Tasty Bite profit rises to Rs 8.977 crore in September

Tasty Bite Eatables Limited reported profit after tax of Rs 8.977 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 3.62 crore a year earlier, as revenue from customers rose to Rs 176.081 crore from Rs 132.666 crore. Total expenses increased to Rs 172.071 crore, led by materials and other expenses.

How did Tasty Bite perform in the September 2026 quarter?

Tasty Bite posted profit before tax of Rs 12.108 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up from Rs 4.929 crore in the corresponding 2025 quarter and Rs 11.915 crore in the preceding quarter ended 30 June 2026. Profit after tax was Rs 8.977 crore, compared with Rs 8.839 crore in June 2026, showing a smaller sequential increase than the year-on-year change.

Revenue from customers reached Rs 176.081 crore, against Rs 132.666 crore in the September 2025 quarter and Rs 155.533 crore in the June 2026 quarter. Other operating income of Rs 0.235 crore took revenue from operations to Rs 176.316 crore, while other income of Rs 7.863 crore lifted total income to Rs 184.179 crore.

Total comprehensive income was Rs 10.234 crore in the September 2026 quarter, compared with Rs 1.011 crore a year earlier and Rs 12.123 crore in the June quarter. Other comprehensive income, net of tax, was Rs 1.257 crore, including a Rs 1.469 crore gain on hedging instruments in a cash-flow hedge before related tax. Basic and diluted earnings per share were Rs 34.98, not annualised for the quarter, versus Rs 14.11 a year earlier.

Which costs rose during Tasty Bite’s September quarter?

Tasty Bite’s total expenses rose to Rs 172.071 crore from Rs 133.644 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025. Cost of materials consumed was Rs 115.932 crore, the largest expense line, compared with Rs 83.336 crore a year earlier and Rs 100.625 crore in the June 2026 quarter.

Other expenses increased to Rs 32.398 crore from Rs 22.41 crore in the prior-year quarter, while employee benefits expense rose to Rs 14.763 crore from Rs 13.186 crore. Depreciation and amortisation increased to Rs 7.98 crore from Rs 7.758 crore. The rise in materials, other expenses and employee costs occurred alongside a Rs 45.606 crore year-on-year increase in total income.

Finance costs declined to Rs 0.945 crore from Rs 1.76 crore in September 2025, although they were close to Rs 0.966 crore in June 2026. Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress were an expense of Rs 0.053 crore, compared with an expense of Rs 5.194 crore a year earlier; the June 2026 quarter had recorded a Rs 4.908 crore reduction under this line.

What do Tasty Bite’s first-half results show?

Tasty Bite reported profit after tax of Rs 17.816 crore for the half year ended 30 September 2026, versus Rs 11.809 crore in the half year ended 30 September 2025. Revenue from customers increased to Rs 331.614 crore from Rs 253.589 crore, and profit before tax rose to Rs 24.023 crore from Rs 15.978 crore.

Total expenses in the six-month period rose to Rs 321.796 crore from Rs 247.819 crore. Materials costs increased to Rs 216.557 crore from Rs 168.156 crore, and other expenses rose to Rs 62.843 crore from Rs 43.962 crore. Employee benefits expense was Rs 29.577 crore, while finance costs fell to Rs 1.911 crore from Rs 3.005 crore.

Tax expense was Rs 6.207 crore for the half year, compared with Rs 4.169 crore a year earlier. Current tax accounted for Rs 6.18 crore and deferred tax for Rs 0.027 crore. Total comprehensive income was Rs 22.357 crore, compared with Rs 7.905 crore in the prior-year half, including Rs 4.541 crore of other comprehensive income net of tax.

What changed in Tasty Bite’s cash flow and balance sheet?

Tasty Bite’s total assets were Rs 507.326 crore at 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 475.116 crore at 31 March 2026. Current assets rose to Rs 278.632 crore from Rs 242.533 crore, with inventories increasing to Rs 125.515 crore from Rs 107.681 crore and trade receivables rising to Rs 81.077 crore from Rs 71.15 crore.

Cash and cash equivalents declined to Rs 16.216 crore at 30 September 2026 from Rs 27.302 crore at 31 March 2026. Total equity increased to Rs 361.799 crore from Rs 342.008 crore, while current liabilities rose to Rs 109.695 crore from Rs 94.326 crore. Trade payables to creditors other than micro and small enterprises increased to Rs 84.512 crore from Rs 62.747 crore.

Net cash from operating activities was Rs 8.958 crore for the half year ended 30 September 2026, compared with Rs 58.301 crore in the prior-year half. Inventory growth used Rs 19.943 crore, trade-receivable growth used Rs 10.948 crore and other current assets used Rs 16.396 crore. Investing activities used Rs 11.50 crore, including Rs 11.719 crore spent on property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, capital work-in-progress and capital advances.

Does Tasty Bite report more than one business segment?

Tasty Bite reports Prepared Foods as its sole primary business segment because its operations predominantly consist of manufacturing and selling prepared foods to customers. The company said its chief operating decision maker monitors operating results as a single segment under Indian Accounting Standard 108, which covers operating segments.

The filing reported no subsidiary, associate or joint venture as at 30 September 2026. The unaudited results were reviewed by the audit committee and approved by the board on 5 November 2026. Kalyaniwalla & Mistry LLP issued an unmodified limited review report, stating that nothing had come to its attention suggesting the financial statement contained a material misstatement.

Conclusion

Tasty Bite’s September-quarter result combined customer revenue of Rs 176.081 crore with profit after tax of Rs 8.977 crore, compared with Rs 132.666 crore and Rs 3.62 crore respectively a year earlier. Higher materials costs of Rs 115.932 crore and other expenses of Rs 32.398 crore absorbed a substantial part of the income increase, while finance costs declined from the previous year.

The filing discloses no earnings target or operating plan for the next period. The next results will show whether the increase in inventories to Rs 125.515 crore and receivables to Rs 81.077 crore continues, and whether operating cash flow improves from Rs 8.958 crore recorded in the half year ended 30 September 2026.