Zero revenue and Rs 1.17 cr interest cost drive standalone loss
Other income of Rs 0.09 cr did not offset finance costs, while a Rs 0.25 cr tax credit reduced the reported loss.
Filed 31 Jul 2026, 12:42 IST · NEXTMEDIA (NEXTMEDIA)
Key takeaways
- Standalone operations generated no revenue, leaving an operating loss of Rs 0.05 cr against expenses of Rs 0.05 cr.
- Interest cost of Rs 1.17 cr was the main reason the pre-tax loss widened to Rs 1.13 cr despite Rs 0.09 cr of other income.
- A tax credit of Rs 0.25 cr reduced the reported net loss to Rs 0.88 cr, with EPS at negative Rs 0.13.
No operating revenue, but finance costs remained
NEXTMEDIA reported no standalone revenue in Q1FY27, while expenses were Rs 0.05 cr, resulting in an operating loss of Rs 0.05 cr. The larger drag came below operating profit: interest cost was Rs 1.17 cr, taking the pre-tax loss to Rs 1.13 cr.
Other income and tax benefit softened the reported loss
Other income of Rs 0.09 cr was small relative to the pre-tax loss and did not offset the interest burden. The Rs 0.25 cr tax credit reduced the net loss to Rs 0.88 cr from the Rs 1.13 cr pre-tax loss, so reported profit was helped by tax accounting rather than operating earnings.
No comparison or market reaction to frame the quarter
There is no year-on-year or sequential comparison available in the reported data, and no multi-quarter trend is provided. The standalone results also have no recorded post-results market reaction to compare with the stock's usual response.
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 | ₹0 cr |
| Other income | ₹0 cr |
| Expenses | ₹0 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹-0 cr |
| Interest | ₹1 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹0 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹-1 cr |
| Tax | ₹-0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹-1 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹-0.13 |
What to watch
- Whether revenue moves above Rs 0.00 cr.
- Whether operating profit recovers from negative Rs 0.05 cr.
- Whether interest cost falls from Rs 1.17 cr.