ITC saw a marginal drop in net profit in the first quarter of Fy26 to RS 4.912 Crore from RS 4.917 Crore in Q1fy25. His revenues, however, saw a 20% jump from RS 17,457 Crore to RS 20,911 Crore.According to society, the marginal drop in net profit was due to the demand of his hotel. Profit figures for Q1fy25 included RS 97.5 crores from the hotel business. The profit of the conglomerate would have been of RS 4,820 crores. The increase in revenue was largely due to cigarette and agricultural companies and acquisitions. The net revenues of the cigarette segment increased by 7.7% on an annual basis, with profits of the segment before interest and taxes (PBIT) increased by 3.7% on an annual basis.
“As seen in the past, the stability of taxes on cigarettes, supported by cleansing actions by the control agencies, has allowed the recovery of the volume for the legal cigarette industry with illegal trade, leading to a greater demand for Indian tobacco and strengthening the revenue to the exchange from the tobacco sector,” said the company. The entrances in the Agri Business segment The revenue increased by 39% on an annual basis, guided by negotiation opportunities in in bulk raw materials and leaf tobacco exports; The PBIT segment increased by 22% on an annual basis. “The company continued to focus on the downsizing of the value -added farm wallet (for example, aqua, spices, coffee); 2.2x in the last four years.” The company stated that by continuing the significant costs of construction of the brand that cover a series of personal care products and branded food products have been reflected under the profits of the other expenses “. The FMCG companies have increased by 8.6% on an annual basis.The notebook industry continues to work in deflationary conditions due to the imports of low -price paper and has seen an opportunistic game from local/regional competition. The category of drinks was influenced by non -seasonal rains during the quarter. Staples, biscuits, dairy products, premium personal washing, home and agarbattis have guided the growth.
