Orchid’s 4.60% margin trails healthcare peers by 18.21 points
A 2.19% tax rate supported net profit, while other income of Rs 2.48 cr was significant against Rs 3.30 cr of pre-tax profit.
Filed 14 Aug 2026, 18:31 IST · after market close · Orchid Pharma Ltd (ORCHPHARMA)
Key takeaways
- Orchid Pharma’s consolidated operating margin was 4.60%, 18.21 percentage points below the healthcare peer median.
- Net profit of Rs 3.22 cr was aided by a 2.19% tax rate, while other income of Rs 2.48 cr was material against Rs 3.30 cr of pre-tax profit.
- The 4.60% margin ranked Orchid fifth from the bottom among 74 healthcare companies that had reported.
Price around the results
Operating profitability remained near the sector’s lower end
The consolidated quarter generated Rs 14.00 cr of operating profit on Rs 304.17 cr of revenue, resulting in a 4.60% operating margin. That was 18.21 percentage points below the 22.81% median for 74 healthcare peers and placed Orchid fifth from the bottom.
Low tax and other income shaped reported profit
Profit before tax was Rs 3.30 cr after interest of Rs 2.23 cr and depreciation of Rs 10.95 cr. Other income of Rs 2.48 cr was a substantial component of pre-tax profit, while the 2.19% tax rate helped net profit reach Rs 3.22 cr. This makes the reported net profit less representative of operating profit alone.
Results were filed after market close
Orchid Pharma filed its consolidated Q1FY27 results at 18:31 IST on 14 August 2026, after market close. The immediate share-price response was therefore not yet available.
Q1FY27 at a glance
Consolidated figures as filed with NSE — cross-checked against an independent source.
| Line item | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹304 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹290 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹14 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 4.60% |
| Interest | ₹2 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹11 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹3 cr |
| Tax | ₹0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹3 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.54 |
Operating margin of 4.60% compares with a Healthcare sector median of 22.81% across 74 peers that have reported Q1FY27.
What to watch
- Whether consolidated operating margin moves up from 4.60%.
- Whether operating profit exceeds Rs 14.00 cr without a larger contribution from Rs 2.48 cr of other income.
- Whether the tax rate remains close to 2.19%.