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Just Dial Net Profit Climbs 4.1% Year-on-Year to ₹1,662.2 Million; Sequentially Surges 66%

Posted On : 2026-07-12 11:09:11( TIMEZONE : IST )

Just Dial Limited has announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026-27 ended June 30, 2026. The local search engine giant recorded a healthy expanding scale in core operations alongside an explosive sequential surge in non-operating income, paving the way for maximum bottom-line profitability.

Key Financial Performance

Net Revenue from Operations: ₹3,274.7 million, up 9.94% vs ₹2,978.6 million in Q1 FY26.

Total Combined Income: ₹4,589.3 million, up 7.94% vs ₹4,251.7 million in Q1 FY26.

Profit Before Tax (PBT): ₹2,065.9 million, up 3.86% vs ₹1,989.1 million in Q1 FY26.

Net Profit for the Period (PAT): ₹1,662.2 million, up 4.12% vs ₹1,596.5 million in Q1 FY26.

Income Breakdown and Revenue Scaling

During the opening quarter of FY27, Just Dial's gross value of services from customer contracts reached ₹3,864.1 million. After deducting a Goods and Services Tax (GST) outflow of ₹589.4 million, the company's Net Revenue from Operations settled at ₹3,274.7 million. This outlines a steady double-digit expansion year-on-year and a 6.58% sequential growth over the ₹3,072.4 million logged in Q4 FY26.

The overall top-line was further boosted by a massive sequential acceleration in Other Income, which stood at ₹1,314.6 million (up from ₹486.2 million in the preceding quarter). Driven by strong treasury yields and fair value investment gains, this supplementary income brought the company's Total Income to ₹4,589.3 million, compared to ₹3,558.6 million in the consecutive fourth quarter.

Operating Expenditure and Efficiency

Just Dial's total consolidated expenditure for the three-month period was contained at ₹2,523.4 million, up from ₹2,262.6 million year-on-year.

Employee Benefits Expense: Personnel and workforce costs remained the company's largest outflow line at ₹1,999.1 million, tracking marginally higher than the sequential ₹1,840.1 million, reflecting talent investment.

Administrative & Advertisement Outlays: Other expenses, encompassing marketing campaigns and infrastructure overheads, climbed to ₹401.6 million.

Financing & Assets: Depreciation and asset amortization charges dropped down to ₹104.9 million, while core finance leverage costs remained minimal at ₹17.8 million.

The company recorded an operational Profit Before Tax (PBT) of ₹2,065.9 million, executing an explosive 65.68% vertical expansion over the sequential ₹1,246.9 million cleared in the March quarter.

Net Profitability and Shareholder Returns

Following a total tax outgo allocation of ₹403.7 million-which comprised a current corporate tax provision of ₹234.0 million alongside a deferred tax charge of ₹169.7 million-Just Dial closed the quarter with a Net Profit of ₹1,662.2 million.

After incorporating a net remeasurement loss on defined benefit obligations of ₹48.0 million inside the Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) basket, the company's Total Comprehensive Income reached ₹1,614.2 million.

On a stable paid-up equity share capital base of ₹850.5 million (consisting of equity shares with a face value of ₹10 each), basic and diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the quarter surged up to ₹19.54 per share, marking a significant sequential jump from the ₹11.76 per share reported in the preceding quarter.

Shares of Just Dial Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 564.60 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 545.95. The total number of shares traded during the day was 22697 in over 781 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 571.95 and intraday low of 550.70. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 12752778.00.