# Ramkrishna Forgings swings to Q2 profit, declares Rs 2 dividend 2026-10-30T13:20:29+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Ramkrishna Forgings swung to a consolidated net profit of Rs 71 crore in the second quarter of FY27, against a net loss of Rs 9.5 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations rose 54.9 per cent to Rs 1,405.4 crore. The company's board declared a first interim dividend of Rs 2 per equity share, with 6 November fixed as the record date. EBITDA increased 35.1 per cent to Rs 223.4 crore and margin improved to 18.2 per cent from 13.5 per cent. The company also secured new contracts worth Rs 673 crore across segments. The board approved an additional Rs 56.76-crore investment in the Ramkrishna Titagarh Rail Wheels joint venture. Subir Chakraborty and Anurag Vohra were appointed non-executive independent directors, subject to shareholder approval. Shares closed 4 per cent lower at Rs 645.10. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets reported nearly identical wire-based coverage of Ramkrishna Forgings's Q2 FY27 results, presenting the same headline facts: a Rs 71-crore net profit swing from a year-ago loss, a revenue jump of about 55%, and a Rs 2 interim dividend with a 6 November record date. Ndtvprofit.com led with the profit swing and interim dividend in its headline, while CNBC-TV18 added more operational detail, EBITDA margins, new contract wins worth Rs 673 crore, and Managing Director Naresh Jalan's comments. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant, no outlet omitted or foregrounded figures differently beyond story length. The key next step is the 6 November record date for the Rs 2 interim dividend. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Straight results reporting with dividend and record date lead - cnbctv18.com (neutral report) Same wire copy with added operational details and MD quote This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Naresh Jalan, Ramkrishna Forgings, Ramkrishna Titagarh Rail Wheels Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ramkrishna-forgings-swings-to-q2-profit-declares-rs-2-dividend/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ramkrishna-forgings-swings-to-q2-profit-declares-rs-2-dividend/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/