Rose Merc half-year revenue reaches Rs 57.15 crore in 2026

Rose Merc Limited reported unaudited consolidated revenue from operations of Rs 57.15 crore for the six months ended September 30, 2026, up from Rs 39.48 crore a year earlier, while profit attributable to owners rose to Rs 7.92 crore from Rs 6.90 crore. The group’s total profit after tax and other comprehensive income was Rs 11.87 crore.

How did Rose Merc perform in the half year?

Rose Merc’s consolidated revenue from operations rose to Rs 57.15 crore in the six months ended September 30, 2026 from Rs 39.48 crore in the corresponding six months of 2025. Other income increased to Rs 63.69 lakh from Rs 16.07 lakh, taking total revenue to Rs 57.79 crore from Rs 39.64 crore.

Total expenses increased to Rs 45.73 crore from Rs 29.75 crore, while profit before tax rose to Rs 12.06 crore from Rs 9.89 crore. Current tax expense was Rs 20.55 lakh, against Rs 2.14 lakh a year earlier, and deferred tax was a credit of Rs 1.10 lakh compared with a deferred-tax expense of Rs 4.09 lakh.

Rose Merc reported no other comprehensive income in either half-year period, so total profit after other comprehensive income remained equal to profit after tax. Profit after tax and other comprehensive income increased by Rs 2.04 crore year on year, from Rs 9.83 crore to Rs 11.87 crore.

What changed in Rose Merc’s September quarter?

Rose Merc reported revenue from operations of Rs 29.64 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 27.51 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Total revenue rose to Rs 29.83 crore from Rs 27.96 crore even as other income declined to Rs 18.67 lakh from Rs 45.02 lakh.

Profit before tax increased to Rs 6.44 crore in the September quarter from Rs 5.62 crore in the June quarter. Total expenses rose to Rs 23.38 crore from Rs 22.34 crore, with employee-benefit expense increasing to Rs 3.52 crore from Rs 3.26 crore and other expenses falling to Rs 2.61 crore from Rs 3.23 crore.

Profit after tax and other comprehensive income was Rs 6.41 crore in the September quarter, against Rs 5.45 crore in the preceding quarter. Profit attributable to owners increased to Rs 4.45 crore from Rs 3.47 crore, while the amount attributable to non-controlling interests was Rs 1.96 crore compared with Rs 1.98 crore.

How was Rose Merc’s half-year profit allocated?

Rose Merc allocated Rs 7.92 crore of its Rs 11.87 crore half-year profit after tax and other comprehensive income to owners of the parent, with Rs 3.94 crore attributable to non-controlling interests. In the six months ended September 30, 2025, the respective amounts were Rs 6.90 crore and Rs 2.93 crore from total profit of Rs 9.83 crore.

The allocation means the consolidated result included profit recorded by interests outside the parent shareholders’ ownership. The amount attributable to owners increased by Rs 1.03 crore year on year, while the portion attributable to non-controlling interests increased by Rs 1.01 crore.

Rose Merc reported basic earnings per share of Rs 5.00 for the six months ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 5.30 in the prior-year half. Diluted earnings per share were Rs 5.90, compared with Rs 5.30, while paid-up equity share capital was Rs 7.89 crore at September 30, 2026 versus Rs 5.54 crore a year earlier.

What do Rose Merc’s balance sheet and cash flow show?

Rose Merc’s consolidated total assets were Rs 107.47 crore at September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 96.42 crore at March 31, 2026. Goodwill increased to Rs 26.70 crore from Rs 26.02 crore, trade receivables rose to Rs 16.67 crore from Rs 14.40 crore, and inventories increased to Rs 11.23 crore from Rs 10.52 crore.

Other equity was Rs 47.58 crore at September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 44.43 crore at March 31, 2026, while non-controlling interests increased to Rs 42.51 crore from Rs 33.85 crore. Long-term borrowings declined to Rs 11.39 lakh from Rs 2.09 crore, whereas short-term borrowings rose to Rs 35.19 lakh from Rs 24.25 lakh.

Rose Merc used Rs 6.02 crore in operating activities in the latest half year, compared with an outflow of Rs 3.16 crore in the prior-year period. The cash-flow statement recorded a Rs 2.27 crore increase in trade receivables, a Rs 1.48 crore decrease in short-term provisions and a Rs 3.62 crore increase in other financial assets during the latest period.

Investing activities used Rs 3.66 crore, compared with Rs 2.86 crore a year earlier, including Rs 2.33 crore spent on fixed assets and Rs 68.63 lakh of changes in goodwill. Financing activities used Rs 2.02 crore after Rs 12.05 crore of proceeds from warrants and share capital and a Rs 12.16 crore net movement in shareholders’ current account.

What did Rose Merc disclose about its consolidated results review?

Rose Merc said its consolidated results comprise the holding company and nine subsidiaries, including Outcry Media Solutions Private Limited, ABACA Care Private Limited, Moda Orama Ventures Private Limited and Emirates Holding FZ LLC. The disclosed consolidated group also includes Virtual Gain Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Rosemerc Trading Pvt. Ltd and Eshwariy Shakti Spiritual Tourism Pvt. Ltd for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026.

Rose Merc stated that it has one reportable business segment and therefore did not provide separate segment-wise information under Indian Accounting Standard 108, Segment Reporting. The unaudited results were prepared under Indian Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting, and corresponding-period figures were regrouped or reclassified where necessary.

Rose Merc’s board approved the quarterly and half-year results on November 12, 2026 after review by the audit committee. D G M S & Co. performed a limited review under Standard on Review Engagement 2410 and stated that nothing had come to its attention indicating required disclosures were absent or that the statement contained a material misstatement.

Conclusion

Rose Merc’s consolidated half-year results show revenue increased to Rs 57.15 crore and total profit after tax and other comprehensive income reached Rs 11.87 crore for the six months ended September 30, 2026. Of that profit, Rs 7.92 crore was attributable to owners and Rs 3.94 crore was attributable to non-controlling interests, separating the group result from the amount assigned to parent shareholders.

The next reported period will show whether the September-quarter revenue increase to Rs 29.64 crore from Rs 27.51 crore in June continues and whether operating cash flow changes after the Rs 6.02 crore half-year outflow. Rose Merc disclosed no revenue, profit or cash-flow target in these results, leaving future periodic financial statements as the stated basis for tracking those measures.