# Turtlemint Q2 loss narrows 67%, revenue rises 35%

2026-11-13T03:16:52+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 4 independent outlets
Outlets counted: business-standard.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com, entrackr.com, inc42.com

Turtlemint Fintech Solutions narrowed its consolidated net loss by 67% year-on-year to ₹25.83 crore for the September quarter (Q2 FY27), while revenue from operations rose 35% to ₹342.19 crore, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, 12 November. Total income, including other income of ₹9.5 crore, stood at ₹352 crore. Expenses rose 25% to ₹375 crore, driven by a 31% surge in other expenses to ₹306.50 crore. Employee benefit expenses rose 4.2% to ₹64.23 crore. The company’s service EBITDA margin improved to 13.2% from 10% a year earlier. Platform premium grew 55% to ₹1,214 crore during the quarter. For the first half of FY27, revenue grew 37.6% to ₹637 crore and net loss narrowed 50.9% to ₹61.42 crore. On Friday, 13 November, the stock hit the 5% upper circuit to ₹64.18 on the NSE before trading was halted. The bourse closed the stock at ₹64.18. Update, 13 November 2026: Business Standard reports that on Friday, 13 November, Turtlemint shares surged 5% to hit the upper circuit at ₹64.18 on the NSE before trading was halted, citing the Q2 results. The outlet also adds brokerage views: Motilal Oswal expects a possible 30% revenue hit in FY28 from pending IRDAI regulation, while Jefferies maintains a 'Buy' rating describing the stock as a high-risk, high-reward opportunity.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Inc42, Entrackr, Business Standard and the Economic Times all report the same headline figures for Turtlemint’s September quarter: a 67% net-loss reduction to ₹25.83 crore and a 35% revenue rise to ₹342.19 crore. Every source leads with these numbers. Business Standard alone adds two brokerage views: Motilal Oswal’s estimate of a possible 30% top-line hit in FY28 and Jefferies’ ‘high-risk, high-reward’ Buy rating, both tied to unresolved IRDAI regulation. The Economic Times notes the improvement came from higher renewal income, which carries better margins than new-policy commissions. No source disputes the numbers. The uniform financial reporting leaves the regulatory uncertainty flagged by Business Standard as the only open question for the stock’s next move.

## Coverage

Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
- inc42.com (neutral report) <https://inc42.com/buzz/turtlemint-trims-q2-loss-by-67-yoy-to-%E2%82%B926-cr-revenue-surges-35/>
  Straight financials with sequential and H1 comparisons
- entrackr.com (neutral report) <https://entrackr.com/fintrackr/turtlemint-posts-rs-342-cr-revenue-in-q2-fy27-losses-narrow-67-12804463>
  Straight financials with sequential and H1 comparisons
- economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/turtlemint-q2-net-loss-narrows-67-to-rs-26-crore-revenue-rises-35/articleshow/135770032.cms>
  Leads with loss-and-revenue figures, adds renewal income context
- business-standard.com (neutral report) <https://www.business-standard.com/markets/news/stock-under-100-turtlemint-hits-5-upper-circuit-as-q2-loss-narrows-67-126111300718_1.html>
  Leads with loss reduction and brokerage views on regulation

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