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Astec LifeSciences posts Q1 FY26 loss of ₹778 million

April 27, 2026 3 mins read Firehose Gupta

Astec LifeSciences Limited — Quarter ended 31 March 2026 and year ended 31 March 2026

Sr. No Particulars Quarter ended 31/Mar/26 (Refer Note 5) Quarter ended 31/Dec/25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31/Mar/25 (Refer Note 5) Year ended 31/Mar/26 (Audited) Year ended 31/Mar/25 (Audited)
I Revenue from Operations 15,862.27 12,472.03 11,952.70 44,814.56 38,130.35
II Other Income 261.41 79.36 77.72 498.87 555.81
III Total Income (I+II) 16,123.68 12,551.39 12,030.42 45,313.43 38,686.16
IV Expenses
Cost of materials consumed 7,127.45 8,165.02 8,545.20 27,045.00 24,885.99
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress 3,906.16 126.16 (1,191.55) 2,796.44 4,807.63
Employee benefits expense 1,632.12 1,578.02 1,442.52 6,290.81 6,110.45
Finance costs 793.33 717.67 1,040.23 3,456.76 3,670.70
Depreciation and amortisation expense 1,178.82 1,123.77 1,159.13 4,499.34 4,377.40
Other expenses 2,280.29 2,203.29 2,604.18 9,132.84 8,945.81
Total expenses (IV) 16,918.17 13,913.93 13,599.71 53,221.19 52,797.98
V Loss before exceptional items and tax (III – IV) (794.49) (1,362.54) (1,569.29) (7,907.76) (14,111.82)
VI Exceptional Items (Note 4) 209.43 209.43
VII Loss before tax (V-VI) (794.49) (1,571.97) (1,569.29) (8,117.19) (14,111.82)
VIII Tax Expense:
(1) Current tax
(2) Deferred tax expense/(income) (16.31) 40.56 (16.31) (631.00)
IX Loss for the period/year (VII – VIII) (778.18) (1,571.97) (1,609.85) (8,100.88) (13,480.82)
X Other Comprehensive Income
A (i) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 38.04 15.48 (17.96) 64.80 22.56
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (16.31) (5.68) (16.31) (5.68)
B (i) Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss
XI Total Comprehensive Loss for the period/year (IX + X) (Comprising loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the period/year) (756.45) (1,556.49) (1,633.49) (8,052.39) (13,463.94)
XII Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face Value of Rs.10/- per share) 2,228.22 2,228.17 1,961.14 2,228.22 1,961.14
XIII Other Equity excluding Revaluation Reserve 36,758.42 21,446.25
XIV Earnings per equity share (Face Value of Rs.10/- per share) (for continuing & discontinuing operations) (non-annualised) :
(1) Basic (in Rs.) (3.49) (7.06) (8.21) (37.83) (68.74)
(2) Diluted (in Rs.) (3.49) (7.05) (8.21) (37.83) (68.74)
Sr. No Particulars Quarter ended 31/Mar/26 (Refer Note 5) Quarter ended 31/Dec/25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31/Mar/25 (Refer Note 5) Year ended 31/Mar/26 (Audited) Year ended 31/Mar/25 (Audited)
I Revenue from Operations 15,862.26 12,472.03 11,952.70 44,814.56 38,130.35
II Other Income 263.36 81.52 79.12 507.09 562.87
III Total Income (I+II) 16,125.62 12,553.55 12,031.82 45,321.65 38,693.22
IV Expenses
Cost of materials consumed 7,127.45 8,165.02 8,545.20 27,045.01 24,885.98
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress 3,906.17 126.16 (1,191.55) 2,796.44 4,807.63
Employee benefits expense 1,632.12 1,578.02 1,442.52 6,290.81 6,110.45
Finance costs 792.22 716.55 1,039.98 3,452.89 3,669.67
Depreciation and amortisation expense 1,176.97 1,121.92 1,157.65 4,492.18 4,371.45
Other expenses 2,280.70 2,203.96 2,604.12 9,134.90 8,946.96
Total expenses (IV) 16,915.63 13,911.63 13,597.92 53,212.23 52,792.14
V Loss before exceptional items and tax (III – IV) (790.01) (1,358.08) (1,566.10) (7,890.58) (14,098.92)
VI Exceptional Items (Note 4) 209.43 209.43
VII Loss before tax (V-VI) (790.01) (1,567.51) (1,566.10) (8,100.01) (14,098.92)
VIII Tax Expense:
(1) Current tax 0.99 1.01 1.40 4.00 3.91
(2) Deferred tax expense/(income) (16.30) 0.01 40.40 (16.39) (631.66)
IX Loss for the period/year (VII-VIII) (774.70) (1,568.53) (1,607.90) (8,087.62) (13,471.17)
X Other Comprehensive Income
A (i) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 38.04 15.48 (17.96) 64.80 22.56
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (16.31) (5.68) (16.31) (5.68)
B (i) Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss (0.70) (1.68) (0.40) (2.32) 0.50
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss
XI Total Comprehensive Loss for the period/year (IX + X) (Comprising Loss) and Other Comprehensive Income for the period/year (753.67) (1,554.73) (1,631.94) (8,041.45) (13,453.79)
XII Net Profit/(loss) attributable to:
– Owners (775.73) (1,569.54) (1,608.76) (8,091.75) (13,475.24)
– Non controlling interests 1.03 1.01 0.86 4.13 4.07
Total Comprehensive loss attributable to:
– Owners (754.70) (1,555.74) (1,632.80) (8,045.58) (13,457.86)
– Non controlling interests 1.03 1.01 0.86 4.13 4.07
XIII Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face Value of Rs.10/- per share) 2,228.22 2,228.17 1,961.14 2,228.22 1,961.14
XIV Other Equity excluding Revaluation Reserve 36,832.36 21,513.38
XV Earnings per equity share (Face Value of Rs.10/- per share) (non-annualised):
(1) Basic (in Rs.) (3.48) (7.04) (8.20) (37.79) (68.71)
(2) Diluted (in Rs.) (3.48) (7.04) (8.20) (37.79) (68.71)
Sr. No Particulars Quarter ended 31/Mar/26 (Refer Note 5) Quarter ended 31/Dec/25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31/Mar/25 (Refer Note 5) Year ended 31/Mar/26 (Audited) Year ended 31/Mar/25 (Audited)
I Current Ratio (refer note 1) 0.88 1.02 0.93 0.88 0.93
II Net Worth (in Rs. Lakh) 38,986.64 39,768.20 23,407.39 38,986.64 23,407.39
III Outstanding redeemable preference shares (quantity and value)
IV Net profit/(loss) after tax (in Rs. Lakh) (778.18) (1,571.97) (1,609.85) (8,100.88) (13,480.82)
V Basic Earnings per share (3.49) (7.06) (8.21) (37.83) (68.74)
VI Diluted Earnings per share (3.49) (7.05) (8.21) (37.83) (68.74)
VII Capital Redemption Reserve (in Rs. Lakh) 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
VIII Debt Equity ratio (refer note 1) 1.15 1.08 2.37 1.15 2.37
IX Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) (refer note 1) 0.66 0.36 0.52 (0.01) (1.15)
X Interest Service Coverage Ratio (ISCR) (refer note 1) 1.50 0.38 0.54 (0.04) (1.48)
XI Long term debt to working capital (refer note 1) 4.49 3.65 * 4.49 *
XII Bad debts to Account receivable ratio (refer note 1)
XIII Current liability ratio (refer note 1) 0.74 0.71 0.55 0.74 0.55
XIV Total debts to total assets (refer note 1) 0.48 0.46 0.63 0.48 0.63
XV Debtors turnover (refer note 1) 2.87 3.03 3.50 2.25 2.35
XVI Inventory turnover (refer note 1) 4.02 2.83 3.06 3.01 2.14
XVII Operating margin (%) 5.78% 1.52% 4.62% -1.47% -17.36%
XVIII Net profit/(loss)