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Ester Industries Ltd share price slipped 2.40% to Rs 87.14 after the company's net profit plunged by 57.89% to Rs 7.84 crore, while revenue from operations slightly gained 2.68% to Rs 443.76 crore in Q3FY26 over Q2FY26.
The market capitalization of Packaging industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 51176.51 crore, jumping 17.20%. It has softened by 0.69% over last one week and edged lower by 1.33% in last one month while the market capitalization of Ester Industries Ltd has slipped by 0.64% and 1.45% in the same period respectively.
Profit before tax (PBT) of Ester Industries Ltd stood at Rs 9.87 crore in Q3 FY26, nosediving by 157.28% year-on-year, and tanking 58.05% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 35 crore, rallying 194.99% YoY and retreating 11.24% sequentially.
Total expenses inched up 5.07% to Rs 421.22 crore in Q3FY26 over Q3FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 296.1 crore, growing marginally by 2.96% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 22.77 crore, dipping slightly 1.90% YoY.
For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations inched higher 7.26% to Rs 1375.19 crore, while net profit tanked by 300.51% to Rs 27.47 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA surged by 13047% to Rs 77.01 crore, and PBT collapsed by 187.31% to Rs 24.28 crore compared to previous TTM.
The company's consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 88.54 crore in FY26, as against Rs 112.19 crore in FY25.
Ester Industries Ltd tumbled by 21.53% in last one year, underperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has slipped by 8.41% during the same period.