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Tata Communications Q4 FY26 Profit Falls on Exceptional Items

April 22, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Tata Communications Limited — Quarter and year ended March 31, 2026

A. Statement of Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 (₹ in crores)

Particulars For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Refer note 2) For the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (Unaudited) For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Refer note 2) For the year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) For the year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
1. Income from operations (Refer note 8) 6,554.15 6,188.97 5,990.35 24,802.72 23,108.59
2. Other income, net 42.58 259.29 68.80 301.73 130.30
3. Total income (1 + 2) 6,596.73 6,448.26 6,059.15 25,104.45 23,238.89
4. Expenses
a. Network and transmission expenses 3,081.10 2,836.31 2,712.47 11,361.83 10,047.77
b. Employee benefits expenses 1,240.10 1,211.49 1,136.10 4,938.93 4,557.28
c. Finance costs 181.69 201.42 182.44 761.60 729.06
d. Depreciation and amortisation expenses 730.99 751.28 672.49 2,826.74 2,592.10
e. Other expenses 949.02 913.07 1,019.70 3,679.50 3,934.51
Total expenses (4a to 4e) 6,182.90 5,913.57 5,723.20 23,568.60 21,860.72
5. Profit before exceptional items, tax & share in profit of associates (3 – 4) 413.83 534.69 335.95 1,535.85 1,378.17
6. Exceptional items (Refer note 3) 20.26 (76.78) 577.79 (97.96) 691.47
7. Profit before tax and share in profit of associates (5 + 6) 434.09 457.91 913.74 1,437.89 2,069.64
8. Tax expense/(benefit):
a. Current tax 192.21 176.21 101.99 612.24 610.53
b. Deferred tax (8.94) (75.42) 73.90 (180.62) (124.04)
9. Profit before share in profit of associates (7 – 8) 250.82 357.12 737.85 1,006.27 1,583.15
10. Share in Profit of associates 8.45 7.11 23.32 32.77 42.54
11. Profit after tax from continuing operations (9 + 10) 259.27 364.23 761.17 1,039.04 1,625.69
12. Loss after tax from discontinued operations (Refer note 6) (31.86) (100.11)
Gain/(loss) on sale of subsidiary (refer note 6c) 311.20 (42.19) 311.20
13. Total Profit/(Loss) after tax from discontinued operations (refer note 6c) 279.34 (42.19) 211.09
14. Profit for the period/year (11+13) 259.27 364.23 1,040.51 996.85 1,836.78
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 263.25 365.28 1,040.34 1,001.57 1,836.36
Non-controlling interest (3.98) (1.05) 0.17 (4.72) 0.42

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income and EPS (₹ in crores)

Particulars For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Refer note 2) For the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (Unaudited) For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Refer note 2) For the year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) For the year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (net of tax) from continuing operations (refer note 9) (132.24) 92.27 (156.43) 102.24 (153.87)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (net of tax) from discontinued operations (refer note 6c) (0.10) (0.09)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (net of tax) (15+16) (132.24) 92.27 (156.53) 102.24 (153.96)
Attributable to:
– Equity holders of the parent (141.26) 90.94 (156.53) 91.79 (154.01)
– Non-controlling interest 9.02 1.33 10.45 0.05
Total Comprehensive income for the period/year (14+17) 127.03 456.50 883.98 1,099.09 1,682.82
Attributable to:
– Equity holders of the parent 121.99 456.22 883.81 1,093.36 1,682.35
– Non-controlling interest 5.04 0.28 0.17 5.73 0.47
Paid up equity share capital (Face value of ₹ 10 per share) 285.00 285.00 285.00 285.00 285.00
Reserves excluding Revaluation reserve 2,955.98 2,530.11
Earnings per share (of ₹ 10/- each) (not annualised)
– Continuing operations: Basic (₹) 9.24 12.82 26.70 36.62 57.03
– Continuing operations: Diluted (₹) 9.22 12.80 26.66 36.57 56.95
– Discontinued operations: Basic (₹) 9.80 (1.48) 7.41
– Discontinued operations: Diluted (₹) 9.79 (1.48) 7.40
– Continuing and Discontinued operations: Basic (₹) 9.24 12.82 36.50 35.14 64.44
– Continuing and Discontinued operations: Diluted (₹) 9.22 12.80 36.45 35.09 64.35

B(i). Consolidated Segment wise revenue and results (₹ in crores)

Particulars For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Refer note 2) For the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (Unaudited) For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Refer note 2) For the year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) For the year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
Income from operations
Voice Solutions 387.56 373.17 374.12 1,561.23 1,632.81
Data Services (refer note 8) 5,704.61 5,379.81 5,121.55 21,440.61 19,588.47
Transformation Services 225.72 222.87 318.37 959.34 1,201.90
Real Estate 51.45 52.04 46.73 207.38 226.93
Campaign Registry 235.31 217.07 180.79 844.30 655.10
Less: Inter Segment Revenue (50.50) (55.99) (51.21) (210.14) (196.62)
Total 6,554.15 6,188.97 5,990.35 24,802.72 23,108.59
Segment result For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 For the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 For the year ended March 31, 2026 For the year ended March 31, 2025
Voice Solutions 17.76 26.09 36.42 116.16 156.33
Data Services (refer note 8) 346.87 280.76 251.36 1,180.51 1,176.35
Transformation Services 39.49 42.52 22.07 170.37 74.93
Real Estate 23.54 28.48 21.28 105.92 123.73
Campaign Registry 125.28 98.97 118.46 422.76 445.59
Total 552.94 476.82 449.59 1,995.72 1,976.93
Less: Finance Costs 181.69 201.42 182.44 761.60 729.06
Less: Other un-allocable (income) net of un-allocable expenditure (62.84) (182.51) (646.59) (203.77) (821.77)
Profit before tax and share of profit of associates from continuing operations 434.09 457.91 913.74 1,437.89 2,069.64

B(ii). Consolidated Segment Assets and Liabilities (₹ in crores)

Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at Dec 31, 2025 (Unaudited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
Segment Assets
Voice Solutions 264.35 280.01 232.16
Data Services 20,305.91 20,107.89 18,730.60
Transformation Services 294.18 311.24 428.16
Real Estate 225.09 227.01 232.11
Campaign Registry 975.22 934.88 941.96
Total Segment Assets (sum) 22,064.75 21,861.03 20,564.99
Assets held for sale pertaining to discontinued operations 47.40
Unallocated Assets 6,339.19 5,801.76 5,972.19
Total Segment Assets 28,403.94 27,662.79 26,584.58
Segment Liabilities
Voice Solutions 349.95 349.18 399.02
Data Services 11,509.38 11,143.82 10,486.01
Transformation Services 221.81 243.73 279.60
Real Estate 67.77 66.34 76.33
Campaign Registry 175.31 118.11 48.56
Total Segment Liabilities (sum) 12,324.22 11,921.18 11,289.52
Liabilities towards assets held for sale pertaining to discontinued operations 11.49
Unallocated Liabilities 12,428.62 12,236.51 12,259.29
Total Segment Liabilities 24,752.84 24,157.69 23,560.30

C. Statement of Consolidated Assets and Liabilities (₹ in crores)

Assets

Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
Non-current assets
(a) Property, plant and equipment 8,132.92 7,637.93
(b) Capital work-in-progress 761.50 1,005.13
(c) Right-of-use assets 1,605.32 1,430.42
(d) Investment property 187.26 194.98
(e) Goodwill 2,442.79 1,932.52
(f) Other intangible assets 3,112.66 2,723.10
(g) Intangible assets under development 88.83 94.79
(h) Financial assets
(i) Investments: Investments in associates 1,982.87 1,630.75
(i) Investments: Other investments 18.48 167.48
(ii) Other financial assets 145.24 154.35
(i) Deferred tax assets (net) 901.22 806.68
(j) Non-current tax assets (net) 1,739.37 1,187.09
(k) Other non-current assets 422.57 380.68
Total Non-current assets 21,541.03 19,345.90
Current assets
(a) Inventories 100.36 157.84
(b) Financial assets
(i) Other investments 295.90 915.70
(ii) Trade receivables 4,171.10 4,006.10
(iii) Cash and cash equivalents 641.96 533.90
(iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above 53.38 53.51
(v) Other financial assets 187.32 255.54
(c) Other current assets 1,405.49 1,261.10
Assets classified as held for sale 7.40 54.99
Total Current assets 6,862.91 7,238.68
TOTAL ASSETS 28,403.94 26,584.58

Equity and Liabilities

Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
EQUITY
(a) Equity share capital 285.00 285.00
(b) Other equity 3,162.04 2,736.17
**Equity