DECCAN CEMENTS LTD.-$ Q1 FY27 Results

DECCANCEQ1 FY27 ResultsAnnounced 12 Aug, 2:11 pm

Result:Weak· Market: FlatMargin squeezeOne-off hit

Metric	Value	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY26
Revenue	219.34 Cr	2.5%	45.7%
Total Income	226.46 Cr	5.4%	47.7%
Expenditure	233.68 Cr	3.5%	75.9%
PBT	-9.50 Cr	573.4%	146.4%
Net Profit	-7.39 Cr	256.6%	148.1%
OPM	6.64%	7.41pp	11.88pp
NPM	-3.26%	5.46pp	13.27pp
EPS	5.24	55.5%	52.2%

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Cement sector core metric (revenue) grew a healthy 45.7% YoY but the quarter swung to a net loss driven by steep cost inflation (power/fuel, freight, finance costs) and is confirmed by analyst notes to be a genuine underlying loss even after adjusting for the one-off cess provision, so it's a weak, not merely poor, print given revenue strength but must stay below steady/good since it's a loss and not a turnaround.

Q1 FY-2027 RESULTS · DECCANCE

Deccan Cements Swings to ₹7.4 Cr Consolidated Loss in Q1 FY27 as Costs Outpace Revenue

PAT -148.14% YoY · revenue +45.68% · margins compressing

12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Revenue

₹219.34 Cr

+45.68% YoY

PAT (consolidated)

₹-7.39 Cr

-148.14% YoY

Net margin

-3.26%

-13.3pp YoY

EPS

₹-5.24

Deccan Cements posted a consolidated net loss of ₹7.39 Cr in Q1 FY27, reversing a ₹15.35 Cr profit in Q1 FY26 (-148% YoY) and a ₹4.72 Cr profit in Q4 FY26 (-257% QoQ), even as revenue from operations grew a healthy 45.7% YoY (+2.6% QoQ) to ₹219.34 Cr. Basic EPS fell to -₹5.24 from +₹10.96 a year ago. Standalone and consolidated figures are effectively identical (loss of ₹7.39 Cr either way), so basis choice doesn't change the story here. Net profit margin swung to -3.4% from +10.0% YoY and +2.2% QoQ.

The scoreboard

Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters

Consolidated P&L, ₹ Crore

	Q1 FY-2027	QoQ	YoY
Revenue	₹219.34 Cr	+2.5%	+45.7%
Expenses	₹233.68 Cr	+3.5%	+75.9%
PAT	₹-7.39 Cr	-256.55%	-148.14%
Net margin	-3.26%	-5.5pp	-13.3pp
EPS	₹-5.24	-255.5%	-147.8%

The loss was driven by cost growth outpacing the revenue gain on nearly every line: power & fuel costs rose 77% YoY to ₹92.09 Cr, freight rose 60% to ₹45.13 Cr, other expenses rose 64% to ₹29.41 Cr, and finance costs surged 352% YoY to ₹15.67 Cr after the company allotted ₹1,030 Cr of Compulsory Convertible Debentures and ₹557 Cr of Non-Convertible Debentures during the quarter (25 Jun 2026). A ₹2.27 Cr exceptional provision was also booked for a mineral-bearing land infrastructure cess demand from Telangana's Department of Mines & Geology. Adjusting for that one-off, the underlying pre-tax loss is still ₹5.11 Cr (adjusted PAT), narrower in magnitude than Q4 FY26's pre-exceptional loss of ₹10.83 Cr but a loss nonetheless — this is not purely a one-off-driven swing but a genuine two-quarter run of underlying losses.

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The tape into the print — daily closes, last 3 months

The stock went into the print at ₹526.85, down 7.3% over the past month of trading.

₹ Cr

Quarterly consolidated PAT, ₹ Crore

No analyst previews, consensus estimates or formal management guidance for this quarter were found — Deccan Cements is a micro-cap (~1.4 Cr shares outstanding) with no visible street coverage, and the filing itself carries no forward outlook commentary. The same board meeting approved a FY26 final dividend of ₹0.50/share (record date 22 Sep 2026, payment 15 Oct 2026) and set the AGM for 29 Sep 2026 — corporate-calendar items unrelated to the operating numbers.

W1
Whether finance costs (₹15.67 Cr this quarter) stabilize or rise further as the ₹1,587 Cr NCD/CCD proceeds are deployed.
W2
Whether power & fuel costs (up 77% YoY to ₹92.09 Cr) ease in coming quarters — no management commentary on fuel-cost mitigation was found in this filing.
W3
Resolution of the ₹2.27 Cr mineral-bearing land infrastructure cess demand from Telangana's Dept of Mines & Geology, and whether further provisions follow.