Net profit for Q4FY26 dropped 96% year-on-year to ₹3 crore from ₹71 crore. Revenue, however, rose 41% to ₹1,484 crore compared with ₹1,053 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
EBITDA declined 43% year-on-year to ₹48.6 crore from ₹85 crore, while operating margin contracted sharply to 3.3% from 8% a year ago. The company did not report any exceptional gain during the quarter, compared with a gain of ₹16.4 crore in the year-ago period.
The weak profitability comes after a difficult third quarter, when FACT had reported a net loss of ₹68 crore against a profit of ₹8 crore a year earlier. Revenue during Q3FY26 had jumped 65% year-on-year to ₹1,567.8 crore, although the company posted an EBITDA loss of ₹42.9 crore compared with an EBITDA profit of ₹32.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Segment-wise, the fertiliser business had slipped into losses during Q3, while the petrochemical segment also remained loss-making.
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Following the earnings announcement, shares of FACT fell to an intraday low of ₹850.05 before trimming some losses. The stock was still trading over 5% lower at ₹877.25 on the NSE in afternoon trade.
