Vishal Fabrics Q1FY27: consolidated PAT falls 22% YoY as raw-material costs squeeze margins
PAT -21.91% YoY · revenue -4.55% · margins compressing
₹379.09 Cr
-4.55% YoY
₹7.16 Cr
-21.91% YoY
1.89%
-0.4pp YoY
₹0.29
Vishal Fabrics posted consolidated PAT of ₹7.16 Cr for Q1 FY27, down 21.9% YoY from ₹9.16 Cr in Q1 FY26, on revenue of ₹379.09 Cr that itself declined 4.6% YoY (₹397.17 Cr). Sequentially the picture is more mixed: revenue rose 8.9% QoQ (from ₹348.15 Cr), but PAT still fell 19.9% QoQ (from ₹8.93 Cr) — a case where topline recovery did not translate into profit, which is the more telling signal here than the QoQ revenue uptick. Net profit margin compressed to 1.89% from 2.31% a year ago and 2.56% last quarter; operating margin eased to roughly 6.9% from about 7.2-7.4% in the trailing two quarters.
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
The squeeze traces to the cost line: cost of materials consumed rose to about 89.8% of revenue this quarter versus roughly 79.7% in Q4 FY26, a sharp jump that outpaced the revenue recovery and is the primary driver of both the QoQ and YoY profit decline. Finance costs added a smaller but real drag, up 10.6% QoQ to ₹9.99 Cr. There is no formal management guidance on record for this company (none in our database, and no analyst previews or consensus estimates were found via search — this is a ~₹337 Cr market-cap microcap with no visible street coverage), so vsGuidance and vsStreet cannot be assessed. Standalone and consolidated results track closely (standalone PAT ₹7.05 Cr before the ₹0.11 Cr associate-profit share), so there is no material basis divergence to flag. The quarter's other filings — AGM notice, annual report submission and corrigendum, e-voting cut-off — are administrative and unrelated to the operating print. No press release or management commentary beyond the board-outcome letter was issued alongside these results.
The stock went into the print at ₹18.51, down 7.2% over the past month of trading.
What the summary numbers don't show
Consolidated basic EPS ₹0.29 vs ₹0.38 in Q4 FY26 and ₹0.43-0.44 in Q1 FY26
W1
Cost of materials/revenue ratio (89.8% this quarter vs 79.7% in Q4 FY26) — whether it normalizes in Q2 FY27, the key margin swing factor
W2
Finance cost trajectory (₹9.99 Cr this quarter, +10.6% QoQ) — watch if it continues rising
W3
Diluted EPS trend on the enlarged equity base (paid-up capital ₹12,380.50 Lakh vs ₹10,477.14 Lakh a year ago after warrant conversion)
No exceptional/extraordinary items in current or any comparison period. Consolidated PAT includes ₹0.11 Cr (₹10.93 Lakh) share of profit from 3 unlisted associates (Chiripal Textile Mills, Nandan Industries, Quality Exim) — unreviewed by their auditors but deemed not material to Parent. Tables and column headers fully legible.