Roto Pumps Limited Q2 profit more than triples to Rs 20.58 crore

Roto Pumps reported consolidated net profit of Rs 20.58 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, more than triple the Rs 5.96 crore recorded a year earlier, as revenue from operations increased 55% to Rs 100.15 crore. The board approved the unaudited consolidated results on November 11, 2026.

What drove Roto Pumps' Q2 profit increase?

Roto Pumps' profit increase followed a Rs 35.38 crore year-on-year rise in revenue from operations, which reached Rs 100.15 crore in the September 2026 quarter from Rs 64.76 crore in the September 2025 quarter. Total income, including Rs 1.06 crore of other income, rose to Rs 101.20 crore from Rs 66.06 crore, while profit before tax increased to Rs 25.92 crore from Rs 8.11 crore.

Total expenses rose to Rs 75.28 crore from Rs 57.96 crore, an increase of Rs 17.33 crore that was smaller than the Rs 35.14 crore increase in total income. Material costs rose to Rs 30.06 crore from Rs 21.32 crore, employee-benefit expense reached Rs 24.45 crore from Rs 21.22 crore, and other expenses increased to Rs 19.72 crore from Rs 14.05 crore.

The September-quarter outcome also improved from the June 2026 quarter. Revenue from operations increased from Rs 75.60 crore in June to Rs 100.15 crore in September, while net profit increased from Rs 9.25 crore to Rs 20.58 crore. Finance costs declined to Rs 75.43 lakh from Rs 80.36 lakh sequentially, although depreciation and amortisation rose to Rs 4.17 crore from Rs 3.79 crore.

How did Roto Pumps perform in the half-year?

Roto Pumps reported net profit of Rs 29.83 crore for the half-year ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 12.25 crore in the corresponding prior-year period. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 175.74 crore from Rs 130.65 crore, while profit before tax more than doubled to Rs 38.36 crore from Rs 18.94 crore.

The September quarter supplied Rs 20.58 crore of the six-month net profit, compared with Rs 9.25 crore in the June quarter. Other income for the half-year declined to Rs 2.90 crore from Rs 3.70 crore a year earlier, meaning the rise in total income to Rs 178.65 crore from Rs 134.35 crore was principally associated with revenue from operations.

Current tax expense rose to Rs 9.38 crore for the six months from Rs 4.92 crore in the prior-year period. Deferred tax was a credit of Rs 52.17 lakh, compared with a credit of Rs 22.15 lakh, while provisions related to previous years were a Rs 32.54 lakh credit versus a Rs 1.99 crore charge. Basic and diluted earnings per share, or EPS, were Rs 1.58 for the half-year, compared with Rs 0.65 a year earlier.

What changed in Roto Pumps' balance sheet?

Roto Pumps' total assets increased to Rs 383.89 crore at September 30, 2026 from Rs 346.20 crore at March 31, 2026. Non-current assets rose to Rs 149.81 crore from Rs 138.61 crore, while current assets increased to Rs 234.08 crore from Rs 207.59 crore.

Trade receivables increased to Rs 90.16 crore from Rs 74.75 crore and inventories rose to Rs 77.84 crore from Rs 70.72 crore. Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of assets and liabilities were Rs 20.67 crore at September 30, compared with Rs 16.58 crore at March 31, while other current assets fell to Rs 36.61 crore from Rs 37.15 crore.

Total equity increased to Rs 266.15 crore from Rs 240.25 crore, including other equity of Rs 247.31 crore at September 30. Total liabilities rose to Rs 117.74 crore from Rs 105.95 crore: current borrowings increased to Rs 21.50 crore from Rs 19.26 crore, while non-current borrowings declined to Rs 75.17 lakh from Rs 92.12 lakh. Current lease liabilities increased to Rs 8.28 crore from Rs 2.67 crore.

Why did Roto Pumps' operating cash flow decline?

Roto Pumps generated net cash from operating activities of Rs 16.66 crore in the half-year ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 24.32 crore in the comparable 2025 period. Cash generated from operations before direct tax was Rs 21.77 crore, down from Rs 29.37 crore, despite operating profit before working-capital changes increasing to Rs 44.70 crore from Rs 30.18 crore.

Working-capital movements absorbed cash during the latest half-year. Trade receivables used Rs 15.41 crore, compared with releasing Rs 7.62 crore in the prior-year period, and inventories used Rs 7.13 crore after using Rs 8.75 crore a year earlier. Other current assets used Rs 6.30 crore, while the increase in other current liabilities contributed Rs 5.85 crore.

Net cash used in investing activities narrowed to Rs 8.38 crore from Rs 12.42 crore. Property, plant and equipment payments increased to Rs 6.34 crore from Rs 1.44 crore, but capital work-in-progress payments fell to Rs 2.24 lakh from Rs 10.51 crore. Financing activities used Rs 4.87 crore, compared with Rs 22.90 crore, and the cash-flow statement reported closing cash and cash equivalents of Rs 26.18 crore, versus Rs 18.51 crore a year earlier.

What businesses are included in Roto Pumps' consolidated results?

Roto Pumps said its operations predominantly comprise one segment, Pumps & Spares, so segment reporting does not apply. The filing therefore does not provide revenue, profit or asset data by product category or geography, despite consolidated half-year revenue from operations of Rs 175.74 crore.

The consolidated results include wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Singapore, Dubai and India, alongside listed step-down entities in North America, Africa and Malaysia. The auditor also stated that one foreign subsidiary was non-operative, and that certain consolidated subsidiary results were based on reports from other auditors or on management-certified financial information.

The statutory auditor conducted a limited review for the quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026 and issued an unmodified conclusion. Subsidiaries reviewed by their respective auditors had total assets of Rs 35.31 crore and September-quarter revenue of Rs 20.44 crore, while subsidiaries not reviewed by independent auditors had assets of Rs 34.12 crore and quarterly revenue of Rs 32.64 crore.

Conclusion

Roto Pumps' September 2026 results show substantially higher quarterly revenue and profit, with net profit reaching Rs 20.58 crore on Rs 100.15 crore of revenue from operations. The half-year figures also show higher profitability, although receivables and inventories rose and operating cash generation fell to Rs 16.66 crore from Rs 24.32 crore a year earlier.

The next results will show whether the higher September-quarter revenue is sustained and whether working-capital movements change, particularly after receivables reached Rs 90.16 crore and inventories reached Rs 77.84 crore at September 30. The filing also identifies property, plant and equipment payments of Rs 6.34 crore in the first half and current lease liabilities of Rs 8.28 crore as items to monitor.