Mumbai, July 23 -- Despite the loss, net sales (excluding excise duty) rose 34.4% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,51,229.27 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

The company posted a pre-tax loss of Rs 5,305.18 crore during the quarter, compared with a profit before tax of Rs 8,156.50 crore in Q1 FY26.

Refinery throughput stood at 10.15 million metric tonnes (MMT) in Q1 FY27, down 2.59% from 10.42 MMT in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, domestic sales increased marginally by 0.29% YoY to 13.62 MMT from 13.58 MMT.

BPCL said domestic market sales growth stood at 0.29% in Q1 FY27, compared with 3.19% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Export sales improved to 0.51 MMT during the quarter from 0.45 MMT in the Q1 FY26.

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