EKCNSEEverest Kanto Cylinder Limited· GasHighNeutral
Announced Wed, 13 Aug · 17:35 IST

The Board of Directors of the Company have at its Meeting held today, inter alia approved the Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 as recommended by the Audit Committee. Pursuant to Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations, we enclose the Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 along with the Limited Review Report with unmodified opinion of our Statutory Auditors, Suresh Surana & Associates LLP on Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results.

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AI summary

Everest Kanto Cylinder reported strong Q1 FY26 results with standalone revenue from operations rising 20.9% year-on-year to ₹23,698 lakhs (vs ₹19,601 lakhs in Q1 FY25). Standalone profit after tax more than doubled to ₹2,609 lakhs (vs ₹1,171 lakhs), while EPS jumped to ₹2.33 from ₹1.04. On a consolidated basis, revenue grew 12.9% to ₹38,688 lakhs and PAT surged 84.9% to ₹5,158 lakhs, helped by a one-time exceptional gain of ₹1,263 lakhs from an employee retention credit refund received by its US subsidiary CP Industries Holdings. Profit before tax margins expanded sharply, with standalone PBT margin improving to roughly 15.4% from 8.0% a year ago, driven by lower raw material costs and better operating leverage. The statutory auditors (Suresh Surana & Associates LLP) issued an unmodified (clean) limited review opinion on both standalone and consolidated results.

Likely market impact

This is a clearly positive print: strong top-line growth, sharp profit expansion, and margin improvement suggest a meaningful turnaround in the business. The US tax refund is a one-off booster, but even excluding it the underlying earnings growth is robust, which should support positive investor sentiment in the near term.