Profit Margins

Iran war-driven input cost pressures drag FY27 earnings growth forecast to 9.2% from 16.5% in February, while real estate bucks the trend

Home services marketplace Urban Company on Friday said its consolidated net loss widened to Rs 182.48 crore in the July-September quarter of FY27. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 59.33 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Urban Company's revenue from operations rose 41.4 per cent to Rs 537.29 crore from Rs 380.03 crore in Q2 FY26. On a sequential basis, the net loss widened from Rs 92.12 crore in the April-June quarter, while revenue was up 1.7 per cent. The company's board also approved raising up to Rs 2,500 crore through the issue of equity shares or other convertible securities via qualified institutional placement (QIP), subject to shareholder approval. The board also gave an in-principle approval to explore residential air conditioners as a new line of business under its 'Native' brand. The company said it already services millions of air conditioners every year, which gives it first-hand insight into product gaps and customer needs. The .

Bajaj Housing Finance reported an 18% rise in Q2 FY27 net profit to ₹757 crore, while total income grew 18.3% to ₹3,251 crore and assets under management increased 25% to ₹1.58 trillion.

DLF's consolidated net profit rose 11.1 per cent year-on-year in Q2FY27, while revenue declined 23.3 per cent; new sales bookings surged 478.7 per cent sequentially to Rs 3,800 crore

Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a 13% rise in net profit to ₹5,532 crore for the second quarter ended September 2026, according to a regulatory filing.

Shoppers Stop reported a net profit of ₹3.11 crore in Q2 FY27 against a loss of ₹20.11 crore a year ago, while revenue rose 8.72% to ₹1,366.27 crore, driven by its premiumisation strategy.

The B2B e-commerce firm expects FY26 revenue to grow 10 to 12 per cent as losses narrow by about 20 per cent, with CEO Vaibhav Gupta targeting profitability by end-2027

Voltas grew RAC volumes 45 per cent Y-o-Y and increased market share, but low margins remain a concern as analysts cut earnings estimates and await margin expansion

The margin of net profit was also up 70 basis points on a quarter-on-quarter basis from 10.6 per cent in Q3FY26

A surge in oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict is delivering billions to Russia. But beneath the windfall, economic risks still remain.

Nomura has warned that bank margins may decline in FY27 as credit growth continues to outpace deposits. Rising CD ratio, falling LCR, and weak deposit growth remain key risks for the banking sector.

K P Energy on Wednesday posted a 58 per cent on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 41.35 crore in the December quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. "The company has recorded its highest-ever Q3 Profit After Tax (PAT) on a consolidated basis for Q3FY26 at Rs 41.35 crore in comparison to that for Q3FY25 at Rs 26.39 crore, representing a growth of 58 per cent," a company statement said. According to the statement, its consolidated revenue from operations reached its highest-ever level for a second quarter, rising from Rs 211.84 crore in Q3FY25 to Rs 344.96 crore in Q3FY26 - a growth of about 63 per cent. The board also declared the third interim dividend at 4 per cent per equity share having a face value of Rs 5 each for 2025-26. The record date for the dividend will be January 28, 2026. The board also approved the allotment of 6,88,800 equity shares of face value Rs five each, fully paid-up, upon conversion of an equivalent number of warrants to Faruk G. Patel, ...

Arvind Ltd noted strong growth in the fabric segment during the quarter despite the impact of US tariffs. Revenue was up 8.4 per cent to ₹2,371 crore, driven by textile growth

The company's continued focus on premiumisation and expansion of its retail and distribution network is expected to sustain growth momentum

Dairy firm Heritage Foods Ltd has posted 5.75 per cent drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 38.16 crore for the fourth quarter of 2024-25 fiscal year on higher expenses. Net profit stood at Rs 40.49 crore in a year-ago period, the company said in a statement. Total income increased to Rs 1,048.4 crore in January-March period of 2024-25 from Rs 950.5 crore a year ago. However, expenses remained higher at Rs 990.5 crore as compared with Rs 898.62 crore earlier. For the full 2024-25 fiscal year, net profit rose to Rs 188.28 crore as against Rs 106.54 crore a year ago. Heritage Foods Executive Director Brahmani Nara said the company has delivered its "highest-ever quarterly and annual revenue, crossing Rs 4,134.6 crore in FY25." Excluding the bulk B2B segment, revenue growth remained consistently above 10 per cent each quarter, reflecting the strength of the core portfolio and market strategy despite industry headwinds, she said. "We continued to strengthen our omni-channel presen

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Friday reported a 25 per cent drop in its March quarter net profit as refining margins fell on softening global oil rates. Consolidated net profit was at Rs 469.93 crore in January-March (fourth quarter of 2024-25 fiscal year) compared with Rs 627.89 crore earnings in the same period of last financial year, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. Revenue from operations was almost flat at Rs 20,580.65 crore. For the full fiscal (April 2024 to March 2025), CPCL's net profit plunged to Rs 173.53 crore from Rs 2,711.25 crore in 2023-24. CPCL said it earned USD 4.22 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuel in FY25, down from USD 8.64 per barrel gross refining margin in the previous year. The firm, which is a subsidiary of state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), processed 2.974 million tonnes of crude oil in Q4, slightly lower than 3.087 million tonnes processed in January-March 2024. In full 2024-25 fiscal, crude oil processing

GDPI of the largest private general insurer was up by 2.27 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 6,211 crore in the quarter after the insurance regulator introduced 1/N accounting norms

The Q3FY25 results saw Tata Chemicals report a net loss of Rs 53 crore, from Rs 158 crore profit in Q3FY24

Tata Motors' consolidated profit for Q3FY25 fell 22.4 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 5,451 crore, from Rs 7,025 crore in Q3FY24

Pricing weakness to chip away at earnings: Single-digit demand growth, realisations to dip