Waterways Leisure Tourism reports ₹58.49 crore Q2 profit with ₹49.5 crore exceptional gain as shares rise 5%

Waterways Leisure Tourism reported a consolidated Q2 FY27 net profit of ₹58.49 crore, including a ₹49.5 crore exceptional gain, while its shares rose 5% on Monday. The gain came from compensation linked to the early handover of the vessel Sky. Excluding the exceptional item, the reported profit before tax would have been substantially lower.

₹58.49 crore Q2 profit included a ₹49.5 crore exceptional gain

Waterways Leisure Tourism reported consolidated net profit of ₹58.49 crore for the quarter ended September 2026, compared with a loss of ₹8.9 crore in the corresponding quarter a year earlier and a profit of ₹23 crore in the preceding June quarter.

The company reported revenue from operations of ₹132.9 crore, up 30.9% year on year from ₹101.5 crore. EBITDA was ₹9.7 crore, compared with a loss of ₹6.5 crore a year earlier.

The company’s Q2 FY27 financial disclosure said the September-quarter profit included an exceptional gain of ₹49.5 crore. It stated that the reported profit before tax would have been substantially lower without that item.

14.5 lakh shares change hands at ₹107

Trading data supplied for Waterways Leisure Tourism showed that the block deal covered 14.5 lakh shares, representing around 2% of the company’s equity, and was valued at ₹15.7 crore.

The transaction was executed at ₹107 per share. The identities of the buyer and seller were not immediately available, according to the supplied trading data.

Waterways Leisure Tourism share price reached an intraday high of ₹111 and were trading around ₹106 in the afternoon, the supplied trading data showed. The company had a market capitalisation of around ₹7,650 crore at the reported trading price.

Bay Cruise Investments received the gain after Sky was handed over early

Waterways Leisure Tourism said subsidiary Bay Cruise Investments received the exceptional gain under a September 1 agreement with Norwegian Sky Limited for facilitating the early delivery and handover of the vessel Sky.

The company said the vessel was handed over on September 10 instead of its originally scheduled delivery date of September 30.

Waterways Leisure Tourism classified the compensation as a one-off gain without any corresponding obligation.

H1 FY27 net profit rose to ₹81.3 crore

For H1 FY27, Waterways Leisure Tourism reported consolidated net profit of ₹81.3 crore, compared with ₹25.8 crore a year earlier.

The company reported H1 FY27 revenue of ₹323 crore, compared with ₹277.9 crore a year earlier.

Shares gained around 58% after the July listing

Listing data supplied for Waterways Leisure Tourism showed that the company made its stock market debut on July 1, 2026, at ₹681 against an issue price of ₹808.

Waterways Leisure Tourism later approved a 1:10 stock split, reducing the face value of each share from ₹10 to Re 1.

Trading data supplied for the company showed that the shares had gained approximately 58% on a split-adjusted basis by Monday’s reported trading price.