Interest burden leaves DBEIL with Rs 2.88 cr profit on Rs 11.93 cr operating profit
The standalone Q1FY27 result had no comparison available, while other income and interest materially shaped profit after operations.
Filed 14 Aug 2026, 17:50 IST · after market close · DBEIL (DBEIL)
Key takeaways
- Standalone operating profit of Rs 11.93 cr translated into net profit of only Rs 2.88 cr after Rs 7.39 cr of interest.
- Interest expense of Rs 7.39 cr was the main drag between operating profit and pre-tax profit of Rs 3.85 cr.
- Net profit included Rs 1.04 cr of other income, while tax took Rs 0.97 cr from pre-tax profit.
Operating profit did not carry through to earnings
DBEIL reported standalone operating profit of Rs 11.93 cr on revenue of Rs 89.86 cr in Q1FY27. The gap between operating profit and pre-tax profit was driven mainly by Rs 7.39 cr of interest, with depreciation at Rs 1.72 cr.
Interest was larger than the final profit
Interest expense absorbed a substantial part of operating profit, leaving profit before tax at Rs 3.85 cr. Other income of Rs 1.04 cr partly offset the below-operating charges, while tax of Rs 0.97 cr reduced profit to Rs 2.88 cr and EPS to Rs 0.06.
No quarter-on-quarter or year-on-year trend to assess
The available result has no sequential or year-on-year comparison, and there is no multi-quarter trend in the reported data. The result was filed after market close on 14 August 2026, so no immediate stock reaction is covered.
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 | ₹90 cr |
| Other income | ₹1 cr |
| Expenses | ₹78 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹12 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 13.27% |
| Interest | ₹7 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹2 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹4 cr |
| Tax | ₹1 cr |
| Net profit | ₹3 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.06 |
What to watch
- Whether interest expense remains below operating profit of Rs 11.93 cr.
- Whether other income stays material against profit before tax of Rs 3.85 cr.
- Whether standalone EPS moves up from Rs 0.06.