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ELITE reports 14% decline in twelve months net profit

September 29, 2026

 

Elite Diagnostic Limited (ELITE)
Audited financial statements for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026

Elite Diagnostic Limited (ELITE) reported a 2% increase in revenue totaling $867.30 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $853.82 million in the corresponding period last year.

Direct costs amounted to $197.33 million (2025: $211.44 million), representing a 7% decrease year over year. Consequently, gross profit increased by 4% to $669.96 million compared to $642.39 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2025.

Administrative expenses increased by 3% to $413.49 million (2025: $400.90 million), while depreciation increased by 5% from $170.11 million in 2025 to $179.38 million in the period under review. The company also recorded an impairment allowance expense of $818,000 compared to an impairment allowance credit of $1.93 million in the prior year.

As a result, operating profit for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, amounted to $76.27 million, a 4% increase relative to $73.31 million reported in 2025.

Gain on foreign exchange for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, amounted to $2.67 million (2025: $2.62 million), while other income was $1.29 million (2025: $133,000). Finance costs totaled $48.31 million, a 23% increase from the corresponding period last year (2025: $39.14 million), reflecting new borrowings drawn to fund capital expansion.

Profit Before Tax for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, amounted to $31.91 million, a 14% decrease relative to $36.92 million reported in 2025.

Income tax for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, decreased by 12% to $4.31 million (2025: $4.90 million). As a result, net profit for the year amounted to $27.60 million, a 14% decrease from the $32.02 million reported in 2025.

Consequently, earnings per share (EPS) for the twelve months amounted to $0.08 (2025: $0.09).

Notably, ELITE’s stock price closed on September 28, 2026, at $1.52, with a corresponding P/E ratio of 19.46x, based on the trailing EPS of $0.078.

Balance Sheet Highlights

The company’s assets totalled $1.31 billion (2025: $1.11 billion). The increase in total assets was mainly attributable to a 38% rise in property, plant and equipment to $968.13 million (2025: $701.16 million) following the acquisition of a property for the planned relocation of operations. This was partly offset by a 45% decline in cash and cash equivalents to $124.55 million (2025: $225.55 million).

Shareholders’ equity stood at $570.61 million (2025: $543.01 million), representing a book value per share of $1.61 (2025: $1.54).

 

 

 

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