Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
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Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) published its unaudited consolidated financial results for Q1 FY26 in the Financial Express, Loksatta, and Navbharat, as required by SEBI listing rules. Total income from operations fell to Rs 3,370.58 crore from Rs 4,396.06 crore in Q1 FY25, a drop of about 23%, likely reflecting lower fertilizer realisations. Despite the revenue dip, net profit after tax jumped sharply to Rs 54.43 crore versus Rs 10.80 crore a year ago, and EPS rose to Rs 0.99 from Rs 0.20. Standalone profit after tax also rose to Rs 54.12 crore from Rs 10.73 crore. On the balance sheet, long-term debt increased to Rs 1,805.56 crore (from Rs 1,354.63 crore), pushing the debt-equity ratio to 0.38:1, though the interest service coverage ratio improved to 3.55 from 2.09.
Sharply higher profits on a much lower revenue base suggest margin expansion, which is positive for shareholders, but the revenue decline and rising debt warrant monitoring. The stock may react to the strong bottom-line growth, with attention on whether the trend sustains amid subsidy and pricing headwinds.