Cressanda Railway Solutions Limited has announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, revealing significant operational challenges with a substantial net loss and declining revenue performance.

Financial Performance Overview

The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 443.90 lacs for Q3 FY26, marking a significant deterioration from the Rs 90.80 lacs loss recorded in Q3 FY25. This represents a substantial increase in losses year-over-year, highlighting the company's ongoing financial difficulties.

Nine-Month Performance Analysis

For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, the company's consolidated performance showed continued weakness with a net loss of Rs 850.00 lacs compared to Rs 285.33 lacs in the corresponding period of FY25. Revenue from operations for the nine-month period stood at Rs 471.55 lacs, significantly lower than Rs 2,138.82 lacs achieved in the same period last year.

Operational Metrics and Expenses

The company's total expenses for Q3 FY26 amounted to Rs 586.51 lacs compared to Rs 689.08 lacs in Q3 FY25. Key expense components included cost of materials consumed at Rs 86.36 lacs, employee benefits expense of Rs 35.60 lacs, and other expenses totaling Rs 453.53 lacs.

Auditor Qualifications and Concerns

The company's auditors have raised several significant qualifications in their review report. These include concerns about loans and advances worth Rs 7838.84 lacs lacking proper documentation and supporting evidence. The auditors also highlighted ongoing SEBI investigations with pending outcomes that could impact the financial statements.

Additionally, the auditors noted outstanding statutory dues of Rs 16.73 lacs for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) as of December 31, 2025, which may have legal and financial repercussions.

Corporate Structure and Subsidiaries

The consolidated results include the holding company and six subsidiary entities, including wholly owned subsidiaries such as Cressanda Analytica Services Private Limited, Cressanda Retail Solutions Private Limited, and others. During the quarter, the company divested 2% of its stake in Mastermind Advertising Private Limited to creditor Mr Parmanand Singh.

Earnings Per Share Impact

The company's basic and diluted earnings per share for Q3 FY26 stood at negative Rs 0.105, compared to negative Rs 0.021 in Q3 FY25. For the nine-month period, the EPS was negative Rs 0.201 compared to negative Rs 0.067 in the corresponding period last year.

Cressanda Railway Solutions Limited , a company operating in the railway solutions sector, has released its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, revealing a significant decline in revenue and profit. The company has also announced the appointment of new secretarial auditors for the next five years.

Financial Performance

The company reported a substantial decrease in its revenue from operations for the fiscal year 2024-25. Here's a breakdown of the key financial metrics:

The company experienced a sharp decline of 74.7% in its revenue from operations, which fell to ₹2,493.78 crore from ₹9,854.93 crore in the previous year. This significant drop in revenue had a cascading effect on the company's profitability, with net profit after tax plummeting by 95.4% to ₹43.17 crore, compared to ₹944.58 crore in the prior year.

Despite the decline in revenue and profit, Cressanda Railway Solutions saw an increase in its total assets, which grew by 20.4% to ₹19,955.46 crore. The company's total equity also showed a modest increase of 5.4%, reaching ₹15,417.61 crore.

Appointment of New Secretarial Auditors

In a separate development, the Board of Directors has approved the appointment of M/s. Mehul Raval & Associates as the company's Secretarial Auditors. The appointment is for a five-year term, spanning from the financial year 2025-26 to 2029-30, subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

M/s. Mehul Raval & Associates is a peer-reviewed firm led by Mr. Mehul K. Raval, who has been a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India since May 2011. The firm brings over a decade of experience in corporate secretarial and compliance advisory services for large and medium-scale Indian corporations.

Board Meeting Details

The financial results and the appointment of new auditors were approved during a Board of Directors meeting held on July 31, 2025. The meeting commenced at 7:30 P.M. and concluded at 8:30 P.M.

Cressanda Railway Solutions Limited has submitted these developments to the BSE Limited in compliance with Regulations 30 and 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

As the company faces challenges in its financial performance, stakeholders will be closely watching how Cressanda Railway Solutions adapts its strategies to navigate the current market conditions and improve its revenue and profitability in the coming quarters.