Krsnaa Diagnostics lifts margin as revenue growth outpaces costs
Q2 revenue rose 15.05% QoQ, while lower tax and other income equal to 18.8% of pre-tax profit supported the 48.58% rise in net profit.
Filed 02 Nov 2026, 15:08 IST · Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd (KRSNAA)
Key takeaways
- Revenue rose 15.05% QoQ while expenses grew 12.56%, lifting operating margin by 1.63 percentage points to 26.25%.
- Net profit increased 48.58% QoQ to Rs 24.59 cr, helped by a 1.26-percentage-point decline in the tax rate.
- Operating margin was 4.61 percentage points above the 21.64% median for 41 healthcare peers that had reported.
Price around the results
Revenue growth outpaced costs in consolidated Q2FY27
Revenue grew 15.05% QoQ to Rs 270.97 cr, ahead of the 12.56% increase in expenses. That operating leverage lifted operating profit 22.66% and expanded the operating margin by 1.63 percentage points to 26.25%.
Lower tax rate aided profit conversion
Profit before tax rose 46.03% QoQ, faster than operating profit, despite interest increasing 4.18% and depreciation rising 3.97%. The tax rate fell 1.26 percentage points to 24.97%, which supported the 48.58% increase in net profit. Other income accounted for 18.8% of pre-tax profit, so reported earnings included a meaningful non-operating contribution.
Margin stayed above the healthcare peer median
Krsnaa Diagnostics' 26.25% operating margin was 4.61 percentage points above the 21.64% median among 41 healthcare peers that had reported the same quarter. Sequentially, margin improved from 24.62% in Q1FY27, marking a clear quarter-on-quarter recovery in operating performance.
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 | ₹271 cr | ₹236 cr | +15.05% |
| Other income | ₹6 cr | ₹7 cr | -15.03% |
| Expenses | ₹200 cr | ₹178 cr | +12.56% |
| Operating profit | ₹71 cr | ₹58 cr | +22.66% |
| Operating margin (%) | 26.25% | 24.62% | — |
| Interest | ₹15 cr | ₹15 cr | +4.18% |
| Depreciation | ₹29 cr | ₹28 cr | +3.97% |
| Profit before tax | ₹33 cr | ₹22 cr | +46.03% |
| Tax | ₹8 cr | ₹6 cr | +39.12% |
| Net profit | ₹25 cr | ₹17 cr | +48.58% |
| EPS (₹) | ₹7.64 | ₹5.10 | +49.80% |
Operating margin of 26.25% compares with a Healthcare sector median of 21.64% across 41 peers that have reported Q2FY27.
What to watch
- Whether operating margin remains above 26.25% next quarter.
- Other income's share of pre-tax profit compared with 18.8% in Q2FY27.
- The tax rate relative to Q2FY27's 24.97%.