Hindustan Housing H1 profit rises 3% to Rs 1.44 crore year on year

The Hindustan Housing Company Limited reported profit of Rs 1.44 crore for the six months ended 30 September 2026, 3% above a year earlier, while revenue from administrative and allied services rose 17% to Rs 3.07 crore and total comprehensive income reached Rs 8.50 crore.

How did Hindustan Housing perform in the first half?

Hindustan Housing’s profit for the half year ended 30 September 2026 increased to Rs 1.44 crore from Rs 1.39 crore in the corresponding 2025 period. Profit before tax rose to Rs 1.87 crore from Rs 1.79 crore, while total tax expense increased to Rs 43.69 lakh from Rs 39.80 lakh. The company reports one business segment: providing and rendering administrative and allied services.

Total revenue rose to Rs 4.38 crore from Rs 3.94 crore in the prior-year half. Revenue from operations increased to Rs 3.07 crore from Rs 2.62 crore, while other income was nearly unchanged at Rs 1.32 crore against Rs 1.31 crore. Total expenses rose to Rs 2.51 crore from Rs 2.14 crore, limiting the increase in profit before tax to Rs 8.05 lakh.

What drove Hindustan Housing’s operating-revenue growth?

Hindustan Housing’s revenue from operations increased by Rs 44.38 lakh in the six months ended 30 September 2026. Because the company discloses only a single administrative and allied-services segment, the filing provides no split of the Rs 3.07 crore operating revenue by service line, customer, geography or project.

Costs increased across the principal expense lines during the period. Employee-benefit expense rose to Rs 1.28 crore from Rs 1.10 crore, and other expenses increased to Rs 96.74 lakh from Rs 79.47 lakh. Electricity and power costs rose to Rs 17.88 lakh from Rs 17 lakh, while finance costs declined to Rs 1.01 lakh from Rs 1.19 lakh.

Depreciation and amortisation expense was Rs 7.40 lakh in the 2026 half year, compared with Rs 6.71 lakh a year earlier. These higher costs accompanied the Rs 44.66 lakh increase in total revenue, with other income contributing Rs 1.32 crore in both periods. The results do not provide a separate detailed reconciliation of the other-income line.

Why was Hindustan Housing’s September-quarter profit flat?

Hindustan Housing’s profit for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 was Rs 50.19 lakh, almost unchanged from Rs 50.20 lakh in the quarter ended 30 September 2025. Revenue from operations nevertheless rose to Rs 1.58 crore from Rs 1.33 crore, and profit before tax increased to Rs 66.14 lakh from Rs 62.31 lakh.

The quarterly tax charge rose to Rs 15.95 lakh from Rs 12.11 lakh, which offset the Rs 3.83 lakh increase in profit before tax. Total expenses increased to Rs 1.29 crore from Rs 1.09 crore, including employee-benefit expense of Rs 65.71 lakh and other expenses of Rs 49.51 lakh.

Compared with the quarter ended 30 June 2026, profit declined from Rs 93.31 lakh to Rs 50.19 lakh. Other income fell to Rs 37.28 lakh from Rs 94.22 lakh, taking total revenue down to Rs 1.95 crore from Rs 2.43 crore. Revenue from operations moved in the opposite direction, rising to Rs 1.58 crore from Rs 1.49 crore quarter on quarter.

Why did Hindustan Housing’s comprehensive income increase?

Hindustan Housing’s total comprehensive income rose to Rs 8.50 crore for the six months ended 30 September 2026 from Rs 2.53 crore a year earlier. The reported amount comprises the Rs 1.44 crore profit for the period and other comprehensive income, net of tax. Its increase was considerably larger than the Rs 4.16 lakh increase in period profit.

Other equity stood at Rs 68.53 crore on 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 60.03 crore on 31 March 2026. Total equity consequently increased to Rs 68.59 crore from Rs 60.09 crore, while paid-up equity share capital remained Rs 6.05 lakh. The filing does not identify the individual valuation or investment items behind the other comprehensive income line.

Investments were Rs 71.93 crore at 30 September 2026, comprising Rs 52.77 crore of non-current investments and Rs 19.16 crore of current investments. At 31 March 2026, the corresponding combined amount was Rs 64.65 crore, comprising Rs 44.54 crore of non-current and Rs 20.10 crore of current investments. Total assets increased to Rs 76.54 crore from Rs 66.38 crore over the same period.

What changed in Hindustan Housing’s cash flow and liabilities?

Hindustan Housing used Rs 1.66 crore in operating activities during the half year ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 13.24 lakh used in the previous-year period. Operating cash profit before working-capital changes increased to Rs 64.10 lakh from Rs 55.82 lakh, but net working-capital movements used Rs 1.99 crore against Rs 45.27 lakh a year earlier.

The working-capital movement included a Rs 1.10 crore increase in trade receivables and a Rs 1.28 crore increase in other assets. Trade receivables stood at Rs 1.15 crore at 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 4.56 lakh at 31 March 2026. Other financial assets rose to Rs 1.63 crore from Rs 34.75 lakh, while loans increased to Rs 13.50 lakh from Rs 2.70 lakh.

Investing activities generated Rs 1.83 crore in the first half, against Rs 11.23 lakh in the comparable period. The cash-flow statement records Rs 2.77 crore of proceeds from sale of current investments, Rs 1.15 crore of purchases of current investments and Rs 31.30 lakh spent on property, plant, equipment and capital work-in-progress. Cash and cash equivalents ended at Rs 34.03 lakh, compared with Rs 17.10 lakh at the start of the financial year.

Total liabilities rose to Rs 7.95 crore on 30 September 2026 from Rs 6.29 crore at 31 March 2026. Deferred tax liability increased to Rs 5.90 crore from Rs 4.71 crore, while current liabilities rose to Rs 1.25 crore from Rs 85.69 lakh. The board approved the unaudited results on 5 November 2026 after audit committee review, and the statutory auditor issued a limited review report on the same date.

Conclusion

Hindustan Housing delivered a modest Rs 4.16 lakh year-on-year increase in first-half profit as its Rs 44.38 lakh gain in operating revenue was partly absorbed by a Rs 36.61 lakh increase in expenses. The larger movement was in total comprehensive income, which rose by Rs 5.97 crore and coincided with an Rs 8.50 crore increase in other equity since 31 March 2026.

The filing leaves the underlying items in the other comprehensive income line unspecified and provides no service-level revenue split within its single segment. Future disclosures can clarify the composition of the Rs 8.50 crore comprehensive income, while the reported Rs 1.15 crore of trade receivables and Rs 1.99 crore working-capital outflow remain key disclosed balance-sheet and cash-flow movements to track.