{"id":408,"date":"2026-05-05T18:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/?p=408"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:55:02","slug":"telecard-reports-24-growth-in-q3-fy2026-profit-despite-revenue-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/?p=408","title":{"rendered":"Telecard Reports 24% Growth in Q3 FY2026 Profit Despite Revenue Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karachi, May 5, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Telecard Limited has announced its financial results for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2026, reporting a significant improvement in profitability despite a decline in revenue compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements, net revenue stood at <strong>Rs7.04 billion<\/strong>, compared to <strong>Rs7.96 billion<\/strong> during the corresponding period in 2025. Despite the lower revenue base, Telecard successfully improved operational efficiency, resulting in a higher gross profit of <strong>Rs1.87 billion<\/strong>, up from <strong>Rs1.77 billion<\/strong> a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The company recorded a consolidated <strong>profit after tax of Rs381.4 million<\/strong>, representing a growth of approximately <strong>24%<\/strong> from <strong>Rs307.2 million<\/strong> reported in the same period last year. Earnings attributable to shareholders increased to <strong>Rs239.5 million<\/strong>, while earnings per share (EPS) improved to <strong>Rs0.71<\/strong>, compared with <strong>Rs0.63<\/strong> in the corresponding period of FY2025.<\/p>\n<p>Operating profit rose to <strong>Rs752.5 million<\/strong>, supported by better cost management and stronger gross margins. However, finance costs increased to <strong>Rs98.6 million<\/strong>, reflecting higher borrowing and financing expenses.<\/p>\n<p>On the balance sheet side, Telecard&#8217;s total assets expanded to <strong>Rs10.09 billion<\/strong> as of March 31, 2026, compared with <strong>Rs9.36 billion<\/strong> at the end of June 2025. Shareholders&#8217; equity strengthened to <strong>Rs5.51 billion<\/strong>, reflecting retained earnings growth during the period.<\/p>\n<p>The company generated <strong>Rs77.7 million<\/strong> in net cash from operating activities, a notable improvement from the slight cash outflow reported in the corresponding period last year. Trade receivables and other receivables increased as the business expanded its customer and operational base.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Directors did not recommend any cash dividend, bonus shares, right shares, or other corporate actions for the period.<\/p>\n<p>Management stated that the third-quarter financial statements have been approved by the Board and will be submitted through the Pakistan Unified Corporate Action Reporting System (PUCARS) in accordance with regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The latest results indicate that Telecard continues to focus on profitability improvement, operational efficiency, and strengthening its financial position despite a challenging revenue environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi, May 5, 2026 \u2014 Telecard Limited has announced its financial results for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2026, reporting a significant improvement in profitability despite a decline in revenue compared to the same period last year. According to the company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements, net revenue stood at Rs7.04 billion, compared to Rs7.96 billion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-telecard-limited-tele-psx","tag-financial-results","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finance.brands.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}