Financial results is hereby submitted
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HOCL submitted unaudited, limited-reviewed financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 December 2025 on a standalone and consolidated basis. Revenue from operations fell roughly 25% year-on-year at the 9-month level to Rs. 39,924.63 lakhs (vs Rs. 53,586.76 lakhs in 9M FY25), and the standalone loss before tax widened to Rs. (12,813.37) lakhs from Rs. (7,876.69) lakhs a year ago. Statutory auditor Balan & Co issued an unmodified opinion, but flagged several emphasis-of-matter items: holding company prepared on a going-concern basis (Kochi Phenol plant operational), subsidiary Hindustan Fluorocarbons is NOT a going concern (GOI-approved closure), a Rs. 453.01 lakhs loan to the subsidiary on which interest has been stopped, and non-compliance with SEBI LODR Regulation 17(1)(b) on the composition of independent directors. Exceptional items include ongoing recognition of mesne profits/interest from the Bombay High Court/Supreme Court matter (Rs. 94.39 lakhs booked in Q3 FY26 at revised 6% rate) and, in FY25, the GOI waiver of a Rs. 43,586.46 lakhs loan and Rs. 27,000 lakhs preference shares along with accrued interest.
For shareholders, revenue is shrinking and losses are deepening, though the GOI's large loan/preference-share waiver in FY25 (Rs. 70,586 lakhs principal plus interest) has strengthened the balance sheet. The auditor's emphasis-of-matter on the subsidiary's shutdown and on SEBI board-composition non-compliance adds governance risk, and the stock is likely to stay under pressure until the land-sale-driven restructuring delivers cash flows.