LINDEINDIA · Chemicals
Linde India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹644 cr for July to September 2025, — on the year and — on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹282 cr, a margin of 43.8%, — on the year and — on the quarter.
Net profit was ₹169 cr, — on the year and — on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹19.82.
Speciality chemicals are read on volumes and pricing, with Chinese supply a recurring swing factor; inventory destocking can hit a quarter without a change in demand. The quarterly statements do not carry volumes against prices, capacity utilisation and new molecules; those come with the filing read.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
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Could not run on this quarter: Headline vs core profit, Exceptional items that recur, Operating margin on the year, Depreciation falling, Finance cost rising, Swing to loss or profit, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
This quarter's filing carries a balance sheet and a cash flow statement. The cash, receivables and borrowing checks run once the filing read is in.
| Metric | Q2 FY26 |
|---|---|
| Gases and Related Products Segment Revenue (₹ crore) | 560.43 |
| Project Engineering Segment Revenue (₹ crore) | 225.04 |
| Gases Segment Result (₹ crore) | 215.87 |
| Project Engineering Segment Result (₹ crore) | 23.73 |
| Gases Revenue Share of Gross Segment Total | 71.35% |
| Inter-segment Revenue (₹ crore) | 141.27 |
Read using the Speciality chemicals and CRAMS framework (named in the filing read). Primary valuation lens: P/E against volume growth.
Read more closely in this sector: Volume against price in growth · Customer and molecule concentration · Inventory days against sales.
| Q2 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹644 cr | ₹694 cr | ₹723 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +12% |
| EBITDA margin | 43.8% | 28.9% | 32.0% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 2% | 4% | 4% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Net profit | ₹169 cr | ₹103 cr | ₹115 cr |
| YoY | — | — | −32% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | −33% |
| EPS | ₹19.82 | ₹12.08 | ₹13.48 |
| Flags | · | · | 2 |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
Linde India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹644 cr (— on the year) and net profit of ₹169 cr (— on the year) for July to September 2025.
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