Sical Logistics turns profitable on ₹17.4 Cr land sale; core margin compresses YoY
revenue +35.92% · margins compressing
₹132.58 Cr
+35.92% YoY
₹21.24 Cr
15.87%
+18.8pp YoY
₹2.86
Sical Logistics reported consolidated revenue of ₹132.58 Cr (+35.9% YoY from ₹97.54 Cr, +26.1% QoQ from ₹105.17 Cr) and consolidated PAT of ₹21.24 Cr, a sharp swing from a ₹2.99 Cr loss in the year-ago quarter and an ₹8.78 Cr loss in Q4 FY26. Nearly all of this swing traces to a ₹17.40 Cr exceptional gain booked on the sale of land & building at Madhavaram, Chennai (disclosed identically in both the standalone and consolidated filings) — pre-exceptional consolidated PBT was just ₹5.07 Cr, itself an improvement from a ₹0.11 Cr loss a year earlier, but a modest one relative to the reported ₹22.48 Cr PBT. Standalone PAT was ₹18.35 Cr against a ₹6.31 Cr loss YoY on the same exceptional item; standalone pre-exceptional PBT was a thin ₹0.95 Cr.
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
Despite the topline growth, consolidated operating margin (EBITDA/revenue) compressed to roughly 17.1% from 23.5% a year ago and ~18.5% in Q4 FY26, as cost of services rose to ₹95.42 Cr (71.9% of revenue) from ₹59.74 Cr (61.2% of revenue) in Q1 FY26 — outpacing the revenue increase. Finance costs (₹12.74 Cr) and depreciation (₹8.40 Cr) were both down year-on-year and sequentially, so the margin pressure sits squarely in operating costs rather than financing or D&A.
The stock went into the print at ₹115.5, up 25.8% 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; revenue is at a 6-quarter high.
What the summary numbers don't show
Consolidated basic EPS ₹2.86 vs ₹(0.46) YoY — NCI share of profit ₹1.16 Cr.
No analyst previews or consensus estimates were found for this small-cap print, and the company has no formal forward guidance on record, so both vsStreet and vsGuidance are unknown. Alongside the results, the board approved a ₹50 Cr commercial equipment loan facility from ICICI Bank and a ₹100 Cr lease facility from Bajaj Finance — layered on top of a ₹72 Cr Tata Capital lease executed in July 2026 — while the CFO seat changed hands in early July (resignation to focus on a subsidiary, followed by V.T. Doraivel Krishnan's appointment). The board meeting was itself rescheduled once, from August 12 to August 14. Management's note on the filing attributes the profit swing entirely to the one-off land sale gain, with no additional commentary on the underlying business trend.
W1
Whether the ₹5.07 Cr ex-exceptional consolidated PBT (vs -₹0.11 Cr YoY) is sustained in Q2 FY27 without further one-off gains.
W2
Trajectory of the cost-of-services ratio, which rose to 71.9% of consolidated revenue this quarter from 61.2% a year ago.
W3
Impact on finance costs (₹12.74 Cr this quarter) as the ₹50 Cr ICICI loan, ₹100 Cr Bajaj Finance lease, and ₹72 Cr Tata Capital lease facilities are drawn down.
Consolidated PBT/PAT include a ₹17.40 Cr exceptional gain on sale of land & building at Madhavaram, Chennai (same item in standalone); consolidated PAT of ₹21.24 Cr includes ₹0.03 Cr JV share and is attributable ₹20.08 Cr to owners + ₹1.16 Cr to NCI; tax line includes ₹0.22 Cr current + ₹1.05 Cr deferred tax.