Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Meghna Petroleum posted a record profit of Tk 6.64 billion in FY25, driven by higher sales margins and substantial income from bank deposits.

The annual profit grew by 23 per cent year-on-year for the year ended in June this year, according to a stock exchange filing on Monday. With that, the company's earnings per share (EPS) rose to Tk 61.39 for FY25 from Tk 50.11 for the previous year.

Meghna Petroleum benefited from an increase in the sales margin per litre of refined products, said the company in its earnings note.

The government raised the margin on fuel sales by 60 per cent to Tk 0.80 per litre for the three state-owned oil marketing companies, including Meghna Petroleum, while the margin on octane and petrol r...