Ganesh Consumer Q2 FY27: Revenue Rs 226.73 cr, PAT up 68.7% to Rs 18.77 cr

What the numbers show

• Net margin was 8.28% of revenue, up 361 bps from 4.66%.
• Revenue fell 5.0% while total expenses fell 9.6%.
• Cost of materials took 74.8% of revenue, against 73.5% a year earlier.

• Revenue from operations (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 226.73 cr vs Rs 238.66 cr a year earlier.

• Total income (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 228.48 cr vs Rs 239.90 cr a year earlier.

• Total expenses (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 203.31 cr vs Rs 224.98 cr a year earlier.

• Cost of materials consumed (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 169.56 cr vs Rs 175.38 cr a year earlier.

• Purchases of stock-in-trade (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 0.2485 cr vs Rs 2.53 cr a year earlier.

• Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs (3.28) cr vs Rs (1.37) cr a year earlier.

• Employee benefit expenses (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 3.87 cr vs Rs 3.58 cr a year earlier.

• Finance costs (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 0.6076 cr vs Rs 4.29 cr a year earlier.

• Depreciation and amortization expenses (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 5.52 cr vs Rs 5.93 cr a year earlier.

• Other expenses (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 26.78 cr vs Rs 34.64 cr a year earlier.

• Profit before tax (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 25.17 cr vs Rs 14.93 cr a year earlier.

• Profit for the period (PAT) (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 18.77 cr vs Rs 11.12 cr a year earlier.

• Other comprehensive income (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 0.0242 cr vs Rs 0.0138 cr a year earlier.

• Total comprehensive income (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 18.79 cr vs Rs 11.14 cr a year earlier.

• Paid-up equity share capital (face value Rs 10 each) (as at 30 September 2026): Rs 39.89 cr vs Rs 40.41 cr a year earlier.

• Earnings per equity share (of Rs 10 each) – basic and diluted (quarter ended 30 September 2026): Rs 4.70 vs Rs 3.04 a year earlier.

According to the standalone statement of unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, revenue from operations declined to Rs 226.73 cr from Rs 238.66 cr in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, while total income moved to Rs 228.48 cr from Rs 239.90 cr. Total expenses decreased to Rs 203.31 cr from Rs 224.98 cr over the same period.

Within expenses, cost of materials consumed eased to Rs 169.56 cr from Rs 175.38 cr, and purchases of stock-in-trade dropped to Rs 0.2485 cr from Rs 2.53 cr. Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress stood at Rs (3.28) cr compared with Rs (1.37) cr a year earlier. Employee benefit expenses increased to Rs 3.87 cr from Rs 3.58 cr.

Finance costs were significantly lower at Rs 0.6076 cr versus Rs 4.29 cr in the year-ago quarter, while depreciation and amortization expenses declined to Rs 5.52 cr from Rs 5.93 cr. Other expenses reduced to Rs 26.78 cr from Rs 34.64 cr.

Profit before tax rose to Rs 25.17 cr from Rs 14.93 cr in the corresponding quarter last year. After total tax expenses of Rs 6.40 cr (vs Rs 3.80 cr a year earlier), profit for the period (PAT) increased to Rs 18.77 cr from Rs 11.12 cr. Total comprehensive income for the quarter was Rs 18.79 cr compared with Rs 11.14 cr in the same quarter of the previous year. Earnings per equity share (basic and diluted) for the quarter were reported at Rs 4.70, up from Rs 3.04 a year earlier, as per the statement of financial results.