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Monday, 12 October 2026

a 29% margin, three expansions in one week & the cash to pay for them

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a one-off gain doubled the headline profit. the plants announced this month say more about the next three years

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Profit up 115% in a single quarter sounds like a business on fire. Strip out a one-off property sale, though, & the underlying profit grew roughly 45-55%: still strong, just not the headline.

The more telling number came later. Within one week this October, this maker of badges, logos & decorative trims for cars & motorcycles filed three separate expansions worth about Rs. 175 crore.
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