Industrias Estra Full-Year 2025 Profits Fall 50% Year-on-Year
Medellin-based industrial/consumer plastic-products manufacturer Industrias Estra announced March 25 that its full-year 2025 net income fell 50% year-on-year, to COP$659 million (US$178,000), from COP$1.3 billion (US$351,000) in 2024.
Despite the profits decline, 2025 revenues actually rose 10.7% year-on-year, to COP$103 billion (US$27.8 million).
However, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell 14% year-on-year, to COP$13.7 billion (US$3.7 million), according to the company.
A decline in gross margins and higher labor and distribution costs hurt profits during 2025, according to Estra.
In response, during 2025 Estra “consolidated progress in our commercial, operational, and technological management, in a complex environment marked by adjustments in demand and regulatory changes in labor and transportation,” according to the company.
“Estra reaffirmed its strategic focus on our ‘Industrial’ and ‘Environmental’ categories, which have represented more than 72% of sales in the last five years. Both segments registered sustained growth, with increases of 14.9% and 8.4% in revenue, and 9.9% and 2.2% in volume,” according to the company.
“The ‘Environmental’ category continued to advance with initiatives focused on sustainability and corporate responsibility, driving a portfolio that integrates post-industrial and post-consumer recycled materials.
“In addition to consolidating these strategic categories, the company strengthened the performance of its other business lines: ‘Organization,’ ‘Housewares,’ and ‘Horeca,’ which together represented 25.4% of sales.
“On the international front, our export channel registered a 7.2% growth measured in [Colombian] pesos, driven mainly by the Central America and Caribbean region, which grew 12.8% in revenue and 22.4% in volume.
“This result was made possible by strengthening relationships with new retail clients in markets such as El Salvador, Venezuela, and Costa Rica.
“In Ecuador, [sales via] a major supermarket chain were consolidated through improvements in product displays, investment in promotional materials, and participation in the development of exclusive collections,” the company added.
