K.C.P.LTD.

KCP Ltd has announced that its Board of Directors will convene on November 6, 2026, to consider and approve the Un-Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. The company has also informed that the trading window for its equity shares has been closed from October 1, 2026, and will remain shut until 48 hours after the declaration of these financial results. This meeting is being held in compliance with SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

KCP Ltd has announced the closure of its trading window for dealing in the company's equity shares. This closure is in compliance with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, and the company's internal code for the prevention of insider trading. The window will be shut from October 1st, 2026, and will reopen 48 hours after the declaration of the un-audited financial results for the quarter ended September 30th, 2026. This measure is intended to prevent potential insider trading during the period leading up to the financial results announcement.

Consolidated revenue rose 15.2% YoY to ₹779.34 Cr (₹676.51 Cr in Q1 FY26) and 14.0% QoQ, but consolidated PAT (after tax and share of JV, pre-minority) fell 37.7% YoY to ₹55.25 Cr from ₹88.68 Cr, and 54.4% QoQ from ₹121.11 Cr — the QoQ drop is largely a Vietnam-sugar seasonality artifact (Q4 is in-season for the subsidiary) and should not be read as sequential deterioration on its own. Owners' share of profit was ₹36.83 Cr (EPS ₹2.86), down from ₹63.49 Cr (EPS ₹4.92) a year ago. No exceptional items sit in either the standalone or consolidated statement this quarter, so the decline is fully operational — no raw-vs-adjusted split is needed. Net profit margin compressed to 6.85% of total income from 12.80% YoY (and from 17.21% in the seasonally strong Q4). The standalone business (Heavy Engineering, Cement, Hotel — ex the Vietnam sugar subsidiary) saw PBT collapse to ₹0.64 Cr from ₹21.10 Cr YoY on essentially flat revenue (₹388.67 Cr vs ₹388.03 Cr), and it is almost entirely a Cement-segment problem: Cement EBIT fell to ₹2.24 Cr from ₹23.51 Cr YoY even though Cement revenue was flat (₹357.98 Cr vs ₹358.98 Cr). The swing traces largely to the "change in inventories" line, which flipped from a ₹20.93 Cr favourable build a year ago to a ₹0.79 Cr drawdown this quarter — a roughly ₹21.7 Cr unfavourable swing that alone approximates the entire standalone PBT decline — compounded by higher freight (₹91.62 Cr vs ₹82.96 Cr) and finance costs (₹6.68 Cr vs ₹5.47 Cr). On the consolidated side, the Vietnam sugar subsidiary's EBIT fell 42.2% YoY to ₹38.31 Cr from ₹66.33 Cr even as sugar revenue grew 35.4% YoY to ₹390.67 Cr from ₹288.48 Cr — a genuine margin compression, not a volume problem, since the segment's own revenue growth was strong. There is no formal management guidance on record for this quarter, and a web search turned up no broker previews or consensus estimates specifically for KCP Ltd's Q1 FY27 — as a small/mid-cap name it lacks the organised street coverage large caps get, so both vsGuidance and vsStreet are genuinely unknown rather than a miss. No separate management press release or commentary accompanied this filing. Alongside the results, the Board approved entry into two new, unrelated lines of business — Colour Paints/Building Materials, and Builders & Developers — and declared an interim dividend of Re 0.50 per share; neither has a P&L impact yet. Also notable: total tax expense was just ₹0.16 Cr against a consolidated PBT of ₹55.91 Cr, an effective rate near zero unlike the two comparison quarters, and it mirrors the standalone tax figure exactly — an unaudited limited-review quirk to watch once FY27 is audited. The company commissioned a 15.80 MW waste-heat-recovery system at its Muktyala cement plant on July 8, which should show up as a power-cost tailwind for Cement in coming quarters — a segment that badly needs one after this quarter's margin wipeout.

KCP Ltd has announced the record date for a potential interim dividend, to be considered at a Board Meeting scheduled for August 3, 2026. The record date is set for August 12, 2026. If declared, the interim dividend will be paid on or after August 25, 2026. This intimation follows a previous announcement on July 2, 2026, regarding the board's agenda to approve financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, and consider the interim dividend.

KCP Ltd has announced its 85th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. IST, conducted via video conferencing. The company has also set the book closure period from July 28, 2026, to August 3, 2026, inclusive, for the AGM and dividend eligibility. The dividend, if approved, will be paid on or after August 20, 2026, with a record date of July 27, 2026. Key agenda items include adopting financial statements, declaring dividends, re-appointing a director, appointing statutory auditors M/s. Brahmayya & Co. for five years, and ratifying the remuneration of cost auditors.

KCP Ltd has announced the record date and book closure for its 85th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and dividend declaration. The AGM will be held on August 3, 2026, via video conferencing. The company's Register of Members will be closed from July 28, 2026, to August 3, 2026, inclusive, for AGM purposes and dividend eligibility determination. The recommended dividend, if approved at the AGM, is expected to be paid on or after August 20, 2026. The record date for dividend payment is July 27, 2026. The Annual Report and AGM Notice were filed on July 10, 2026.

KCP Ltd has filed its Annual Report for the financial year 2025-2026. The report details the company's corporate overview, financial performance, directors' report, management discussion and analysis, and various statutory reports including the business responsibility and sustainability report, corporate governance report, and independent auditor's report. It also lists the board of directors, key executives, auditors, and relevant office locations. The filing provides a comprehensive look at the company's operations and governance for the fiscal year.

KCP Ltd has announced its 85th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday, August 3, 2026, via video conferencing. The company has also informed about the book closure for the AGM and dividend determination, scheduled from July 28, 2026, to August 3, 2026. The dividend, if approved, will be paid on or after August 20, 2026. Key agenda items include the adoption of audited financial statements for FY26, declaration of dividend, re-appointment of a director, appointment of statutory auditors M/s. Brahmayya & Co. for five years, and ratification of remuneration for cost auditors.

KCP Ltd has successfully commissioned a 15.80 MW Waste Heat Recovery System (WHR) with a 16.58 MW turbine capacity at its cement manufacturing unit in Muktyala, Andhra Pradesh. This development is expected to enhance operational efficiency and potentially reduce energy costs for the company's cement production facility.

KCP Ltd has announced that its Board of Directors will convene on August 3, 2026, to review and approve the Un-Audited Standalone and Consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The meeting will also consider the declaration of an interim dividend, if applicable. The company has also informed that the trading window for its equity shares, which closed on July 1, 2026, will remain shut for designated persons and related parties until 48 hours after the financial results are declared. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the company's registered office in Chennai at 12:00 PM IST.