Mumbai, April 16 -- Revenue from operations declined 19.47% year-on-year to Rs 126.78 crore during the quarter.

During the quarter, the company posted a pre-tax loss of Rs 5.70 crore in Q4 FY26, as against a profit before tax of Rs 1.93 crore in Q4 FY25.

Total expenses fell 7.63% YoY to Rs 143.72 crore. Among key cost components, the cost of materials consumed declined 32.93% to Rs 88.02 crore, while employee benefit expenses surged 90.78% to Rs 10.76 crore. Finance costs rose 19.33% YoY to Rs 3.58 crore.

On a full-year basis, the company's standalone net profit tumbled 99.41% YoY to Rs 0.10 crore, while total revenue rose 1.01% to Rs 579.55 crore in FY26 compared to FY25.

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