The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2025.
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The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company reported its Q1 FY26 results, with revenue from operations rising about 43% year-on-year to Rs 1,666.58 lakhs (vs Rs 1,161.17 lakhs in Q1 FY25), and total income at Rs 1,675.34 lakhs. Net profit jumped sharply to Rs 784.91 lakhs (Rs 25.35 per share) from Rs 260.00 lakhs (Rs 8.40 per share) a year ago, a roughly threefold increase. However, the bulk of the profit came from the investment segment (Rs 901.40 lakhs), while the core tea business still posted a loss of Rs 20.00 lakhs, although narrower than the Rs 158.04 lakh loss in Q1 FY25. The power segment returned a small profit of Rs 8.95 lakhs. The auditor (Jayaraman & Krishna) issued an unqualified limited review report. The board also appointed M/s. A Murarka & Co. as secretarial auditor for five years from FY26 to FY30, subject to shareholder approval.
Headline profit growth looks impressive but is largely driven by investment income rather than the core tea business, which remains in the red. Shareholders should not read the surge as a turnaround in operations yet — sustained tea-segment profitability will be the key thing to watch in coming quarters.