Margin improves, but Jayant Agro remains below commodity peer median
Expenses fell faster than revenue qoq, but the 5.55% operating margin remained 7.72 percentage points below the 111-peer median.
Filed 04 Nov 2026, 20:21 IST · after market close · Jayant Agro Organics Ltd (JAYAGROGN)
Key takeaways
- Consolidated operating margin expanded by 0.66 percentage points qoq to 5.55% as expenses fell faster than revenue.
- Net profit rose +4.80% qoq to Rs 21.62 cr despite interest costs rising +15.77%.
- Operating margin was 7.72 percentage points below the 13.27% median for 111 reported commodity-sector peers.
Price around the results
Lower costs lifted operating margin
Consolidated revenue fell -1.16% qoq, while expenses declined -1.84%, allowing operating profit to rise +12.00%. That operating leverage lifted the margin by 0.66 percentage points to 5.55%.
Higher interest limited profit conversion
Interest expense rose +15.77% qoq and depreciation increased +5.14%, partly offsetting the operating improvement at the pre-tax level. The tax rate also rose by 0.62 percentage points, so the quarter's +4.80% net-profit growth was not aided by a lower tax rate. Other income represented -0.17% of pre-tax profit and did not support earnings quality.
Margin remains below the commodity peer set
Jayant Agro's 5.55% operating margin was 7.72 percentage points below the 13.27% median among 111 commodity-sector companies that had reported. The qoq direction improved from 4.89% in Q1FY27, but the margin remains low relative to the reported peer group.
Results filed after market close
The consolidated results were filed after market close, so there is no market reaction to assess yet. The next quarter will show whether the lower expense growth seen alongside the -1.16% revenue movement can be sustained.
Q2FY27 at a glance
Consolidated figures as filed with NSE — filed ahead of third-party databases, not yet independently cross-checked.
| Line item | Q2FY27 | Q1FY27 | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹787 cr | ₹797 cr | -1.16% |
| Other income | ₹-0 cr | ₹2 cr | — |
| Expenses | ₹744 cr | ₹758 cr | -1.84% |
| Operating profit | ₹44 cr | ₹39 cr | +12.00% |
| Operating margin (%) | 5.55% | 4.89% | — |
| Interest | ₹8 cr | ₹7 cr | +15.77% |
| Depreciation | ₹6 cr | ₹6 cr | +5.14% |
| Profit before tax | ₹29 cr | ₹28 cr | +5.70% |
| Tax | ₹8 cr | ₹7 cr | +8.26% |
| Net profit | ₹22 cr | ₹21 cr | +4.80% |
| EPS (₹) | ₹7.01 | ₹6.69 | +4.78% |
Operating margin of 5.55% compares with a Commodities sector median of 13.27% across 111 peers that have reported Q2FY27.
What to watch
- Whether consolidated operating margin stays above 5.55%.
- Whether revenue growth turns positive after the -1.16% qoq decline.
- Whether interest-cost growth eases from +15.77% qoq.