Zota reports Rs 43.94 cr consolidated loss as costs exceed revenue
Depreciation and interest added to the operating loss, leaving the company with a -6.68% margin and -Rs 12.58 EPS.
Filed 13 Aug 2026, 18:42 IST · after market close · Zota Health Care Ltd (ZOTA)
Key takeaways
- Consolidated operating margin was -6.68% as expenses of Rs 185.2 cr exceeded revenue of Rs 173.6 cr.
- Depreciation of Rs 27.75 cr and interest of Rs 6.35 cr widened the operating loss into a net loss of Rs 43.94 cr.
- Zota's -6.68% operating margin was 29.63 percentage points below the 22.95% median for 69 reporting healthcare peers.
Price around the results
Costs pushed Q1 into an operating loss
Zota reported a consolidated operating loss of Rs 11.6 cr in Q1FY27 because expenses of Rs 185.2 cr were higher than revenue of Rs 173.6 cr. The operating loss deepened to a net loss of Rs 43.94 cr after depreciation and interest. EPS was -Rs 12.58.
Depreciation and interest widened the loss
Depreciation of Rs 27.75 cr and interest of Rs 6.35 cr were significant charges below operating profit, taking profit before tax to a loss of Rs 43.65 cr. Other income of Rs 2.04 cr was small relative to the pre-tax loss and did not materially change the result. Tax was Rs 0.29 cr, with a reported tax rate of -0.66%.
Margin ranked third from the bottom among reporting peers
Zota's -6.68% operating margin was 29.63 percentage points below the 22.95% median among 69 healthcare companies that had reported the quarter. It ranked third from the bottom on this measure, making the margin shortfall broader than the company's reported loss alone.
Results were filed after market close
The company filed the consolidated results at 18:42 IST on 13 August 2026, after market close. The stock therefore had not yet had a post-results trading session to assess.
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 | ₹174 cr |
| Other income | ₹2 cr |
| Expenses | ₹185 cr |
| Operating profit | ₹-12 cr |
| Operating margin (%) | -6.68% |
| Interest | ₹6 cr |
| Depreciation | ₹28 cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹-44 cr |
| Tax | ₹0 cr |
| Net profit | ₹-44 cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹-12.58 |
Operating margin of -6.68% compares with a Healthcare sector median of 22.95% across 69 peers that have reported Q1FY27.
What to watch
- Whether operating margin improves from -6.68%.
- Whether expenses fall below revenue of Rs 173.6 cr.
- Whether depreciation stays below the Rs 27.75 cr reported in Q1FY27.