Essentia's Rs 0.89 cr pre-tax profit shrank to Rs 0.02 cr after tax
Operating profit was only Rs 0.91 cr on Rs 111.91 cr of consolidated revenue, while the 97.87% tax rate absorbed almost all pre-tax profit.
Filed 13 Aug 2026, 12:42 IST · ESSENTIA (ESSENTIA)
Key takeaways
- Essentia reported consolidated revenue of Rs 111.91 cr and operating profit of Rs 0.91 cr in Q1FY27.
- A 97.87% tax rate reduced profit after tax to Rs 0.02 cr from profit before tax of Rs 0.89 cr.
- Other income of Rs 1.11 cr exceeded profit before tax, making the quarter's earnings quality weak.
Revenue was almost fully absorbed by expenses
Essentia's consolidated revenue was Rs 111.91 cr in Q1FY27 against expenses of Rs 111.00 cr, leaving operating profit of Rs 0.91 cr. The resulting operating margin was 0.81%, showing that the business retained little of its revenue before interest, depreciation and tax.
Tax and other income shaped the reported profit
Profit before tax was Rs 0.89 cr, but tax of Rs 0.87 cr produced net profit of only Rs 0.02 cr. The 97.87% tax rate was the main reason profit after tax was so low. Other income of Rs 1.11 cr was higher than profit before tax, which also limits the quality of the reported earnings.
No quarter-on-quarter or market-reaction context is available
The filing provides no year-on-year or sequential comparison, and no multi-quarter trend is available to establish whether margins are improving or deteriorating. The stock reaction is also not covered here, so this quarter cannot be judged against Essentia's usual post-results move.
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 | ₹112 cr |
| Other income | ₹1 cr |
| Expenses | ₹111 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹1 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 0.81% |
| Interest | ₹1 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹0 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹1 cr |
| Tax | ₹1 cr |
| Net profit | ₹0 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.00 |
What to watch
- Whether operating margin moves above the reported 0.81% in the next quarter.
- Whether tax rate falls materially from 97.87% and allows profit after tax to remain above Rs 0.02 cr.
- Whether profit before tax exceeds other income of Rs 1.11 cr.