Akola-linked firm maintains scale but reports declines in profit and volumes
Akola, Maharashtra — AB Akola Group recorded consolidated revenue exceeding EUR 1.5 billion for the 12 months of the financial year 2025/2026, but key profitability measures and trading volumes fell compared with the prior year, according to a financial report carried by the Manila Times.
The Group sold 3,053,397 tonnes of products in FY 2025/26, down about 2% from the previous year’s 3,116,339 tonnes. Gross profit declined to EUR 183.1 million, a drop of roughly 5.7%, while operating profit fell about 21.5% to EUR 61.9 million.
- Consolidated revenue: EUR 1,511.3 million (down 4.4% year-on-year)
- EBITDA: EUR 96.4 million (down 12.5%)
- Net profit: EUR 43.3 million (down 28.7%)
The company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to EUR 96.4 million, around 12.5% lower than the prior 12-month period. Net profit was reported at EUR 43.3 million, a decline of nearly 29% year-on-year.
"The previous financial year was the second-best in AB Akola Group’s history, setting a high base for comparison," said Mažvydas Šileika, Deputy CEO for Finance and Investments at AB Akola Group, according to the report.
Šileika emphasised that despite the year-on-year drops the Group retained a solid level of operating profitability and that the capital market has recognised progress: the company’s share price had risen by more than 50% since the end of 2024, the report noted. He also pointed to market fluctuations in agriculture and food sectors and reiterated the Group’s aim to preserve long-term value through a balanced portfolio and focused investments.
Local relevance and context
While AB Akola Group appears in international financial coverage, Akolakar (residents of Akola) should note two points. First, companies that carry a city name can influence perceptions of local business strength and may have linkages — commercial, branding or historical — that matter to local suppliers, traders and labour markets. Second, changes in the performance of an agriculture-and-food-related group can reflect broader sectoral pressures — commodity price swings, supply-chain costs and demand shifts — that also affect growers and traders in Vidarbha.
Local traders and farmer cooperatives in Akola often watch corporate buyers and processors for changes in procurement policies, payment terms and sourcing plans. A contraction in volumes or tighter margins at a large buyer can translate into pressure on procurement prices or credit terms offered to upstream suppliers.
Key figures at a glance
| Metric | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total volume (tonnes) | 3,116,339 | 3,053,397 | (2.0)% |
| Revenue (thousand EUR) | 1,580,699 | 1,511,294 | (4.4)% |
| EBITDA (thousand EUR) | 110,219 | 96,408 | (12.5)% |
| Net profit (thousand EUR) | 60,692 | 43,298 | (28.7)% |
The published statement attributed the declines partly to the high base set by the previous year, described as the Group’s second-best. It also underlined that sectoral volatility is expected and that management will focus on sustaining profitability under varying market conditions.
For Akola’s business community, monitoring whether the Group adjusts procurement, pricing or investment in processing and storage will be important. Any visible change in sourcing patterns or credit terms could have a direct effect on local cotton, soybean and other commodity traders in the region.
Further information is available in the company release reproduced by the Manila Times; local stakeholders seeking specifics on contracts, local operations or employment should approach the company’s investor relations or regional offices for confirmation.
