Karachi: Big Bird Foods Ltd. (BBFL) presented its fiscal year 2025 results and outlook in a corporate briefing, highlighting significant revenue growth and improved capacity utilization. The company reported a 58% increase in topline revenue, reaching PkR11.4 billion, driven by a rise in sales volumes, while earnings grew 39% to PkR1.2 billion.
The company's financial performance for FY25 was marked by a substantial year-on-year increase in revenues, reaching PkR11.4 billion from PkR7.2 billion previously. This growth was primarily attributed to a 53% rise in sales volumes. Despite this, gross margins remained steady at 21%, slightly lower than the previous year's 22%, due to increased input costs.
BBFL's earnings for FY25 rose to PkR1.2 billion, with earnings per share (EPS) increasing to PkR3.90 from PkR2.80 in the same period last year. The 39% rise in earnings was primarily driven by robust sales growth.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, BBFL reported revenues of PkR3.9 billion, marking a 74% increase from the same period last year. The company's earnings for the quarter stood at PkR332 million, with EPS rising to PkR1.11 from PkR0.90.
BBFL also reported improvements in capacity utilization, which rose to 29% for FY25, up from 19% in the previous year. The first quarter of FY26 saw further improvement, with capacity utilization reaching approximately 40%. Management expressed confidence in continued growth in both export and local sales, expecting further increases in capacity utilization in the coming years.
The briefing underscored BBFL's strengthened market position and volumetric growth as key factors in its financial success.