PABC Achieves Sales Worth $56,000 in the First Quarter of 2025

Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC) has reported net sales worth $56,000 (4.65 billion rupees) for the first quarter of 2025, representing a slight year-on-year increase of 1%.

The gross profit for the period amounted to approximately $17.41 million (1.445 billion rupees), 4.29% higher than the 1.385 billion obtained in the same quarter of the previous year.

Despite brands such as Coca-Cola Pakistan and Pepsi-Cola International experiencing single-digit declines in their sales volumes in the local market, PABC managed to maintain its revenues stable.

In fact, the company outperformed several competitors in a regional context affected by geopolitical tensions, which led to a 7% decrease in sales of Western soft drinks in the Middle East and South Asia during the first half of 2024, according to NielsenIQ data.

Although PABC maintains close commercial relationships with multinationals, which could have posed a risk, the company mitigated that impact by diversifying its customer portfolio. It currently supplies a growing number of local and regional beverage producers, many of whom are abandoning plastic packaging in favor of aluminum.

The company recently completed a capacity expansion project that raises its annual production to 1.3 billion cans. Outside of the low season (October to January), its plant operates at a utilization rate of nearly 89%. In addition, it has expanded its customer base to include brands of energy drinks, dairy products, and iced coffee, sectors that have seen a boost thanks to consumer rejection of some international soft drink brands.