CLEDUCATE reports Rs 1.67 cr loss despite operating profit
Interest and depreciation offset operating profit, while other income exceeded pre-tax profit and the reported tax rate reached 827.63%.
Filed 04 Aug 2026, 17:58 IST · after market close · CLEDUCATE (CLEDUCATE)
Key takeaways
- CLEDUCATE reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.67 cr in Q1FY27 despite operating profit of Rs 17.37 cr.
- Interest of Rs 10.58 cr and depreciation of Rs 11.18 cr absorbed operating profit, leaving profit before tax at Rs 0.23 cr.
- Other income of Rs 4.62 cr exceeded profit before tax, while the 827.63% tax rate further reduced reported earnings.
Operating profit did not reach the bottom line
CLEDUCATE’s consolidated Q1FY27 operating profit of Rs 17.37 cr translated into profit before tax of only Rs 0.23 cr. Interest at Rs 10.58 cr and depreciation at Rs 11.18 cr together more than offset operating profit before other income. The result was a net loss of Rs 1.67 cr, with EPS at negative Rs 0.31.
Other income and tax distorted reported earnings
Other income of Rs 4.62 cr was larger than the Rs 0.23 cr profit before tax, showing that the reported pre-tax result was not supported by operating profit alone. The 13.62% operating margin therefore did not translate into meaningful pre-tax earnings after financing and depreciation costs. Tax of Rs 1.9 cr on the small pre-tax profit produced an 827.63% tax rate and further widened the net loss.
Results were filed after market close
The consolidated results were filed on 04 Aug 2026 at 17:58 IST, after market close. With no quarter-on-quarter, year-on-year or prior-reaction comparison provided, the key read-through is the gap between operating profit and reported earnings.
Q1FY27 at a glance
Consolidated figures as filed with NSE — filed ahead of third-party databases, not yet independently cross-checked.
| Line item | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹128 cr |
| Other income | ₹5 cr |
| Expenses | ₹110 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹17 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 13.62% |
| Interest | ₹11 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹11 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹0 cr |
| Tax | ₹2 cr |
| Net profit | ₹-2 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹-0.31 |
What to watch
- Whether operating profit continues to cover interest of Rs 10.58 cr and depreciation of Rs 11.18 cr.
- Whether other income remains above Rs 4.62 cr.
- Whether the tax rate moves away from 827.63% as profit before tax changes.