MCB Arif Habib Savings and Investments – now known as MCB Funds – has delivered one of its strongest financial performances in recent memory. For the financial year ended 30 June 2025, the asset manager reported total revenue of Rs4.79 billion, up from Rs1.84 billion a year earlier – an increase of roughly 160%, or “nearly triple” on the year. The step-up was led by management and investment advisory fees, which surged to Rs4.45 billion (FY24: Rs1.61 billion), alongside higher sales-load and related income of Rs259.6 million (FY24: Rs193.7 million). Gains on investments were also positive, though smaller in absolute terms.
The stronger top line filtered through to profits. Profit before tax rose to Rs2.75 billion (FY24: Rs1.27 billion), while profit after tax came in at Rs1.76 billion, up from Rs861 million the prior year. Earnings per share more than doubled to Rs24.42 (FY24: Rs11.96). The board also recommended a final cash dividend of Rs3.5 per share (35%) – on top of an interim dividend of the same amount paid during the year – implying a full-year payout of Rs7.0 per share. On headline numbers, the business is now solidly back in high-profit territory. The content in this publication is expensive to produce. But unlike other journalistic outfits, business publications have to cover the very organizations that directly give them advertisements. Hence, this large source of revenue, which is the lifeblood of other media houses, is severely compromised on account of Profit’s no-compromise policy when it comes to our reporting. No wonder, Profit has lost multiple ad deals, worth tens of millions of rupees, due to stories that held big businesses to account. Hence, for our work to continue unfettered, it must be supported by discerning readers who know the value of quality business journalism, not just for the economy but for the society as a whole.To read the full article, subscribe and support independent business journalism in Pakistan
