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Astral Ltd share price softened by 1.18% to Rs 1423.0 after the company`s net profit plunged by 43.57% to Rs 120.2 crore, while revenue from operations nosedived 24.44% to Rs 1578.0 crore in Q2FY26 over Q1FY26. The market capitalization of Plastic Products - Industrial industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 1.42 lakh crore, nosediving by 15.18%. It has eased by 1.20% over last one week and ticked higher by 0.52% in last one month while the market capitalization of Astral Ltd has slipped by 1.52% and 8.91% in the same period respectively. Profit before tax (PBT) of Astral Ltd stood at Rs 162.8 crore in Q2 FY26, rallying 48.27% year-on-year, and tanking 45.11% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 218 crore, surging by 24.23% YoY and plunging by 40.26% sequentially. Total expenses tumbled by 20.08% to Rs 1422.2 crore in Q2FY26 over Q2FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 1116.3 crore, easing 4.05% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 169.5 crore, rising by 9.92% YoY. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations advanced 12.62% to Rs 6568.6 crore, while net profit inched up 3.04% to Rs 534.7 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA soared by 95180% to Rs 1014.6 crore, and PBT saw a minor gain of 4% to Rs 730.6 crore compared to previous TTM. The company`s consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 1117.0 crore in FY26, as against Rs 629.6 crore in FY25. Astral Ltd gained 2.95% in last one year, significantly outperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has eased by 3.04% during the same period.

Astral will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 August 2026.

Astral announced that the Annual General Meeting(AGM) of the company will be held on 24 August 2026.

Net profit of Astral rose 18.80% to Rs 213.00 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 179.30 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. Sales rose 24.21% to Rs 2088.50 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 1681.40 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025.For the full year,net profit rose 2.08% to Rs 534.70 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 523.80 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 12.62% to Rs 6568.60 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 5832.40 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. ParticularsQuarter EndedYear EndedMar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var.Mar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var. Sales2088.501681.40 24 6568.605832.40 13 OPM %18.3317.96 -16.1716.22 - PBDT376.70301.20 25 1044.80945.90 10 PBT302.70236.40 28 753.20702.50 7 NP213.00179.30 19 534.70523.80 2 Powered by Capital Market - Live News

Astral announced that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 18 May 2026, inter alia, have recommended the final dividend of Rs 2.5 per equity Share (i.e. 250%) , subject to the approval of the shareholders.