Route Mobile reports turnaround Q2 performance
Profit before exceptional items and tax declined 26.79% to Rs 100.93 crore in Q2 FY27 as against Rs 137.87 crore in Q2 FY26. Profit before tax stood at Rs 100.93 crore in Q2 FY27 compared with Rs 2 crore in Q2 FY26, which included an exceptional loss of Rs 135.87 crore.
Total expenses increased 8.15% to Rs 1,090.95 crore in Q2 FY27 from Rs 1,008.71 crore in Q2 FY26. Employee benefits expense rose 26.72% to Rs 90.81 crore, while finance costs increased 3.80% to Rs 2.46 crore during the quarter under review.
On a half-year basis, the company's consolidated net profit surged to Rs 151.10 crore in H1 FY27 from Rs 39.95 crore in H1 FY26. Revenue from operations increased 7.42% to Rs 2,331.18 crore in H1 FY27 from Rs 2,170.25 crore in H1 FY26.
Seckin Arikan, chairman, Route Mobile, and CEO, Proximus Global, said, ?Our focus at Route Mobile remains on strengthening our core business while expanding into differentiated, higher-value solutions that can support long-term value creation. The addition of Heltar?s conversational AI capabilities is an important step in broadening our solutions portfolio. At the same time, we recognize the importance of translating business momentum into sustainable profitability and delivering value for shareholders. As we review our first-half performance, our priorities remain disciplined execution, prudent cost management and building a strong foundation for the future.?
Tushar Agnihotri, CEO, Route Mobile, added, ?We delivered revenue performance in Q2 FY27 in line with our guidance, alongside a recovery in gross profit margin compared with the previous quarter. New product revenues also recorded a significant increase, reflecting the contribution of our expanding solutions portfolio. The acquisition of Heltar?s business, completed on July 29, strengthens our capabilities in conversational AI and enables us to address evolving customer requirements. We are seeing an encouraging pipeline for these offerings and remain focused on converting these opportunities into revenue while maintaining disciplined execution across the business.?
Meanwhile, the company?s board declared a second interim dividend of Rs 4 per equity share of face value Rs 10 each for FY27, fixing 2 November 2026 as the record date. The dividend will be paid within 30 days from the date of declaration.
Route Mobile (RML) is a cloud communications platform service provider, catering to enterprises, over-the-top (OTT) players, and mobile network operators (MNO). RML's portfolio comprises solutions in messaging, voice, email, SMS filtering, analytics, and monetization. RML has a diverse enterprise client base across a broad range of industries, including social media companies, banks and financial institutions, e-commerce entities, and travel aggregators. RML is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with a global presence in the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America.
Shares of Route Mobile fell 4.09% to Rs 429.65 on the BSE.
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