LAKHOTIA POLYESTERS (INDIA) LT

Manufactures and trades metallic yarn and textile fabrics as its single operating segment. For FY26, audited revenue from operations stood at Rs 6,046.62 lakhs with total income of Rs 7,216.58 lakhs and profit after tax of Rs 602.06 lakhs, giving an EBITDA margin of 23.047% for the year. Raw materials are by far the dominant cost at 85.3% of revenue, with employee costs at 3.9%, other operating expenses at 12.0% and depreciation at 0.4% of revenue. Quarterly performance has been volatile: 9M FY26 revenue from operations collapsed to Rs 1,574 lakhs from Rs 4,911 lakhs a year earlier, a roughly 68% drop, even as nine-month profit after tax edged up to Rs 224.58 lakhs from Rs 204.74 lakhs. Q1 FY27 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) then saw revenue from operations jump about 213% to Rs 321.71 lakhs year-on-year, but profit after tax fell 54% to Rs 45.42 lakhs as cost of materials surged to Rs 323.93 lakhs. The company is pursuing a proposed 100% acquisition of New Nexus FZ LLC, a Dubai-based entity, originally announced on December 12, 2025 with completion now pushed to June 30, 2026 due to the prevailing geopolitical situation. Total borrowings stood at Rs 1,632.86 lakhs at FY26-end and the company recorded negative operating cash flow of Rs 826.48 lakhs for the full year.