolidated net profit for FY26 (ended 30 June 2026) rose 4% to Rs115mn from Rs110.14mn restated in FY25.
- Net revenue grew 12% in FY26, helped by a sizeable tax reversal.
- Basic and diluted EPS rose to Rs0.81 from Rs0.78 in FY25.
- The board recommended a cash dividend of 10%, or Re1 per share.
- Backward integration is being pursued through subsidiary Roshan Sun Tao Paper Mills to reduce dependence on external and imported paper inputs.
- The company is also widening its supplier base and evaluating alternate trade routes to limit disruption from geopolitical developments.
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