Nanta Tech first-half profit more than doubles to Rs 5.07 crore

Nanta Tech Limited reported consolidated profit after tax of Rs 5.07 crore for the half year ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 2.19 crore a year earlier. Nanta Tech’s revenue from operations rose 97.7% to Rs 42.55 crore, while spending on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment totalled Rs 9.76 crore.

What did Nanta Tech report for the half year?

Nanta Tech reported revenue from operations of Rs 42.55 crore for the half year ended 30 September 2026, against Rs 21.53 crore in the half year ended 30 September 2025. Total income was Rs 42.57 crore, including other income of Rs 1.77 lakh, compared with total income of Rs 21.55 crore in the prior-year period.

Consolidated profit after tax more than doubled to Rs 5.07 crore from Rs 2.19 crore. Profit before tax increased to Rs 6.77 crore from Rs 2.98 crore, while current tax rose to Rs 1.71 crore from Rs 75.31 lakh. The financial results show no exceptional or extraordinary item in either half-year period.

Nanta Tech’s latest revenue was lower than the Rs 48.58 crore reported for the half year ended 31 March 2026, which was audited. Profit after tax was also below the Rs 5.98 crore reported for that period. The comparable year-earlier half, however, had revenue of Rs 21.53 crore and profit after tax of Rs 2.19 crore.

How did Nanta Tech’s expenses change?

Nanta Tech’s total expenses increased to Rs 35.79 crore in the half year ended 30 September 2026 from Rs 18.57 crore a year earlier. Purchases of stock in trade rose to Rs 28.45 crore from Rs 10.14 crore, making them the largest reported expense line in both periods.

The company recorded a Rs 3.85 crore reduction in inventories of work in progress, finished goods and stock in trade, compared with a Rs 1.68 crore reduction in the year-earlier half. Employee benefit expenses rose to Rs 1.59 crore from Rs 55.50 lakh, while other expenses declined to Rs 6.46 crore from Rs 9.42 crore.

Depreciation and amortisation expense increased to Rs 2.53 crore from Rs 10.31 lakh, and finance costs rose to Rs 60.89 lakh from Rs 2.07 lakh. At 30 September 2026, Nanta Tech’s property, plant and equipment stood at Rs 18.25 crore, versus Rs 13.54 crore at 31 March 2026, while long-term borrowings increased to Rs 6.70 crore from Rs 2.49 crore.

What did Nanta Tech’s cash flow show?

Nanta Tech generated net cash from operating activities of Rs 6.54 crore in the half year ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 6.45 lakh in the corresponding period of 2025. Operating profit before working-capital changes was Rs 9.91 crore, up from Rs 3.15 crore in the prior-year half.

The operating cash movement included a Rs 13.59 crore decrease in trade receivables, compared with a Rs 1.35 crore increase a year earlier. This was partly offset by a Rs 12.15 crore decrease in trade payables and a Rs 3.85 crore increase in inventories. Income tax paid was Rs 1.71 crore, compared with Rs 69.78 lakh in the prior-year period.

Investing activities used Rs 9.89 crore, compared with Rs 2.37 lakh in the half year ended 30 September 2025. Nanta Tech spent Rs 6.22 crore on intangible assets and Rs 3.55 crore on property, plant and equipment, while an increase in other non-current investments used a further Rs 11.47 lakh.

Financing activities generated Rs 4.27 crore, against Rs 17.11 lakh a year earlier. The latest figure included a Rs 4.21 crore increase in long-term borrowings, Rs 61.76 lakh of additional short-term borrowings and Rs 60.89 lakh of interest and finance charges paid. Cash and cash equivalents closed at Rs 2.05 crore on 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 25.95 lakh a year earlier.

How did Nanta Tech’s balance sheet change?

Nanta Tech’s total assets were Rs 78.41 crore at 30 September 2026, down from Rs 80.09 crore at 31 March 2026. Non-current assets increased to Rs 29.86 crore from Rs 21.99 crore, while current assets decreased to Rs 48.55 crore from Rs 58.10 crore.

Property, plant and equipment rose by Rs 4.70 crore to Rs 18.25 crore, and intangible assets increased by Rs 2.54 crore to Rs 10.92 crore. In contrast, trade receivables fell to Rs 26.39 crore from Rs 39.99 crore, consistent with the receivables movement in the consolidated cash-flow statement.

Shareholders’ funds increased to Rs 55.06 crore from Rs 49.98 crore as reserves and surplus rose to Rs 49.93 crore from Rs 44.85 crore. Current liabilities declined to Rs 16.18 crore from Rs 27.19 crore, including trade payables due to others falling to Rs 6.91 crore from Rs 16.37 crore.

What changed in Nanta Tech’s group structure?

Nanta Tech incorporated TRN India Private Limited on 24 April 2026 and holds 51% of its equity share capital, giving it control of the subsidiary. The consolidated balance sheet showed minority interest of Rs 4.34 lakh at 30 September 2026, compared with none at 31 March 2026.

Nanta Tech also incorporated wholly owned subsidiary Nanta Technologies FZ-LLC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 23 April 2026. The company said remittance of the capital contribution to the Dubai subsidiary was pending at the 30 September 2026 reporting date.

The board approved the consolidated results on 31 October 2026 after review and recommendation by its audit committee. M B Jajodia & Associates issued a limited-review conclusion stating that nothing had come to its attention to indicate the results contained a material misstatement under the applicable reporting requirements.

Nanta Tech said it operates in a single business segment, making Accounting Standard 17 segment reporting inapplicable. It also approved the Nanta Employee Stock Option Plan 2026 on 14 August 2026, permitting grants of up to 5,00,000 options, each convertible into one equity share with a face value of Rs 10.

Conclusion

Nanta Tech’s half-year results combine a near doubling of revenue with a more than doubling of consolidated profit, alongside a substantial increase in operating cash generation. The period also included Rs 9.89 crore of investing cash outflow, driven mainly by Rs 6.22 crore spent on intangible assets and Rs 3.55 crore on property, plant and equipment.

Next, readers can watch the operational and financial effect of TRN India Private Limited, incorporated on 24 April 2026, and the Dubai subsidiary, whose capital contribution remittance remained pending on 30 September 2026. Nanta Tech’s employee stock option plan also allows grants of up to 5,00,000 options under the plan approved on 14 August 2026.