MK Proteins Q1 FY27: standalone PAT falls 61% YoY as costs outpace flat revenue
PAT -60.65% YoY · revenue +0.19% · margins compressing
₹115.16 Cr
+0.19% YoY
₹1.38 Cr
-60.65% YoY
1.2%
-1.9pp YoY
₹0.04
M. K. Proteins posted standalone revenue of ₹115.16 Cr in Q1 FY27, almost flat YoY (+0.19% from ₹114.95 Cr) but PAT fell 60.65% YoY to ₹1.38 Cr from ₹3.51 Cr, with EPS down to ₹0.04 from ₹0.09. There is no analyst/street coverage or consensus estimate available for this micro-cap edible-oil manufacturer, and neither our records nor a web search turned up any prior management guidance — so the print cannot be benchmarked against street or company guidance; both are unknown/not on record. Sequentially, revenue fell 21.09% from a seasonally stronger Q4 FY26 (₹145.94 Cr) but PAT rose 21.45% QoQ from ₹1.14 Cr, aided by a much smaller inventory-drawdown expense this quarter (₹3.46 Cr vs ₹16.76 Cr in Q4).
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
The YoY margin squeeze is the story: NPM narrowed to 1.20% from 3.06% and EBITDA margin to roughly 2.18% from 4.79%. Total expenses grew 2.79% YoY versus flat revenue, driven by manufacturing/operating expenses nearly doubling (₹5.18 Cr vs ₹2.84 Cr, +82%), employee costs up 46% (₹0.78 Cr vs ₹0.54 Cr), and a larger inventory-related expense swing (₹3.46 Cr vs ₹1.46 Cr) — partly offset by 27% lower finance costs (₹0.52 Cr vs ₹0.70 Cr) and lower stock-in-trade purchases. No management press release accompanied this filing, so there is no company commentary to reconcile against the numbers. The only corporate development flagged alongside the results is the resignation of independent director Laxmi Mandal effective 12 August 2026, a governance item unconnected to the financial performance.
The stock went into the print at ₹4.16, down 7.6% over the past month of trading.
W1
Whether YoY margin compression (EBITDA margin 2.18% vs 4.79% a year ago) reverses in Q2 FY27, contingent on manufacturing/employee cost growth falling back below revenue growth
W2
Q1 FY27 PAT of ₹1.38 Cr is only ~20% of full FY26 PAT (₹6.83 Cr) despite Q1 being ~30% of FY26 revenue (₹383.13 Cr) — an early read on whether full-year FY27 margins stay compressed
W3
Board composition following independent director Laxmi Mandal's resignation (effective 12 Aug 2026) — whether a replacement is appointed
Standalone-only reporter (no consolidated statement in filing); no exceptional/extraordinary items in either current or year-ago quarter so no adjusted-growth figure is needed; unaudited, limited-review by Subhash Sajal & Associates; independent director Laxmi Mandal's resignation disclosed same day as results. A web search for street estimates returned data for 'Mukka Proteins Ltd' (a different, unrelated fish-meal company) — that data was discarded as not applicable to M. K. Proteins Ltd (MKPL).