EMEmami531162Quarterly results

Board approves Q2/H1 results, Rs. 5 interim dividend and new Company Secretary

Board meeting on 5th November, 2026 approved three things.

By ScoutQuest · Thu 5 Nov 2026, 2:26 PM IST · 3 min read

Interim Dividend

Rs. 5/- per equity share i.e. 500% on 42.92 crore equity shares; record date 13th November, 2026

Revenue from operations (Q2, consolidated)

1,08,765 lacs for the quarter against 79,851 lacs a year earlier

Profit after tax (Q2, consolidated)

14,550 lacs against 14,835 lacs

What the board approved

At its meeting on 5th November, 2026, running from 12:00 Noon to 1:35 P.M., the board considered and approved the unaudited financial results (standalone and consolidated) for the quarter and half-year ended 30th September, 2026, declared and approved payment of a first interim dividend for 2026-27, and approved the appointment of a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.

The interim dividend

• Amount: Rs. 5/- per equity share of face value Re. 1/- each fully paid up, i.e. 500%.
• Covers 42.92 crore equity shares.
• Record date: Friday, 13th November, 2026.
• Payment: on or before 4th December, 2026.

Results at a glance (consolidated, figures as printed, ₹ in Lacs)

• Revenue from operations: 1,08,765 for the quarter, against 79,851 in the same quarter a year earlier; 2,12,686 for the half-year, against 1,70,260.
• Total expenses: 86,533 for the quarter, against 61,998.
• Advertisement and sales promotion: 21,570, against 15,639.
• Finance costs: 608, against 263.
• Profit after tax: 14,550, against 14,835; half-year 28,444, against 31,261.
• Basic and diluted EPS: 3.30 for the quarter, against 3.40; 6.45 for the half-year, against 7.16.
• Total comprehensive income: 17,125, against 14,562.

So revenue was higher year on year in both the quarter and the half-year, while profit after tax was lower than a year earlier, with total expenses, advertising and sales promotion spend and finance costs all higher.

The auditors' qualified conclusion

The Limited Review Report from S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP carries a qualified conclusion. One subsidiary (including its two subsidiaries) had total revenues of Rs. 8,357 lacs, total net profit after tax of Rs. 941 lacs and total comprehensive income of Rs. 946 lacs for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, which were not reviewed by any auditor. The auditors state that this information was approved and furnished by the management and that they are unable to comment on the financial impact, if any, on the statement had it been reviewed.

Balance sheet and cash flow pointers (consolidated, ₹ in Lacs)

• Goodwill: 26,261 as at 30.09.2026, against 6,819 as at 31.03.2026; other intangible assets 66,462, against 20,681.
• Deferred tax liabilities (net): 13,090, against 593.
• Cash and cash equivalents: 4,736 as at 30.09.2026, against 17,675.
• The half-year cash flow shows payment towards business combination net of cash and cash equivalents assumed/acquired of (35,923), buy back of shares including transaction costs and taxes of (20,733), and net cash generated from operating activities of 26,677 against 23,549.

The new Company Secretary

Shri Debendra Banthiya, a qualified Company Secretary (ICSI Membership No – F7790), has been appointed as the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer with effect from 5th November, 2026. He has also been appointed as the Nodal Officer of the Company in compliance with Rule 7 (2A) of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016.

How a retail reader might look at this

Three separate items came out of the same board meeting. The dividend fixes a record date and a payment window of up to 4th December, 2026. The results show revenue growth with a lower profit after tax than the year-earlier period. The review report is qualified in respect of one unreviewed subsidiary, and the auditors have said the possible financial impact of that has not been commented on. The Company Secretary appointment is an administrative and compliance change taking effect from the meeting date.

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