BLEL reports Rs 19.19 cr standalone profit in Q1FY27
Operating margin stood at 18.17%, while other income remained a smaller component of pre-tax profit.
Filed 07 Sep 2026, 18:51 IST · after market close · Behari Lal Engineering Ltd (BLEL)
Key takeaways
- Standalone Q1 operating margin was 18.17%, 6.36 percentage points above the Industrials median across 285 reported peers.
- The stock fell 5.70% on the first reaction day and was down 10.43% by t+5.
- Other income was Rs 2.17 cr against Rs 25.75 cr of profit before tax, so reported profit was not dominated by non-operating income.
Price around the results
Standalone quarter delivered a 18.17% operating margin
This was a standalone result. Revenue of Rs 151.67 cr translated into Rs 27.56 cr of operating profit and Rs 19.19 cr of net profit after Rs 6.56 cr of tax. The reported tax rate was 25.47%.
Margin was well above the Industrials peer median
BLEL's 18.17% operating margin was 6.36 percentage points above the 11.81% median for the 285 Industrials companies that had reported the quarter. Other income of Rs 2.17 cr was modest relative to profit before tax of Rs 25.75 cr, so the result was not primarily supported by non-operating income.
Post-result selling intensified through the fifth session
The company filed the result after market close on 7 September, and the stock fell 5.70% on the first reaction day.
Q1FY27 at a glance
Standalone figures as filed with NSE — cross-checked against an independent source.
| Line item | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹152 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹124 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹28 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 18.17% |
| Interest | ₹0 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹4 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹26 cr |
| Tax | ₹7 cr |
| Net profit | ₹19 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹4.92 |
Operating margin of 18.17% compares with a Industrials sector median of 11.81% across 285 peers that have reported Q1FY27.
How the stock reacted
| Window | Stock | vs NIFTY |
|---|---|---|
| Results day | -5.70% | -5.09% |
| Next session | -4.51% | — |
| 5 sessions | -10.43% | -8.07% |
| 15 sessions | +1.53% | — |
Volume on the results session was 0.40× its 20-day average.
What to watch
- Whether operating margin remains near 18.17% in the next quarter.
- Whether the tax rate stays close to 25.47%.
- Whether interest and depreciation remain around Rs 0.43 cr and Rs 3.55 cr.