Half-year profit rises 32%; operating cash outflow widens
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September 2026 results were approved. Half-year profit after tax rose 32% to Rs 330.04 crore; quarterly profit after tax was Rs 170.19 crore. Half-year total income rose 19% to Rs 1,106.88 crore, while operating cash outflow widened to Rs 141.52 crore. Gross and net bad-loan ratios were 1.74% and 1.34%, with an unmodified review conclusion. Rinkoo Somani became chief financial officer; Vineet Taneja was proposed as an independent director.
Profit growth and low bad-loan ratios support sentiment, but the operating cash outflow and 2.63 debt-to-equity ratio could cap gains.