Archean Chemical Q2 FY27 consolidated revenue Rs 297.36 cr

What the numbers show

• Net margin was 10.54% of revenue, down 191 bps from 12.45%.
• Other expenses accounted for Rs 31.63 cr of the Rs 56.23 cr rise in total expenses (56%).
• Other expenses took 62.3% of revenue, against 65.9% a year earlier.

• Revenue from operations (consolidated): Rs 297.36 cr in the quarter ended September 30, 2026, vs Rs 233.18 cr in the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Total income (consolidated): Rs 301.61 cr vs Rs 239.56 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Total expenses (consolidated): Rs 255.88 cr vs Rs 199.65 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Cost of materials consumed (consolidated): Rs 44.12 cr vs Rs 12.67 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress (consolidated): Rs (21.60) cr vs Rs (12.54) cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Employee benefits expense (consolidated): Rs 19.41 cr vs Rs 16.85 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Finance costs (consolidated): Rs 4.87 cr vs Rs 5.52 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Depreciation and amortisation expenses (consolidated): Rs 23.86 cr vs Rs 23.55 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Other expenses (consolidated): Rs 185.23 cr vs Rs 153.60 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Profit before tax – PBT (consolidated): Rs 45.73 cr vs Rs 39.91 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Profit after tax – PAT (consolidated): Rs 31.33 cr vs Rs 29.04 cr a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Earnings per share – basic (consolidated): Rs 2.60 vs Rs 2.36 a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

• Earnings per share – diluted (consolidated): Rs 2.60 vs Rs 2.36 a year earlier (statement of financial results, consolidated).

In the consolidated statement of financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, Archean Chemical Industries Limited reported revenue from operations of Rs 297.36 cr, higher than the Rs 233.18 cr reported in the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2025. Total income, which includes other income, rose to Rs 301.61 cr from Rs 239.56 cr over the same period.

On the cost side, total expenses increased to Rs 255.88 cr in the quarter ended September 30, 2026 from Rs 199.65 cr a year earlier. Within this, cost of materials consumed moved to Rs 44.12 cr from Rs 12.67 cr, while changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress stood at Rs (21.60) cr compared with Rs (12.54) cr in the corresponding prior quarter. Employee benefits expense rose to Rs 19.41 cr from Rs 16.85 cr, and depreciation and amortisation expenses were Rs 23.86 cr versus Rs 23.55 cr. Finance costs were Rs 4.87 cr compared with Rs 5.52 cr, and other expenses increased to Rs 185.23 cr from Rs 153.60 cr.

Profit before tax on a consolidated basis was Rs 45.73 cr for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 39.91 cr in the quarter ended September 30, 2025. After accounting for tax expense of Rs 14.40 cr versus Rs 10.87 cr a year earlier, profit after tax came in at Rs 31.33 cr, up from Rs 29.04 cr. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were both reported at Rs 2.60, compared with Rs 2.36 in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, as per the consolidated statement of financial results.