Jindal Leasefin appointed M/s. Parveen Rastogi & Co. as its Secretarial Auditor and Mr. Suresh Chand Khandelwal as Internal Auditor for the financial year 2026-27. The Board of Directors approved these appointments during a meeting held on August 28, 2026.

The company disclosed the appointments in compliance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023.

Appointment Details

M/s. Parveen Rastogi & Co., registered with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India under CP No. 26582, will serve as the Secretarial Auditor. The firm specializes in corporate laws, FEMA, commercial laws, contract laws, and labour laws. It is peer-reviewed in accordance with ICSI guidelines.

Mr. Suresh Chand Khandelwal, a B.Com graduate associated with the Jindal Group since 1986, was appointed as the Internal Auditor. Both appointments are effective from August 28, 2026, for the duration of FY27.

The filing confirmed no relationships between the appointees and the company’s directors.

Jindal Leasefin Limited reported a widened net loss of ₹5.36 lakh for the first quarter of FY26 (Q1FY26), marking a deterioration from the ₹3.61 lakh loss recorded in the corresponding period of FY25. The company generated zero revenue from operations during the quarter, signaling a lack of core business activity, while total expenses increased to ₹5.36 lakh from ₹7.39 lakh in the prior year quarter. This performance underscores ongoing operational challenges for the non-banking financial company (NBFC), which failed to recognize any interest or dividend income despite holding financial assets.

The Board of Directors approved the unaudited standalone financial results at a meeting held on August 11, 2026. The results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and subjected to a limited review by the company’s statutory auditors, A N S K & Associates, pursuant to Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The filing was submitted to BSE Limited under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations.

Financial Performance Overview

Jindal Leasefin’s income statement reflects a complete absence of operating revenue. Interest income, dividend income, net gains on fair value changes, and trading profits were all nil for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. In contrast, the previous quarter (Q4FY26) had seen other operating income of ₹247.68 lakh, driven largely by non-recurring items, which inflated the full-year FY26 revenue to ₹239.00 lakh.

Expenses remained relatively stable but outpaced income entirely. Employee benefits expense decreased slightly to ₹1.20 lakh from ₹3.29 lakh in Q1FY25, while other expenses stood at ₹4.15 lakh. Finance costs were minimal at ₹0.01 lakh. Consequently, the profit before tax swung to a loss of ₹5.36 lakh, compared to a loss of ₹7.39 lakh in the same quarter last year. However, tax credits were absent in Q1FY26, whereas the prior year saw a deferred tax credit of ₹3.78 lakh, contributing to the wider net loss this quarter.

Related-Party Loan Disclosure

A significant disclosure in the auditor’s report concerns a related-party transaction. During the quarter, Jindal Leasefin granted a loan of ₹563.20 lakh to Jindal Dyechem Industries Private Limited, carrying an interest rate of 6% per annum payable annually. Despite being registered as an NBFC and having contractual terms mandating interest accrual, the company did not recognize any interest income on this loan as of June 30, 2026. Statutory auditors A N S K & Associates highlighted this omission in their review report, noting that no interest income had been accrued or recognized. This lack of revenue recognition from a substantial asset base further explains the zero revenue figure and raises questions about the quality of earnings and cash flow generation.

What the Numbers Show

The divergence between the company’s balance sheet strength and its income statement performance is stark. While Jindal Leasefin holds reserves of ₹231.24 lakh and paid-up capital of ₹300.89 lakh, its ability to generate operational income remains impaired. The reliance on non-operating income in Q4FY26 (₹247.68 lakh) to post a full-year profit of ₹91.88 lakh masks the underlying operational deficit. With zero revenue in Q1FY26 and unaccrued interest on major related-party loans, the company’s profitability appears highly dependent on irregular, non-core transactions rather than sustainable lending activities. Investors should monitor whether the company can regularize interest accruals and generate consistent operating income in subsequent quarters.