Other income exceeded pre-tax profit in Ambica Agarwal's Q1FY27
Interest of Rs 3.00 cr absorbed most of operating profit, while the company filed its standalone results after market close.
Filed 14 Aug 2026, 19:48 IST · after market close · AMBICAAGAR (AMBICAAGAR)
Key takeaways
- Standalone Q1 operating profit was Rs 3.16 cr, but Rs 3.00 cr of interest limited profit before tax to Rs 1.48 cr.
- Other income of Rs 1.98 cr exceeded profit before tax, making it an important support to reported earnings.
- Net profit was Rs 1.11 cr after a 25.17% tax rate, with operating margin at 12.81%.
Price around the results
Finance costs absorbed most operating profit
Standalone operations generated Rs 3.16 cr before interest and depreciation. Interest of Rs 3.00 cr, along with depreciation of Rs 0.67 cr, left profit before tax at Rs 1.48 cr. Other income of Rs 1.98 cr cushioned this gap and supported net profit of Rs 1.11 cr.
Reported profit had a sizeable other-income component
Other income was Rs 1.98 cr, higher than the Rs 1.48 cr profit before tax, so reported earnings were not driven solely by operating profit. The 25.17% tax rate then reduced pre-tax profit to Rs 1.11 cr of net profit. Operating margin stood at 12.81%.
Results were filed after market close
AMBICAAGAR reported standalone Q1FY27 results for the quarter ended 30 June 2026. The filing was made after market close on 14 August 2026, at 19:48 IST.
Q1FY27 at a glance
Standalone figures as filed with NSE — filed ahead of third-party databases, not yet independently cross-checked.
| Line item | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹25 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹21 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹3 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 12.81% |
| Interest | ₹3 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹1 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹1 cr |
| Tax | ₹0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹1 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.64 |
How the stock reacted
| Window | Stock | vs NIFTY |
|---|---|---|
| Results day | -4.61% | -4.29% |
| Next session | -2.57% | — |
| 5 sessions | -0.28% | +0.32% |
| 15 sessions | +7.62% | — |
Volume on the results session was 6.03× its 20-day average.
What to watch
- Whether operating margin holds above 12.81% in the next quarter.
- Whether interest expense moves below Rs 3.00 cr.
- The next quarter's other-income contribution relative to Rs 1.98 cr.