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Tata Chemicals Q4 FY26: Loss deepens on ₹1,837 crore exceptional items

May 4, 2026 5 mins read Firehose Gupta

Tata Chemicals Limited — Quarter ended 31 March, 2026 (and year ended 31 March, 2026)

The following tables are extracted from the provided quarterly results document (₹ in crore).

Particulars Quarter ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) (note 5) Quarter ended 31 December, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited) (note 5) Year ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) Year ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
1 Income
a) Revenue from operations 3,438 3,550 3,509 14,584 14,887
b) Other income 44 38 42 316 225
Total income (1a + 1b) 3,482 3,588 3,551 14,900 15,112
2 Expenses
a) Cost of materials consumed 688 710 580 2,958 2,560
b) Purchases of stock-in-trade 56 33 84 305 290
c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and stock-in-trade (73) 69 45 (79) 28
d) Employee benefits expense 524 505 484 2,060 1,989
e) Power and fuel 460 444 593 1,799 2,421
f) Freight and forwarding charges 768 767 735 2,955 2,736
g) Finance costs 153 146 137 590 563
h) Depreciation and amortisation expense 343 293 293 1,201 1,123
i) Other expenses 741 677 661 2,781 2,910
Total expenses (2a to 2i) 3,660 3,644 3,612 14,570 14,620
3 (Loss)/profit before exceptional items, share of profit of joint ventures and associate and tax (1-2) (178) (56) (61) 330 492
4 Exceptional items (net) (note 2) (1,837) (54) (55) (1,956) (125)
5 (Loss)/profit before share of profit of joint ventures and associate and tax (3+4) (2,015) (110) (116) (1,626) 367
6 Share of profit of joint ventures and associate (net of tax) 33 37 24 167 154
7 (Loss)/profit before tax (5+6) (1,982) (73) (92) (1,459) 521
8 Tax expenses
a) Current tax (note 3(a)) 19 20 (34) 172 126
b) Deferred tax 115 (24) 9 84 41
Total tax expenses (8a + 8b) 134 (4) (25) 256 167
9 (Loss)/profit from continuing operations after tax (7-8) (2,116) (69) (67) (1,715) 354
10 Exceptional gain from discontinued operations (note 4) 27 47
11 Tax expenses of discontinued operations 9 14
12 Profit from discontinued operations after tax (10-11) 18 33
13 (Loss)/profit for the period (9+12) (2,116) (69) (49) (1,715) 387
14 Other comprehensive income (“OCI”) – gain/(loss)
a) (i) Items that will not be reclassified to the Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss
– Change in fair value of equity investments carried at fair value through OCI (536) 877 (137) 853 (621)
– Remeasurement of defined employee benefit plans 194 (5) 162 173 169
(ii) Income Tax relating to above items – charge (note 3(b)) (45) 84 109 80
(iii) Share of other comprehensive credit /(charge) of joint ventures (net of tax) (66) 69 (49) 10 (216)
b) (i) Items that will be reclassified to the Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss
– Effective portion of cash flow hedges 65 (12) 33 31 65
– Changes in foreign currency translation reserve 416 105 (34) 818 191
(ii) Income Tax relating to above items – charge (2) (2) 5 (5) 11
(iii) Share of other comprehensive (charge) / credit of joint ventures (net of tax) 6 1 9 2
Total other comprehensive income (net of tax) (a(i-ii+iii)+b(i-ii+iii)) 123 953 (30) 1,790 (501)
15 Total comprehensive income for the period (13+14) (1,993) 884 (79) 75 (114)
16 (Loss)/profit from continuing operations after tax (9)
Attributable to: Equity shareholders of the Company (2,132) (93) (74) (1,896) 202
Attributable to: Non-controlling interests 16 24 7 181 152
(Loss)/profit from continuing operations after tax (9) (2,116) (69) (67) (1,715) 354
17 Profit from discontinued operations after tax (12)
Attributable to: Equity shareholders of the Company 18 33
Attributable to: Non-controlling interests
Profit from discontinued operations after tax (12) 18 33
18 (Loss)/profit for the period (13)
Attributable to: Equity shareholders of the Company (2,132) (93) (56) (1,896) 235
Particulars Quarter ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) (note 5) Quarter ended 31 December, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited) (note 5) Year ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) Year ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
1 Segment Results (Profit before share of profit of joint ventures and tax) 27 47
Particulars Quarter ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) (note 5) Quarter ended 31 December, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited) (note 5) Year ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) Year ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
1 Segment Revenue
a. Basic chemistry products 2,933 2,887 3,037 11,521 12,080
b. Specialty products 505 667 472 3,076 2,815
3,438 3,554 3,509 14,597 14,895
Less: Inter segment revenue 4 1 13 9
3,438 3,550 3,508 14,584 14,886
Add: Unallocated 1 1
Total revenue from operations 3,438 3,550 3,509 14,584 14,887
2 Segment Results
a. Basic chemistry products (note 2(a and c)) (1,802) 71 84 (1,311) 778
b. Specialty products (46) (21) (63) 168 120
Total segment results (1,848) 50 21 (1,143) 898
Less: (i) Finance costs 153 146 137 590 563
Less: (ii) Net unallocated expense/(income) 14 14 (107) (32)
Profit before share of profit of joint ventures and associate and tax (2,015) (110) (116) (1,626) 367
3 Segment Assets
a. Basic chemistry products 24,004 24,600 23,472 24,004 23,472
b. Specialty products 3,374 3,290 3,102 3,374 3,102
Total segment assets 27,378 27,890 26,574 27,378 26,574
Add: Unallocated 11,653 12,281 11,206 11,653 11,206
Total assets 39,031 40,171 37,780 39,031 37,780
4 Segment Liabilities
a. Basic chemistry products 4,259 4,190 4,318 4,259 4,318
b. Specialty products 1,252 1,056 1,032 1,252 1,032
Total segment liabilities 5,511 5,246 5,350 5,511 5,350
Add: Unallocated 11,345 10,735 9,929 11,345 9,929
Total liabilities 16,856 15,981 15,279 16,856 15,279
Particulars Quarter ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) (note 5) Quarter ended 31 December, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited) (note 5) Year ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) Year ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
1 Segment Results (Profit before share of profit of joint ventures and tax) 27 47
Particulars As at 31 March, 2026 (Audited) As at 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
I. ASSETS
(1) Non-current assets
(a) Property, plant and equipment 9,920 8,073
(b) Capital work-in-progress 1,014 1,879
(c) Investment Property 30 50
(d) Right of use assets 813 721
(e) Goodwill 515 2,245
(f) Other intangible assets 9,324 8,511
(g) Intangible assets under development 24 34
(h) Financial assets
(i) Investments accounted for using the equity method 1,460 1,327
(ii) Other investments 7,715 7,012
(iii) Other financial assets 38 27
(i) Deferred tax assets (net) 33 30
(j) Non-current tax assets (net) 767 930
(k) Other non-current assets 172 221
Total non-current assets 31,825 31,060
(2) Current assets
(a) Inventories 3,082 2,558
(b) Financial assets
(i) Investments 711 805
(ii) Trade receivables 2,088 1,900
(iii) Cash and cash equivalents 381 548
(iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above 61 67
(v) Other financial assets 160 146
(c) Current tax assets (net) 10 37
(d) Other current assets 710 659
Assets classified as held for sale 3
Total current assets 7,206 6,720
Total assets 39,031 37,780
II. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
(1) Equity
(a) Equity share capital 255 255
(b) Other equity 20,951 21,339
Equity attributable to equity share holders 21,206 21,594
Non-controlling interests 969 907
Total equity 22,175 22,501
(2) Liabilities
1 Non-current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Borrowings 4,663 4,166
(ii) Lease liabilities 714 650
(iii) Other financial liabilities 2 26
(b) Provisions 1,382 1,363
(c) Deferred tax liabilities (net) 2,930 2,541
(d) Other non-current liabilities 422 394
Total non-current liabilities 10,113 9,140
2 Current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Borrowings 2,451 2,138
(ii) Lease liabilities 173 118
(iii) Trade payables
– Outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 25 15
– Outstanding dues of creditors other than above 2,527 2,495
(iv) Other financial liabilities 683 545
(b) Other current liabilities 544 527
(c) Provisions 327 292
(d) Current tax liabilities (net) 13 9
Total current liabilities 6,743 6,139
Total liabilities 16,856 15,279
Total equity and liabilities 39,031 37,780
Description Year ended 31 March, 2026 (Audited) Year ended 31 March, 2025 (Audited)
A Cash flows from operating activities
(Loss)/profit before tax from continuing operations (1,459) 521
Profit before tax from discontinued operations 47
(Loss)/profit before tax (total) (1,459) 568
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation expense 1,201 1,123
Impairment of Goodwill (note 2(b)) 1,837
Impairment of Intangible assets under development 7
Finance costs 590 563
Interest income (73) (45)
Dividend income (99) (68)
Share of profit of joint ventures and associate (167) (154)
Net gain on sale of current investments (52) (51)
Provision for employee benefits expense 114