Q2 FY27: revenue up 22%, profit after tax down 33%; 200% interim dividend
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Q2 FY27 net revenue rose 22% to Rs 3,977 crore, but input costs and weak chemicals and farm earnings cut operating profit 22% to Rs 319 crore; profit after tax fell 33% to Rs 106 crore. A 200% interim dividend of Rs 62.38 crore was declared. H1 profit was Rs 799 crore, including tax benefits and one-off gains; normal profit was Rs 253 crore. Fenesta's H1 order book was Rs 640 crore. A salt works acquisition of 208,000 tonnes per year is planned.
Revenue and dividend help, but lower margins hurt recurring profit; one-off gains make the result less representative. Chemical oversupply is a risk.