Bhatia Communications Shares Jump Over 7%; Stock Up Nearly 67% in 2026

The shares of Bhatia Communications & Retail rallied more than 7% on the Indian equity market on Friday, September 18, amid positive trading across the market. The small-cap stock has also made some notable gains recently, making its year-to-date gains amount to 66.60%. 

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This occurred amid positive trading for the Nifty 50 and Sensex despite recent volatility in both indices. 

Bhatia Communications is a Surat-based consumer electronics retailer that has risen by 18.81% last week and 22.30% in the past two weeks. The stock has risen by 37.64% in the past month and has 50.27% and 85.82% gains for the past three months and six months, respectively. 

Net Profit Q1 up by 90% at ₹6.8 crore 

The net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 stood at ₹6.8 crore, marking an increase of 90% from ₹3.6 crore during the corresponding quarter last year. 

There has been a growth of 70% in the revenue from operations at ₹190 crore as compared to ₹111.5 crore in Q1FY26. 

The purchase of stock-in-trade grew to ₹178.7 crore from ₹98.9 crore during the year-ago quarter. There was a positive change in inventories of ₹10.6 crore as compared to a negative change in inventories of ₹0.3 crore a year ago. 

The total expenses grew to ₹181.6 crore from ₹107.4 crore. The employee benefit expense grew to ₹2.3 crore from ₹1.8 crore, while the other expense increased to ₹9.5 crore from ₹5 crore. 

However, the finance cost fell to ₹0.5 crore from ₹0.6 crore. 

Debt-equity ratio declines 

Bhatia Communications reported a debt-equity ratio of 0.04 for Q1FY27, down from 0.20 in the year-ago quarter. Its interest service coverage ratio increased to 49.48 from 24.78. 

Basic earnings per share rose to ₹0.48 from ₹0.29 in Q1FY26. 

Tax expense for the quarter stood at ₹2.3 crore. This included current tax of ₹2.4 crore, partly offset by a deferred tax credit of ₹0.16 crore. 

The company has also declared an interim dividend of Re 0.01 per equity share with a face value of Re 1 for FY2026-27. 

With Friday’s rise, Bhatia Communications continued the upward run seen across shorter timeframes, with the stock’s six-month gain reaching 85.82% and its 2026 gain standing at 66.60%.