High tax rate leaves LIBAS with 0.05 consolidated net profit
Operating profit was 0.69, but interest of 0.31 and an 86.28% tax rate sharply reduced earnings.
Filed 14 Aug 2026, 16:41 IST · after market close · LIBAS (LIBAS)
Key takeaways
- Consolidated operating margin was 5.47%, leaving only 0.69 of operating profit from 12.7 of revenue.
- Interest of 0.31 materially reduced profit before tax to 0.36, while tax at 86.28% left net profit at 0.05.
- With no quarter-on-quarter, year-on-year or post-result trading data, the results were filed after market close on 14 Aug 2026.
Operating profit was thin before below-the-line charges
LIBAS reported consolidated revenue of 12.7 and operating profit of 0.69, implying limited room after expenses of 12.01. The absence of other income means the quarter's earnings were generated entirely from operations rather than supported by non-operating gains.
Interest and tax absorbed most of the quarter's profit
Interest of 0.31 took a substantial part of the 0.36 profit before tax. The 86.28% tax rate then reduced net profit to 0.05, making the reported earnings notably weaker than the operating profit alone would suggest.
No trend or market reaction is available yet
There is no quarter-on-quarter or year-on-year comparison in the reported data, and the trend does not establish a multi-quarter direction. The results were filed after market close, so the stock's immediate response is not covered.
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 | ₹13 cr |
| Other income | ₹0 cr |
| Expenses | ₹12 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹1 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 5.47% |
| Interest | ₹0 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹0 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹0 cr |
| Tax | ₹0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹0 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.18 |
What to watch
- Whether operating margin improves from 5.47%.
- Whether interest falls below 0.31.
- Whether the tax rate moves down from 86.28%.