Mumbai, July 18 -- Revenue growth was affected by a decline in international business and the ending of some low-margin customer contracts.

Profit before tax (PBT) stood at Rs 76.57 crore in Q1 FY26, down 25.57% year-on-year and down 3.01% quarter-on-quarter.

Total expenses fell 2.56% to Rs 985.23 crore in Q1 FY26 as against Rs 1,011.10 crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Employee benefits expenses stood at Rs 68.59 crore (up 4.67% YoY), and finance costs stood at Rs 5.82 crore (down 36.25% YoY) during the quarter under review.

Rajdipkumar Gupta, chief executive officer and managing director of Route Mobile, said, "We are navigating a dynamic market environment, marked by continued softness in the A2P SMS se...