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Zetwerk’s net loss widens fourfold to Rs 1,606 crore in FY26
Manufacturing platform Zetwerk reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,606 crore for FY26, more than four times the Rs 371 crore loss a year earlier, according to its updated draft red…
The Story in Brief
Manufacturing platform Zetwerk reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,606 crore for FY26, more than four times the Rs 371 crore loss a year earlier, according to its updated draft red herring prospectus. Revenue from continuing operations rose 40 per cent to Rs 15,913 crore.
Most of the loss widening came from accounting charges related to a shareholder conversion exercise and the company's exit from civil infrastructure projects. Loss before exceptional items and tax narrowed to Rs 81 crore from Rs 121 crore. Adjusted Ebitda increased 31 per cent to Rs 421 crore, though its margin slipped to 2.65 per cent from 2.85 per cent, indicating thin profitability.
The Indian Opinion
The headline loss number is alarming but tells an incomplete story. Zetwerk’s loss before exceptional items actually narrowed, and revenue grew 40 per cent to nearly Rs 16,000 crore. The fourfold jump is driven by accounting charges from a shareholder conversion and a civil infrastructure exit, not core business bleeding. The lazy narrative will be that this is a startup in terminal trouble. The real test will come when these one-off charges are behind it: can Ebitda margins, which slipped from 2.85 per cent to 2.65 per cent, start trending up in the current year?
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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