DCM Nouvelle returns to profit with Rs 17.16 crore net profit

DCM Nouvelle Limited reported consolidated profit after tax of Rs 17.16 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with a loss of Rs 2.42 crore a year earlier. Total income increased to Rs 320.16 crore from Rs 289.51 crore, although profit was below the Rs 27.53 crore reported in the preceding June quarter.

How did DCM Nouvelle perform in the September 2026 quarter?

DCM Nouvelle returned to consolidated profitability in the September 2026 quarter, posting profit after tax of Rs 17.16 crore against a loss after tax of Rs 2.42 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Profit before tax after exceptional and extraordinary items was Rs 24.93 crore, compared with a loss before tax of Rs 2.05 crore in the corresponding prior-year quarter. The company reported the figures as unaudited financial results.

The quarterly turnaround was accompanied by higher total income. Consolidated total income from operations reached Rs 320.16 crore in the September 2026 quarter, up Rs 30.65 crore from Rs 289.51 crore a year earlier. Total comprehensive income, which includes profit after tax and other comprehensive income after tax, was Rs 16.76 crore, compared with a negative Rs 2.59 crore in the September 2025 quarter.

Why did DCM Nouvelle profit decline from the June quarter?

DCM Nouvelle’s consolidated profit after tax declined by Rs 10.37 crore from Rs 27.53 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026 to Rs 17.16 crore in the September quarter. Profit before tax similarly fell by Rs 13.20 crore, from Rs 38.13 crore to Rs 24.93 crore. The disclosed results provide the reported income and profit lines but do not give a narrative explanation for the sequential decline.

Revenue moved in the opposite direction over the same two quarters. Total income from operations increased by Rs 30.99 crore sequentially, reaching Rs 320.16 crore in September from Rs 289.17 crore in June. Accordingly, the filing shows higher quarterly income alongside lower reported profit after tax, rather than attributing the change to a particular cost, product, customer or operating segment.

Total comprehensive income also narrowed sequentially, to Rs 16.76 crore in September from Rs 27.67 crore in June. Basic and diluted earnings per share were Rs 9.00 for the September quarter, down from Rs 14.98 in the June quarter. The per-share figures are stated as not annualised, so they represent the individual quarterly reporting periods rather than an annual rate.

What do DCM Nouvelle’s half-year numbers show?

DCM Nouvelle reported consolidated profit after tax of Rs 44.89 crore for the half year ended September 30, 2026, compared with a loss after tax of Rs 62 lakh for the half year ended September 30, 2025. The six-month result combines the June and September 2026 quarters, including the Rs 27.53 crore June-quarter profit and the Rs 17.16 crore September-quarter profit.

Consolidated total income from operations for the half year was Rs 609.33 crore, compared with Rs 492.95 crore in the corresponding six months of the prior year. This was an increase of Rs 116.38 crore. Profit before tax after exceptional and extraordinary items was Rs 63.06 crore, versus Rs 1.79 crore in the prior-year half year, while total comprehensive income rose to Rs 44.33 crore from a loss of Rs 87 lakh.

For the half year, basic and diluted earnings per share were Rs 24.99, compared with a negative Rs 0.44 in the prior-year period. The paid-up equity share capital was Rs 18.68 crore at September 30, 2026, unchanged from both June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025. The company’s results identify these per-share amounts as not annualised.

How did DCM Nouvelle’s standalone results compare?

DCM Nouvelle’s standalone September-quarter profit after tax was Rs 22.03 crore, which was Rs 4.87 crore above its consolidated profit after tax of Rs 17.16 crore. Standalone total income from operations was Rs 316.29 crore, slightly below consolidated total income of Rs 320.16 crore. The filing provides both sets of results but does not disclose the reasons for the difference between standalone and consolidated profitability.

On a year-on-year basis, standalone profit after tax rose from Rs 1.51 crore in the September 2025 quarter to Rs 22.03 crore in September 2026. Standalone total income increased from Rs 235.76 crore to Rs 316.29 crore over that comparison. Standalone profit before tax after exceptional items rose from Rs 1.68 crore to Rs 30.19 crore.

The standalone sequence also differed from the consolidated income trend. September standalone total income of Rs 316.29 crore was above Rs 285.16 crore in June 2026, while standalone profit after tax fell from Rs 31.45 crore to Rs 22.03 crore. For the half year ended September 30, 2026, standalone profit after tax was Rs 54.07 crore, compared with Rs 6.17 crore in the corresponding prior-year half year.

What does the annual comparison add to DCM Nouvelle’s results?

DCM Nouvelle reported consolidated profit after tax of Rs 1.64 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026, against which the Rs 44.89 crore reported for the six months ended September 30, 2026 is higher. Consolidated total income for the full year ended March 31, 2026 was Rs 1,026.43 crore, while the first half of the following financial year contributed Rs 609.33 crore.

The annual data also records consolidated profit before tax of Rs 7.39 crore and total comprehensive income of Rs 1.85 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026. These amounts provide a comparison point for the half-year profit before tax of Rs 63.06 crore and comprehensive income of Rs 44.33 crore. The filing does not provide a full-year forecast or management target for the financial year ending March 31, 2027.

Conclusion

DCM Nouvelle’s September 2026 results show a year-on-year move from a Rs 2.42 crore consolidated quarterly loss to Rs 17.16 crore profit after tax, with total income increasing to Rs 320.16 crore. The half-year figures extend that change, recording Rs 44.89 crore of consolidated profit after tax against a Rs 62 lakh loss in the comparable prior-year six months.

The unresolved issue in the disclosure is why profit after tax fell to Rs 17.16 crore in September from Rs 27.53 crore in June despite total income rising from Rs 289.17 crore to Rs 320.16 crore. The filing gives no management explanation, plan or profit target for this movement, so future disclosures will be relevant for any further detail on the change.