Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Bharti Hexacom, Ambuja Cement, Tata Consumer Products, and Godfrey Phillips India are also to release their July-September earnings reports today
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Exports, lean costs, and tax cuts keep growth engines humming, but next bend will call for sharper steering
Vedanta's second-quarter results met street expectations on robust operational performance, with analysts viewing the miner as well-positioned to benefit from the commodity rebound while advancing its deleveraging strategy. Brokerages Nuvama, Citi, ICICI Securities and Investec maintained a strong bullish stance on metals and natural resources major Vedanta Ltd. They cited factors such as Vedanta Resources' leverage being at comfortable levels, potential medium-term upside in aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME), volume growth, likely lower costs, and the likely completion of the demerger process as reasons for the bullish call. Nuvama said Vedanta's focus on demerger and delivery is on the verge of paying off, supported by tailwinds from commodity prices. The brokerage expects this to contribute to higher third-quarter earnings. "Q3 FY26 EBITDA is likely to jump 20 per cent QoQ led by higher prices, volume, and lower aluminium cost of production," Nuvama said. It increase
Quarterly earnings, macroeconomic data announcements and global trends will drive the Indian stock markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Stock markets would remain closed on Wednesday for the Guru Nanak Gurpurab holiday. "The holiday-shortened week is expected to remain eventful, with multiple key data releases and major corporate earnings lined up. On the macroeconomic front, attention will turn to the final readings of the HSBC manufacturing PMI, as well as the HSBC services and composite PMI data, which will offer cues on domestic growth momentum. "On the earnings front, several index heavyweights are set to announce their quarterly results, including Bharti Airtel, Titan Company, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, InterGlobe Aviation, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India, Lupin, Bajaj Auto and Hindalco," Ajit Mishra- SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. Globally, developments related to trade deals and trends in major international markets will also be ...
JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported an increase of 17 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 159.25 crore for the September quarter. The company had posted a profit of Rs 136.15 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Cement Ltd (JKCL). Its revenue from operations was up 17.9 per cent at Rs 3,019.20 crore in the September quarter. It was at Rs 2,560.12 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. JKCL's total expenses were at Rs 2,827.36 crore, up 11 per cent in the September quarter. The total income of JKCL, which includes other income, was at Rs 3,070.08 crore, up 18.17 per cent in the September quarter. JKCL has a grey cement capacity of 26.26 MTPA.
Adjusted Ebitda loss of ₹35 crore driven by investments in new vertical Insta Help; international markets achieve breakeven
Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Urban Company, Azad Engineering, Transcorp Internationals, Triveni Glass, Orient Cement, and Netweb Technologies are also to release their July-Sep earnings
Bank of Baroda's net profit fell 8.2 per cent in Q2 FY26 to Rs 4,809 crore on lower recoveries; the lender made a Rs 400 crore floating provision ahead of the ECL transition
State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd on Friday reported an 18 per cent drop in September quarter net profit as petrochemical margins came under pressure in a quarter with flattish volumes. Standalone net profit of Rs 2,823.19 crore in the July-September period -- the second quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year -- compared with Rs 3,453.12 crore earning in the same period last year, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. While earnings from its natural gas transmission as well as marketing business ere flattish, petrochemical business posted a nearly Rs 300 crore pre-tax loss on margin pressures. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 35,031 crore from Rs 32,930.72 crore in July-September 2024. For half year (April-September), net profit fell 24 per cent to Rs 4,103.56 crore. According to GAIL, natural gas, which is used to generate power, produce fertiliser, turned into CNG to run automobiles or used in kitchens for cooking, sold in H1 of current fiscal year was 105.47
The exceptional loss included a write off of ₹1,407 crore in Talwandi Sabo Power (TSPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vedanta, in pursuant to a Supreme Court order dated in August 19
ITC's cigarette and FMCG segments delivered steady performance in Q2 FY26 despite a slump in agri sales; analysts see scope for a valuation re-rating as core margins improve
Company's board of directors approves interim dividend of ₹7.5 per equity share for FY26
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday reported a 169 per cent jump in its September quarter net profit on the back of a surge in refining margins. Its standalone net profit of Rs 6,442.53 crore in July-September - the second quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year - was 169 per cent higher than Rs 2,397.93 crore earned in the same period last year, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. The company earned USD 10.78 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuels like petrol and diesel, compared to a gross refining margin of USD 4.41 per barrel in July-September 2024. The revenue from operations was up 3 per cent at Rs 1.21 lakh crore. On operational performance, BPCL said its refineries achieved a throughput of 9.82 million tonnes with a capacity utilisation of 111 per cent in Q2 against 10.28 million tonnes processed in the same period a year back. BPCL registered quarterly domestic sales of 12.67 million tonnes, a growth of 2.26 per cent over 12.39 million tonne
Despite the drop in profit, Vedanta's total income rose to ₹40,464 crore from ₹38,934 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal
Shriram Finance's Q2 FY26 profit rose 7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,314 crore as total income surged 18 per cent and NPAs declined; the firm expects up to 20 per cent loan growth
Patanjali Foods Ltd, which is mainly into edible oils, on Friday reported a 67 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 516.69 crore for the second quarter of this financial year. Its net profit stood at Rs 308.58 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 9,850.06 crore during the July-September period of 2025-26 fiscal from Rs 8,132.76 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing. During the 2024-25 fiscal, the company posted a net profit of Rs 1,300.7 crore over a total income of Rs 33,924.34 crore.
Diagnostics chain declares ₹7 per share interim dividend, 1:1 bonus issue
Shriram Finance Ltd, the flagship company of diversified conglomerate Shriram Group, on Friday reported a 7 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,314 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal year. The NBFC firm had earned a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,153 crore in the second quarter of the previous fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 11,921 crore in the quarter under review, from Rs 10,097 crore in the same period a year ago, Shriram Finance said in a regulatory filing. The NBFC firm earned an interest income of Rs 11,551 crore in the quarter as against Rs 9,815 crore in the same period a year ago. Total expenses also moved up to Rs 8,808 crore, as compared to Rs 7,345 crore in the same period in the previous fiscal. The company's asset quality improved with gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) declining to 4.57 per cent of gross advances as of September 30, 2025, from 5.32 per cent by the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal. Net NPAs also moder
FMCG firm LT Foods has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 163.85 crore in the second quarter ended September, up nearly 9 per cent on a year-on-year basis, driven by higher revenue. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 150.61 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, a regulatory filing on Thursday showed. During the quarter under review, LT Foods' total income rose to Rs 2,772.48 crore, from Rs 2,134.04 crore in the previous financial year. Its total expenses, however, also increased to Rs 2,544.19 crore, from Rs 1,942.92 crore, the filing showed. Ashwani Arora, Managing Director & CEO, LT Foods, said, "As we look ahead in FY26, our priority is to build a stronger, future-ready LT Foods -- one that deepens brand equity, accelerates market expansion, invests in digital transformation, and evolves through strategic partnerships. We remain steadfast in delivering products that embody trust, quality, and value for our consumers across the globe.