Over this period, Engineering & Steel shows 0 positive, 0 neutral and 4 negative news signals across its constituents. The auto-generated sector insight (top drivers with direction + rationale) appears here once the analysis worker has processed enough items.
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Showing 4 stories from February 2026
Show allBeco Steel reported profit after tax of Rs149.4 million for the six months ended December 2025, down from Rs175.5 million a year earlier, as sales fell and energy and logistics costs rose. The company stayed profitable through a tough patch for long steel.
The steel makers staged a sharp margin-led recovery in the first half of FY26. International Steels tripled profit to Rs1.61 billion as revenue jumped 38 percent, and Mughal Iron & Steel grew profit more than sixfold on better margins, even with lower sales.
Agha Steel cut its half-year loss to Rs1.8 billion for the six months ended December 2025, down from Rs3.84 billion a year earlier, with loss per share improving to Rs2.50. Lower finance costs did most of the work, though the company still ran a gross loss.
International Industries, Pakistan's largest steel pipe and tube maker, grew first half FY26 net profit 80 percent to Rs699.6 million as consolidated revenue rose 18 percent to Rs14 billion on better operating performance.
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