Other income and tax credit lift Shyam Century net profit despite operating loss
Standalone results show a -678.79% operating margin, while Rs 1.62 cr of other income and a Rs 0.22 cr tax credit produced positive net profit.
Filed 04 Aug 2026, 12:05 IST · SHYAMCENT (SHYAMCENT)
Key takeaways
- Standalone operating performance was loss-making, with an operating margin of -678.79%.
- Other income of Rs 1.62 cr more than offset the operating loss and supported net profit of Rs 0.2 cr.
- A tax credit of Rs 0.22 cr turned profit before tax of -Rs 0.01 cr into positive net profit.
Operating loss dominates the quarter
Shyam Century reported standalone revenue of Rs 0.14 cr against expenses of Rs 1.12 cr, leaving operating profit at -Rs 0.98 cr. The resulting operating margin of -678.79% shows that the reported profit did not come from the core business.
Reported profit rests on non-operating items
Other income of Rs 1.62 cr was the main offset to the operating loss, while interest was Rs 0.02 cr and depreciation was Rs 0.64 cr. Profit before tax remained marginally negative at -Rs 0.01 cr, but a tax credit of Rs 0.22 cr produced net profit of Rs 0.2 cr; the 1530.77% tax rate reflects the distortion created by the very small negative pre-tax figure.
No comparison or market reaction is available yet
The filing has no year-on-year or sequential comparison, and there is no reported post-results stock reaction to place against the company's history. The quarter should therefore be read mainly as a report of operating weakness alongside non-operating income and a tax credit.
Q4FY26 at a glance
Standalone figures as filed with NSE — filed ahead of third-party databases, not yet independently cross-checked.
| Line item | Q4FY26 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹0 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹1 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹-1 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | -678.79% |
| Interest | ₹0 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹1 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹-0 cr |
| Tax | ₹-0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹0 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.01 |
What to watch
- Whether operating profit improves from -Rs 0.98 cr.
- Whether operating margin moves up from -678.79%.
- Whether net profit remains supported by other income of Rs 1.62 cr and a tax credit of Rs 0.22 cr.