MUMBAI: Lights, camera, profit UFO Moviez has kicked off the fiscal year on a blockbuster note, posting a consolidated net profit of Rs 652 lakh for Q1FY26, marking a sharp turnaround from a loss of Rs 414 lakh in the same quarter last year. The homegrown digital cinema distribution major reported a 16 per cent rise in consolidated revenue at Rs 10,903 lakh, up from Rs 9,451 lakh in Q1FY25. EBITDA also saw a healthy jump to Rs 1,929 lakh from Rs 658 lakh a year ago.
Standalone profit came in at Rs 365 lakh versus a loss of Rs 267 lakh in the previous year’s comparable quarter. Notably, this improvement comes despite a 7 per cent drop in standalone net sales compared to the same quarter last year.
The boost in profitability was helped by a sharp reduction in impairment provisions down to zero from Rs 365 lakh last year as well as higher other income and steady cost control across verticals.
Employee costs for the quarter stood at Rs 2,111 lakh (up from Rs 2,191 lakh last year), while ad revenue share expenses held steady at Rs 1,848 lakh. Equipment and lamp purchases jumped significantly to Rs 2,252 lakh, signalling investment in expanding or upgrading the network.
UFO’s Q1 earnings per share stood at Rs 1.68, compared to a loss per share of Rs 1.07 last year.
The company had earlier received NCLT approval for the amalgamation of its two wholly owned subsidiaries Scrabble Digital Limited and UFO Software Technologies Pvt Ltd effective April 1, 2024. As a result, the Q1FY25 numbers have been restated to reflect this merger.
The board meeting to approve the results concluded at 3:50 p.m. on July 31, 2025.
With the film exhibition and cinema tech segments bouncing back post-pandemic, UFO Moviez appears set for a sequel of steady growth.
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