Other income offsets ZENITHSTL’s operating loss in Q1FY27
Expenses exceeded revenue, while Rs 1.66 cr of other income and a zero tax charge supported consolidated net profit of Rs 0.44 cr.
Filed 14 Aug 2026, 00:00 IST · ZENITHSTL (ZENITHSTL)
Key takeaways
- ZENITHSTL reported a consolidated operating loss of Rs 0.12 cr as expenses of Rs 7.30 cr exceeded revenue of Rs 7.18 cr.
- Other income of Rs 1.66 cr turned the operating loss into profit before tax of Rs 0.46 cr, making reported profit dependent on non-operating income.
- Net profit was Rs 0.44 cr with a zero tax rate, while EPS was only Rs 0.03.
Operating business remained in the red
ZENITHSTL’s consolidated revenue of Rs 7.18 cr was below expenses of Rs 7.30 cr, resulting in an operating loss of Rs 0.12 cr. The operating margin was therefore negative at -1.66%, indicating that the core business did not cover its reported costs during the quarter.
Reported profit was driven outside operations
Other income of Rs 1.66 cr more than offset the operating loss, interest of Rs 0.61 cr and depreciation of Rs 0.48 cr, leaving profit before tax at Rs 0.46 cr. The zero tax charge lifted net profit to Rs 0.44 cr, so earnings quality was weaker than the positive headline profit suggests.
No comparison or market reaction is available yet
The quarter has no year-on-year or sequential comparison in the reported data, so there is no basis here to assess momentum or a multi-quarter margin direction. There is also no recorded post-results stock reaction or reaction history to place the result against the company’s usual market response.
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 | ₹7 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹7 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹-0 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | -1.66% |
| Interest | ₹1 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹0 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹0 cr |
| Tax | ₹0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹0 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹0.03 |
What to watch
- Whether operating profit moves above the current loss of Rs 0.12 cr.
- Whether other income remains close to Rs 1.66 cr or falls as a share of profit before tax.
- Whether the tax rate remains at 0.0% while net profit is Rs 0.44 cr.