Mumbai, Aug. 6 -- Profit before tax (PBT) dropped 2.71% YoY to Rs 61.13 crore in Q1 FY26.

Total expenses were at Rs 376.88 crore in Q1 FY26, compared with Rs 351.45 crore in Q1 FY25. Cost of material consumed stood at Rs 59.66 crore (up 9.47% YoY), employee benefit expenses was at Rs 64.52 crore (up 11.24% YoY) and finance cost stood at Rs 1.44 crore (up 25.22% YoY) during the period under review.

EBITDA (excluding other income) stood at Rs 53.1 crore during the quarter, recording de-growth of 5.3% compared with Rs 56.1 crore posted in same quarter last year. EBITDA margin contracted 140 bps to 12.7% in Q1 June 2025 from 14.1% in Q1 June 2024

Vikram Somany, chairman & managing director, said, "CERA delivered a steady performance in Q1 ...