Delta Corp posts ₹212 Cr consolidated loss on ₹307 Cr GST hit; revenue down 8% YoY
PAT -821.3% YoY · revenue -8.48% · margins compressing · miss vs street
₹168.55 Cr
-8.48% YoY
₹-212.42 Cr
-821.3% YoY
-119.24%
-134.3pp YoY
₹-7.93
Delta Corp's Q1 FY-27 consolidated revenue came in at ₹168.55 Cr, down 8.5% YoY from ₹184.17 Cr but up 4.5% QoQ from ₹161.25 Cr. The headline number is a consolidated net loss of ₹212.42 Cr attributable to owners (vs a ₹29.46 Cr profit a year ago and ₹16.45 Cr in Q4 FY-26), driven entirely by a ₹306.73 Cr exceptional GST provision recognised after the Supreme Court's 27-May-2026 'value of supply' judgment (₹143.89 Cr GST plus ₹148.45 Cr interest and ₹14.39 Cr penalty, covering July 2017–September 2023). Standalone results show a smaller ₹109.27 Cr loss on a ₹200.62 Cr provision — the group figure is larger because it also folds in unreviewed losses of ₹87.16 Cr at nine subsidiaries; the two bases diverge materially and readers should not treat one as an error.
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
Stripping out the exceptional item, consolidated pre-exceptional PBT was ₹27.74 Cr, down 26.2% YoY from ₹37.57 Cr but up 7.6% QoQ from ₹25.79 Cr — an underlying operating margin of about 16.5% of revenue, ahead of Q4 FY-26's 13.8% but well below Q1 FY-26's 21.2%, so margins are compressing YoY even as they expand sequentially. Casino Gaming revenue fell to ₹151.85 Cr from ₹172.71 Cr YoY after the company shut Deltin Denzong Casino in Sikkim during the quarter, though segment PBT held near-flat at ₹19.95 Cr; Hospitality revenue grew to ₹16.55 Cr from ₹12.00 Cr YoY, swinging to a ₹1.68 Cr segment profit from a marginal loss a year ago.
The stock went into the print at ₹63.27, down 2.3% over the past month of trading.
What the summary numbers don't show
Consolidated basic/diluted EPS ₹(7.93) vs ₹1.10 YoY and ₹0.61 QoQ
Separately, GST authorities' 'mixed supply' allegations (covering casino access, F&B, liquor and feeder services) remain unresolved industry-wide; management has taken no provision here, citing legal grounds. The Board also fixed 17 August 2026 as the record date for the ₹0.50/share final dividend approved in April, and NCLT-ordered shareholder/creditor meetings on the Composite Scheme of Arrangement (Delta Corp, Deltin Hotel & Resorts, Delta Penland, Deltin Cruises) are set for 13 August 2026. The company also filed an SLP with the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court dismissed its writ seeking a slot-machine license at Deltin Hotel. No separate management press release accompanied the filing; the disclosures are limited to the regulatory notes above.
W1
NCLT shareholder/creditor vote on the Composite Scheme of Arrangement — 13 August 2026
W2
Adjudication of the ₹200.62–306.73 Cr GST 'value of supply' provision and the unresolved 'mixed supply' GST dispute, on which no provision has been made
W3
Whether Casino Gaming + Hospitality margins recover toward the ~21% OPM seen a year ago, given underlying PBT is still down 26.2% YoY ex-exceptional
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