Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Consolidated net profit edged up 1.7% year-on-year to Rs 65 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 64 crore in the same quarter last year. Sequentially, net profit jumped 25.5% from Rs 52 crore in Q4 FY25.

Operating revenue rose 16.2% year-on-year to Rs 1,386 crore from Rs 1,192 crore, and was up 4.9% compared with Rs 1,321 crore in the March quarter.

Profit before tax stood at Rs 71 crore in Q1 FY26, up 9% from Q4 FY25 but down 16.2% year-on-year. EBITDA came in at Rs 156 crore, a growth of 18.6% year-on-year and 2.2% sequentially. EBITDA margin stood at 11.3% in Q1 FY26, compared with 11.1% a year ago and 11.6% in the preceding quarter.

Ashok Minda, chairman and Group CEO said, "The first quarter of FY26 witnessed a strong perfo...