Panorama Studios Q1 FY27: consol PAT up 263% YoY on 34% revenue growth, margins expand
PAT +262.96% YoY · revenue +34.27% · margins expanding
₹183.07 Cr
+34.27% YoY
₹12.71 Cr
+262.96% YoY
6.87%
+4.3pp YoY
₹0.52
Panorama Studios International's consolidated Q1 FY27 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) revenue from operations rose 34.3% YoY to ₹183.07 Cr from ₹136.35 Cr, while consolidated profit for the period more than tripled YoY to ₹12.71 Cr from ₹3.50 Cr — a 262.96% jump, though off a modest year-ago base. Operating margin (EBITDA/revenue) expanded to 10.94% from 5.56% YoY, and net margin expanded to 6.87% from 2.54% YoY, indicating topline growth converted disproportionately to profit as operating costs grew slower than revenue.
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
Sequentially, revenue jumped from ₹64.83 Cr in Q4 FY26 (+182.4% QoQ), but margins compressed versus that quarter (OPM 19.93%→10.94%, NPM 10.54%→6.87%). Q4 FY26 was a lower-revenue but richer-margin quarter — consistent with the project/release-driven revenue recognition typical of film production and distribution — so the QoQ swing reflects business mix rather than deterioration; the YoY comparison is the more reliable read on trend.
The stock went into the print at ₹47.5, down 4.8% over the past month of trading.
For context: this is the second-highest quarterly PAT of the last 6 quarters; PAT has now risen for 2 consecutive quarters.
What the summary numbers don't show
EPS: ₹0.52 consolidated basic (₹0.56 standalone) vs ₹0.21 consolidated a year ago; prior-period EPS recalculated for the 2:5 bonus issue done December 2, 2025
There is no formal management guidance or prior concall commentary on record for this company, and a web search turned up no brokerage previews or consensus estimates for this quarter — both the guidance and Street-expectation checks return unknown, consistent with a small-cap that has limited analyst coverage. The quarter's corporate activity — new distribution/exhibition deals for the Telugu film 'Hrudayam', the Malayalam film 'Paisawala', 'Toxic' (Kerala exhibition), 'Kanimangalam Kovilakam' film rights and airborne rights for 'Faces', alongside a board-approved 10% stake investment in Rhea & Dia Enterprises announced August 13, 2026 — points to an active content pipeline aligned with the reported scale-up in the production/distribution vertical, though the filing carries no management press release quantifying these deals' contribution.
W1
Whether OPM holds above the 10.94% Q1 FY27 level or reverts toward the 19.93% seen in Q4 FY26 as project mix shifts
W2
Revenue contribution in coming quarters from the deals signed this quarter (Hrudayam, Toxic, Kanimangalam Kovilakam, Faces, Paisawala)
W3
Returns/utilization from the newly announced 10% stake in Rhea & Dia Enterprises