Orient Bell reports 8.14% operating margin in Q1FY27
Other income was a limited contributor to profit before tax, while management highlighted full process-waste reuse and solar power sourcing.
Filed 11 Aug 2026, 14:43 IST · ORIENTBELL (ORIENTBELL)
Key takeaways
- Consolidated operating margin was 8.14%, with operating profit of Rs 16.60 cr on revenue of Rs 203.82 cr.
- Other income of Rs 0.76 cr was a limited contributor to consolidated profit before tax of Rs 11.15 cr, while the tax rate was 25.42%.
- Management said Orient Bell reuses 100% of process waste and sources clean energy from 7 MW and 2.3 MW solar plants.
Q1FY27 operating margin stood at 8.14%
Orient Bell’s consolidated revenue supported operating profit of Rs 16.60 cr, translating into an operating margin of 8.14%. Net profit was Rs 8.32 cr after interest of Rs 0.71 cr, depreciation of Rs 5.49 cr and tax of Rs 2.84 cr.
Other income did not drive the reported profit
Other income was Rs 0.76 cr against consolidated profit before tax of Rs 11.15 cr, so reported earnings were primarily generated by the operating business. The 25.42% tax rate was another factor between pre-tax profit and net profit.
Management highlighted resource-efficiency measures
Management said the company reuses 100% of process waste at its manufacturing facilities. It also said Orient Bell sources clean energy from a 7 MW solar plant at Sikandrabad and a 2.3 MW plant at Hoskote, while the Hoskote dry-process plant reduces water consumption by approximately 50%.
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 | ₹204 cr |
| Other income | ₹1 cr |
| Expenses | ₹187 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹17 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | 8.14% |
| Interest | ₹1 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹5 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹11 cr |
| Tax | ₹3 cr |
| Net profit | ₹8 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹5.66 |
What management said
From the company’s own investor presentation. Each point is checked against the source document before it appears here.
New initiatives
- The company reuses 100% of process waste at its manufacturing facilities.
- The company sources clean energy from a 7 MW solar plant at Sikandrabad and a 2.3 MW plant at Hoskote.
- The company has planted more than 50,000 trees across India.
- The company recharges 3.9 lakh kilolitres of water annually through rainwater harvesting and water-recharging ponds.
- The dry-process plant at Hoskote reduces water consumption in tile manufacturing by approximately 50%.
What to watch
- Whether consolidated operating margin holds around 8.14% in the next reported quarter.
- Whether other income remains a limited contributor relative to profit before tax of Rs 11.15 cr.
- Whether management continues to report 100% process-waste reuse and clean-energy sourcing from the 7 MW and 2.3 MW solar plants.