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Board declares 500% interim dividend, fixes 12 November 2026 as Record Date

Board declared interim dividend of 500%, i.e. Rs. 10/- per equity share of Rs. 2/- each, for FY ending 31 March 2027.

By ScoutQuest · Thu 5 Nov 2026, 6:06 PM IST · 2 min read

Interim Dividend Declared

500%, i.e. Rs. 10/- per equity share of Rs. 2/- each, for FY ending 31 March 2027

Record Date

Thursday, 12 November 2026

Q2 Standalone Profit

16,298 lakh against 30,444 lakh a year earlier

What the Board decided

• Declared an interim dividend of 500%, that is Rs. 10/- per equity share of face value Rs. 2/- each, for the financial year ending 31 March 2027.
• Fixed Thursday, 12 November 2026 as the Record Date for deciding which shareholders are entitled to receive the dividend.
• The dividend amount will be paid within 30 days from 05 November 2026 to shareholders entitled to it.

Results approved in the same meeting

• Unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half year ended 30 September 2026.
• The Audit Committee reviewed the results earlier the same day, and S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP, the Statutory Auditors, carried out a Limited Review; the Board took the Limited Review Reports on record.
• The results and review reports are also made available on the company website.

Q2 in numbers (standalone, Rs. in lakhs)

• Revenue from operations was 420,244 for the quarter ended 30.09.2026, against 163,302 in the quarter ended 30.09.2025.
• Total expenses were 402,769, against 135,389 a year earlier.
• Profit before tax from continuing operations was 21,827, against 38,171.
• Profit for the period was 16,298, against 30,444 in the corresponding quarter.
• Basic and diluted earnings per share were 10.45, against 19.52 a year earlier.

Half year at a glance (standalone, Rs. in lakhs)

• Revenue from operations was 801,710 for the half year ended 30.09.2026, against 344,003 a year earlier.
• Profit for the half year was 34,037, against 66,942.
• Basic and diluted earnings per share were 21.82, against 42.92.

Business segment (standalone, Rs. in lakhs)

• Cigarettes, tobacco and related products brought in segment revenue of 416,235 in the quarter and 794,216 in the half year, with segment results of 17,785 and 31,558 respectively.
• The Others segment contributed 4,009 of revenue in the quarter and 7,494 in the half year.

How to read this

• The dividend is an interim payout for FY 2026-27; the shareholder has to hold the shares on the Record Date of 12 November 2026 to be entitled.
• Payment timing is fixed at within 30 days from the Board meeting date, so the credit depends on the shareholder's records with the depository or registrar.
• The results are the unaudited, limited-reviewed numbers for the September quarter, which is the first set of accounts for the second quarter of the financial year.

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