Matrimony.com profit reaches Rs 20.73 crore in September

Matrimony.com Limited reported consolidated profit of Rs 20.73 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 7.76 crore a year earlier, as revenue from operations rose 18% to Rs 134.76 crore and matchmaking-services segment profit reached Rs 31.36 crore.

How did Matrimony.com perform in the September 2026 quarter?

Matrimony.com delivered higher revenue and profit in the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Consolidated revenue from operations increased to Rs 134.76 crore from Rs 114.59 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, while total income, including other income, rose to Rs 140.64 crore from Rs 120.72 crore. Consolidated profit before tax increased to Rs 27.31 crore from Rs 9.94 crore, and profit after tax rose to Rs 20.73 crore from Rs 7.76 crore.

The improvement also extended from the June 2026 quarter. Revenue from operations increased from Rs 130.51 crore in June to Rs 134.76 crore in September, while profit after tax rose from Rs 19.08 crore to Rs 20.73 crore. Basic earnings per share, or EPS, were Rs 10.03 for the September quarter, compared with Rs 3.60 in the year-earlier quarter and Rs 9.23 in the preceding quarter.

What drove Matrimony.com’s revenue and segment profit?

Matrimony.com’s matchmaking-services segment drove nearly all reported operating revenue in the September quarter. Matchmaking-services revenue rose to Rs 133.87 crore from Rs 113.54 crore a year earlier and was above Rs 129.55 crore in the June 2026 quarter. The segment generated profit of Rs 31.36 crore, compared with Rs 11.52 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Marriage services and others remained a smaller loss-making segment during the reported period. Its revenue was Rs 0.89 crore in the September 2026 quarter, below Rs 1.05 crore a year earlier and Rs 0.96 crore in June 2026, while its segment loss widened to Rs 4.35 crore from Rs 2.91 crore a year earlier. The segment primarily includes Mandap, WeddingBazaar, wedding gift boxes, ManyJobs and MatchAstro services.

At group level, segment results totalled Rs 27.01 crore in the September quarter, compared with Rs 8.61 crore a year earlier. Matrimony.com then recorded Rs 5.33 crore of other unallocated expenditure, Rs 0.03 crore of interest expense and Rs 5.66 crore of other unallocated income, resulting in reported profit before tax of Rs 27.31 crore.

How did Matrimony.com’s expenses change during the quarter?

Matrimony.com’s total consolidated expenses rose to Rs 113.12 crore in the September 2026 quarter from Rs 110.72 crore a year earlier, while revenue from operations increased by Rs 20.17 crore. Employee-benefit expense was Rs 39.38 crore, compared with Rs 39.11 crore in the September 2025 quarter. Advertisement and business-promotion expense declined to Rs 46.09 crore from Rs 46.66 crore.

Other expenses increased to Rs 19.17 crore from Rs 16.72 crore over the same period, while depreciation and amortisation rose to Rs 7.14 crore from Rs 7.03 crore. Finance costs were Rs 1.34 crore, compared with Rs 1.20 crore a year earlier. Total income rose by Rs 19.92 crore, compared with a Rs 2.40 crore increase in total expenses.

Tax expense rose to Rs 6.58 crore in the September 2026 quarter from Rs 2.18 crore in the year-earlier quarter. Current tax was Rs 6.31 crore and deferred tax was Rs 0.27 crore. Matrimony.com also recorded a Rs 0.21 crore share of loss from its associate, compared with a Rs 0.06 crore loss in the September 2025 quarter, before arriving at profit before tax.

What does Matrimony.com’s half-year cash flow show?

Matrimony.com generated net cash from operating activities of Rs 52.72 crore in the half year ended September 30, 2026, up from Rs 28.87 crore in the corresponding half year ended September 30, 2025. Cash generated from operating activities before tax was Rs 63.04 crore, compared with Rs 35.16 crore a year earlier, while income taxes paid, net of refunds, were Rs 10.32 crore.

Investing activities used Rs 31.12 crore in the first half, compared with Rs 8.36 crore used a year earlier. Matrimony.com purchased mutual funds worth Rs 161.70 crore, sold mutual funds worth Rs 126.65 crore and invested Rs 30.57 crore in corporate bonds. It also invested Rs 70.52 crore in bank deposits with maturities of more than three months and received Rs 104.54 crore from redemption of such deposits.

Financing activities used Rs 20.19 crore during the half year, versus Rs 31.78 crore in the prior-year period. This included dividends paid of Rs 10.34 crore, lease-liability principal payments of Rs 7.43 crore and lease-interest payments of Rs 2.42 crore. Cash and cash equivalents increased to Rs 4.34 crore at September 30, 2026 from Rs 2.93 crore at the beginning of the period.

What was Matrimony.com’s financial position at September 30, 2026?

Matrimony.com reported total consolidated assets of Rs 484.05 crore at September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 440.42 crore at March 31, 2026. Total equity increased to Rs 236.23 crore from Rs 206.47 crore over the six months. Other equity rose to Rs 225.89 crore from Rs 196.13 crore, while paid-up equity share capital remained Rs 10.34 crore.

The balance sheet included non-current investments of Rs 92.90 crore and current investments of Rs 167.83 crore at September 30, 2026, together totalling Rs 260.73 crore. Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents rose to Rs 44.00 crore from Rs 5.50 crore at March 31, 2026, while other current financial assets declined to Rs 50.66 crore from Rs 129.59 crore.

Total liabilities were Rs 247.82 crore at September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 233.95 crore at March 31, 2026. Non-current lease liabilities increased to Rs 43.08 crore from Rs 36.44 crore, and current lease liabilities rose to Rs 16.81 crore from Rs 12.91 crore. The consolidated results covered five subsidiaries and one associate, with the associate contributing a Rs 0.30 crore loss for the half year.

Conclusion

Matrimony.com’s September-quarter results showed a substantial year-on-year increase in reported earnings: revenue from operations increased by Rs 20.17 crore and profit after tax increased by Rs 12.97 crore. Matchmaking services accounted for Rs 133.87 crore of the Rs 134.76 crore quarterly revenue, while its Rs 31.36 crore segment profit offset the Rs 4.35 crore loss in marriage services and others.

The disclosed results leave the marriage-services-and-others segment as an unresolved area to watch, after its half-year loss widened to Rs 8.26 crore from Rs 6.33 crore in the corresponding 2025 period. Investors can also track changes in the Rs 260.73 crore of current and non-current investments and in operating cash flow, which was Rs 52.72 crore for the half year ended September 30, 2026.