Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- Profit before tax (PBT) stood at Rs 81.82 crore in Q2 FY26, up 46.18% from Rs 55.97 crore reported in the same period a year ago.

EBITDA increased by 46.24% YoY to Rs 85.77 crore during the period under review. The EBITDA margin for Q2 FY26 stood at 18.8%, compared to 19% in Q2 FY25.

Total expenses jumped 46.41% to Rs 375.73 crore in Q2 FY26 compared with Rs 256.62 crore in Q2 FY25. Cost of material consumed stood at Rs 309.33 crore (up 75.58% YoY), finance cost was at Rs 0.68 crore (down 32.67% YoY), employee benefits expenses stood at Rs 40.98 crore (up 34.75 % YoY) during the period under review.

Meanwhile, the firm has declared an interim dividend of 50%, amounting to Rs 1 per equity share of face value Rs 2 each...