Over 30 companies are scheduled to announce their Q1 FY27 results today, August 1, as the ongoing earnings season continues to gain momentum. Key companies reporting today include APL Apollo Tubes, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL), Divi's Laboratories, Muthoot Finance, Clean Science and Technology, Gujarat Ambuja Exports, GHCL, Latent View Analytics, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, and Vishnu Chemicals. According to the BSE results calendar, firms from sectors including financial services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, infrastructure, consumer goods, textiles, technology and packaging are set to report their performance for the June quarter. Go Fashion (India) Limited has also completed its reporting cycle for the quarter, releasing the audio recording of its Q1 FY27 earnings call held on July 30, 2026, at 17:00 IST.
The Indian benchmark indices closed higher for the third consecutive day on Friday, with the BSE Sensex gaining 166.49 points (0.21%) to settle at a more than three-week high of 78,094.64. During the day, the index jumped 344.1 points (0.44%) to 78,272.25, while 16 of its 30 constituents ended higher and 14 settled with losses. The NSE Nifty rose by 66.45 points (0.27%) to end at a three-week high of 24,383.60. As reported by ET Now, this positive momentum came amid positive global cues and tracking a sharp rally in Bajaj Finance and foreign fund inflows. The strong performance marked the third consecutive session of gains for both indices, demonstrating continued investor confidence despite ongoing global uncertainties.
Market participants will be paying keen attention to top-line expansion, net profitability, operating margins, capital expenditure commitments, order book growth, and full-year guidance to gauge broader corporate earnings momentum. Consumer goods companies including Prataap Snacks Ltd., Celebrity Fashions Ltd., Indian Terrain Fashions Ltd., and Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd. are among those scheduled to report. Finance and banking sector firms such as Muthoot Finance Ltd., Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd., and Capital Trade Links Ltd. will be closely watched for loan growth trends and asset quality metrics. Pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies including Divi's Laboratories, Clean Science and Technology, and India Pesticides Ltd. will provide insights into specialty chemicals demand and export market recovery. Industrial goods companies like APL Apollo Tubes Ltd., Epack Prefab Technologies Ltd., and GPT Infraprojects Ltd. will be scrutinized for sales volume growth and capacity utilization.
According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) estimates, ITC is expected to report muted consolidated performance for Q1 FY27. The brokerage projects net sales to rise only 2% YoY to ₹21,900 crore, while EBITDA is projected to decline 12.8% YoY to ₹5,940 crore. MOFSL expects consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to fall 12% YoY to ₹4,620 crore, with EBITDA margin estimated at 27.1%. The biggest drag is anticipated from the cigarette business, where revenue is expected to decline 18% YoY and volumes fall 11% due to higher taxation.
Several major companies delivered robust Q1 FY27 performance, with Redington reporting record revenue of ₹349.66 billion, marking a 34.5% YoY increase from ₹260.02 billion in the corresponding period last year. The technology solutions company's consolidated profit after tax surged 76.5% YoY to ₹4.86 billion, driven by strong performance across India (63% revenue growth) and Middle East & Africa regions. Mahindra & Mahindra posted impressive results with consolidated net profit rising 33.6% YoY to ₹54.55 billion, while Asian Paints reported 40% YoY increase in net profit to ₹15.39 billion, supported by price hikes of around 12% during the period. Akiko Global Services also emerged as a standout performer with standalone net profit surging 307% YoY to ₹6.8 crore, driven by an 184% surge in revenue to ₹59.1 crore.
