Esfahan Steel (ZOBI) Posts Six-Month Loss of 92,996 Billion Rials Versus Profit of 69,505 Billion Rials a Year Earlier

Esfahan Steel (ticker ZOBI, Zob Ahan Esfahan) reported a net loss of 92,996 billion rials in its six-month interim financial statements for the period ended 22 September 2026 (31 Shahrivar 1405), filed on Codal on Friday, 23 October 2026 (1 Aban 1405). In the same period a year earlier (restated and audited) the company earned a net profit of 69,505 billion rials. The loss per share is 140 rials, against earnings of 104 rials a year earlier.

Operating revenue was 352,409 billion rials, about 17 percent above 301,143 billion rials, but cost of sales rose 25 percent to 362,169 billion rials. The result is a gross loss of 9,760 billion rials; a year earlier the company reported a gross profit of 10,992 billion rials. The operating loss widened from 41,405 billion rials to 97,734 billion rials, and finance costs were 12,109 billion rials. Other non-operating items fell from 127,214 billion rials to 16,847 billion rials.

The figures come from the company's own (standalone, non-consolidated) income statement and are unaudited; they belong to Codal tracing number 1612447.