Hemas posts resilient 9mth results led by healthcare sector
View(s):Hemas Holdings, in releasing its 9-month results ending December 2025, said that during the last quarter, macroeconomic conditions reflected selective cost pressures alongside areas of stability, with a moderated net impact on the group’s performance.
The Sri Lankan Rupee depreciated by 2.4 per cent, driven by higher import-related foreign exchange outflows and cyclone-related economic disruption. This created some pressure on imported inputs, particularly in Consumer Brands and Healthcare, which was partially mitigated through pricing actions, procurement discipline and cost optimisation initiatives, its Group CEO – Ashish Chandra, said in his review.
For the nine months ending December, cumulative earnings increased by 7.5 per cent to Rs. 5.9 billion, supported by revenue growth of 9.4 per cent to Rs. 95.8 billion and a significant reduction in net finance costs. Operating profit was broadly stable at Rs. 9.8 billion, with margin pressures in select Consumer Brands categories offset by robust performance in Healthcare and Mobility, both of which delivered double-digit growth in revenue and earnings.
This highlighted the increasing contribution and resilience of the group’s Healthcare and Mobility platforms and diversity of group to withstand such adverse events in the future.
Quarterly profitability, the CEO said, was affected by higher overheads and depreciation arising from recent capacity expansion and capability-building investments especially in the Healthcare sector, which position the group for medium-term growth but temporarily weigh on near-term earnings.
In consumer brands, cumulative revenue increased marginally to Rs. 36.5 billion, while earnings reached Rs. 4.2 billion. During the period there was margin pressure due to the Home Care segment, higher overhead costs earlier in the year, and investments in brand building and capability enhancement.
Despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges in Bangladesh, the international consumer business delivered strong cumulative revenue growth of 18 per cent Year on Year (in BDT terms), driven by volume expansion and pricing actions within the Value-Added Hair Oil category.
The cumulative Healthcare sector revenues increased by 14.6 per cent to Rs. 57.6 billion, driving growth in operating profits to Rs 4.8 billion and earnings of Rs. 3.2 billion, recording increases of 9.2 per cent and 16.9 per cent respectively.
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