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L.G.BALAKRISHNAN & BROS.LTD.

BSE: 500250

P/L Snapshot

Q1 FY27 · standalone

vs Q4 FY26·vs Q1 FY26
Revenue
722.58
-3.3%+19.0%
Expenditure
640.16
-0.9%+21.4%
Net Profit
65.86
-7.3%-1.4%
OPM %
14.70%
-1.58pp-2.23pp

Shareholding

Pattern breakdown

P/L Trends

(in crores)

RevenueExpenditureNet Profit
0.00209.97419.94629.91839.87Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
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LG Balakrishnan Q1: revenue jumps 22% YoY to ₹799 Cr but margin squeeze keeps PAT flat at ₹67 Cr

auto components · two-wheeler chains · transmission products

ResultsQ1 FY2731 Jul 20263 minAutomobile
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Board Meeting31 Jul, 8:20 pm

LG Balakrishnan Q1: revenue jumps 22% YoY to ₹799 Cr but margin squeeze keeps PAT flat at ₹67 Cr

L.G. Balakrishnan & Bros closed Q1 FY27 (consolidated basis) with revenue from operations up ~21.6% YoY to ₹798.8 Cr, but net profit was essentially flat at ₹67.0 Cr (₹66.97 Cr a year ago), with basic EPS unchanged at ₹21.01. The disconnect is margin: consolidated expenses grew ~24% YoY, outpacing the 21.6% topline, so operating margin slipped to roughly 13.3% (from ~14.8%) and net margin to ~8.4% (from ~10.2%). The squeeze sits mainly on depreciation, up ~71% YoY on recent capex, and finance costs up ~25% — a business absorbing the cost of prior expansion before the volume flows fully through. Reported profit growth is also flattered/deflated by a one-off: the quarter booked a ₹4.40 Cr government subsidy (exceptional item) versus a larger ₹8.38 Cr subsidy in the year-ago quarter, so stripping the one-off on both sides, underlying PAT actually grew ~7% YoY — 'steady', not the 'flat' the reported line suggests. Versus the street, the print is mixed: Univest's preview looked for ~₹756 Cr revenue and ~₹69 Cr PAT, so the topline comfortably beat while the bottom line landed just short. There is no formal management guidance on record, and no concall read on file, so there is no prior outlook to grade this against. Sequentially the quarter softened modestly (revenue -2%, PAT -4% QoQ) off a strong March quarter — ordinary for the transmission/metal-forming auto-ancillary cycle and not the headline. The more notable news alongside the numbers was strategic: the board approved three ventures the same day — a 51:49 JV with Singapore's Singatac Engineering (SLGB Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd) to make precision subsea components for global offshore OEMs, a wholly-owned Vietnam subsidiary for auto components (investment up to ₹10 Cr), and a revenue-sharing JDA with Brigade Enterprises to monetise the company's Mysore land as a residential project (total project cost ~₹120 Cr, LGB's share 29% of built area). These signal diversification beyond the core chains/transmission franchise, though none is material to near-term earnings. The board also set the FY26 dividend record date (Aug 19) ahead of the Aug 26 AGM.

31 Jul 2026, 08:20 pm

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