Latent View Analytics Ltd

Latent View Analytics Ltd has announced the closure of its trading window for all designated persons and their immediate relatives. This closure is in effect from October 1, 2026, to November 2, 2026, inclusive. The purpose of this restriction is to facilitate the declaration of the unaudited financial results, both standalone and consolidated, for the quarter and half-year ending September 30, 2026. The company has also made this announcement available on its official website.

Latent View Analytics Ltd has announced that its Board of Directors will convene on October 31, 2026. The primary agenda item for this meeting is to consider and approve the Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and half-year ending September 30, 2026. These results will be prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). The company has also made this announcement available on its official website.

Latent View Analytics Ltd. has been assigned an ESG Rating of "76.49" by M/s. Niche Ninety-Nine Capability and Certifications (OPC) Private Limited (Niche99). The company clarified that it did not engage Niche99 for this rating. Niche99 independently prepared the report based on the company's data available in the public domain. This information was received by Latent View on September 17, 2026, and is being shared pursuant to SEBI Listing Regulations.

Latent View Analytics Ltd has been assigned an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating of "76" for the Financial Year 2026. This rating was independently prepared by NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Limited (NSE Sustainability) based on publicly available data. The company clarified that it had not engaged NSE Sustainability for this rating. This disclosure is made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and a SEBI Circular dated January 30, 2026.

Latent View Analytics Ltd has been assigned an ESG Rating of "77" by M/s. ESG Risk Assessments and Insights Limited. The company clarifies that it did not engage the entity for this rating, and the report was independently prepared using publicly available data. This information is for the company's records and public dissemination.

Latent View Analytics Limited announced the appointment of Ms. Sudha Sankaran as an Independent Director during its 20th Annual General Meeting held on July 31, 2026. The appointment is effective from June 17, 2026, for a term of five consecutive years. Ms. Sankaran is a seasoned finance leader with over 25 years of experience in P&L management, operations finance, and strategic analysis, currently serving as Managing Director at Alstom Global Finance Centres. She has held significant leadership roles at multinational corporations like General Motors and Ford Motor Company, bringing expertise in corporate governance and financial controllership. She is not related to any existing director and is not debarred from holding directorships.

Latent View Analytics Ltd. announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q1FY27). The company reported a Year-on-Year (YoY) revenue growth of 21.6%, reaching ₹2,869 million. The Adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 20.4%. Growth was primarily driven by the Financial Services and TMT practice. AI continues to be a significant driver, impacting 81% of engagements and 35% of projects focused on AI-driven outcomes. The company also announced the appointment of Sonal Ramrakhiani as the new CEO. The results reflect business resilience, with strong performance in Financial Services offsetting softness in the CPGR segment. Factors impacting margins include annual wage hikes and seasonally higher visa and marketing costs.

Latent View Analytics Ltd announced the appointment of Ms. Sonal Ramrakhiani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company, effective August 01, 2026. The Board of Directors approved the appointment based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Ms. Ramrakhiani brings over 24 years of global experience in IT and ITES sales leadership, operations, and P&L management, having previously held senior executive roles at Wipro Engineering Edge and Tata Technologies. Her appointment is in line with the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Latent View Analytics Ltd announced that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on August 01, 2026, approved the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The results are prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) on a standalone and consolidated basis. The company also approved the reconstitution of its Corporate Social Responsibility Committee with the induction of Mr. Reed Cundiff. Additionally, Ms. Sonal Ramrakhiani was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) effective August 01, 2026. The Board meeting commenced at 12:30 PM IST and concluded at 02:00 PM IST.

LatentView Analytics opened FY27 with a clear split between a strong topline and a softer bottom line. Consolidated revenue from operations rose 21.5% YoY to ₹286.9 Cr — comfortably ahead of the 12-13% base growth management guided at the Q4 concall and near the high end of its 18-20% aspiration — but was essentially flat sequentially (-0.6% QoQ vs ₹288.6 Cr), the first pause after several quarters of momentum. Reported consolidated profit for the period fell 6.8% YoY to ₹47.1 Cr (owners' share ₹48.1 Cr, -5.3%), and dropped 14.5% QoQ, with basic EPS at ₹2.33 versus ₹2.46 a year ago. Net margin compressed to 16.4% from 19.5% a year earlier and 18.1% last quarter. The profit decline is largely a tax-comparison artifact rather than an operating collapse. Pre-tax profit actually grew 5.4% YoY to ₹65.3 Cr; the swing sits in the tax line, where the year-ago quarter carried a ₹4.84 Cr deferred-tax credit that cut its effective rate to ~18%, while this quarter's deferred tax was near nil and the effective rate normalised to ~28%. On a tax-normalised basis, underlying PAT growth is roughly +5% YoY, not -7% — so the verdict is 'steady operations, optically weak profit,' not a deterioration in the business. That said, real cost pressure is visible above the tax line: employee benefits expense rose to ₹197.0 Cr (68.7% of revenue, up from 67.8% a year ago) as the company continues its guided upfront investment in AI leadership and Databricks capability, and the Decision Point (DP) subsidiary posted a net loss (₹5.1 Cr at the reviewed sub-group level), dragging the non-controlling interest to a ₹1.0 Cr loss. Two items frame the quarter beyond the P&L. The long-running dispute over the remaining 20% of Decision Point Private Limited remains unresolved and is now in legal proceedings; the company has provided for a redemption liability of up to ₹70.85 Cr, with any further consequential impact 'not determinable' pending resolution — a genuine overhang on an otherwise clean review. Separately, the board formalised a leadership transition, confirming Sonal Ramrakhiani (ex-Wipro/Tata) as CEO and KMP effective August 1, and granted 15 lakh fresh ESOPs, so H2 numbers will be read against a new operating leadership. No brokerage consensus preview was traceable for this specific quarter (results dropped the same day), so the print cannot be scored against a formal Street number; against management's own guidance it beats on revenue while margins land near the guided 21-22% at the operating/PBT level (PBT margin ~21.2%) even as the net line compresses on tax and mix.