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EBITDA rose 46.3% YoY to Rs 1,987 crore, while EBITDA margin improved 209 basis points to 12.1% from 10% a year earlier. Profit before tax (PBT) increased 60.5% YoY to Rs 1,522 crore, and profit after tax (PAT) surged 59% YoY to Rs 1,120 crore, translating to a PAT margin of 6.8%, up 163 basis points from the prior year.
The jewellery business remained the crown jewel, with total income (excluding bullion and Digi-Gold) rising 21% YoY to Rs 14,092 crore. Domestic jewellery brands — Tanishq, Mia, and Zoya — grew 18% to Rs 12,460 crore, while CaratLane delivered an impressive 32% YoY growth to Rs 1,072 crore. International jewellery revenue nearly doubled to Rs 561 crore, driven by strong traction in UAE and North America.
The watches segment revenue grew 13% YoY to Rs 1,477 crore, with an EBIT of Rs 238 crore, reflecting a healthy 16.1% margin for the quarter. Growth was supported by premiumisation and strong performance from Fastrack and Titan brands.
The eyecare business revenue increased 9% YoY to Rs 220 crore, with EBIT at Rs 12 crore (5.3% margin). Sunglasses outperformed prescription eyewear, driven by higher sales in both in-house and international brands.
In the emerging businesses, the combined portfolio of Taneira, Fragrances, and Women’s Bags grew 34% YoY to Rs 142 crore. Segment losses narrowed to Rs 24 crore, from Rs 29 crore a year earlier, reflecting improving efficiency. Women’s Bags saw 90% growth, while Fragrances expanded 47% YoY, led by Skinn and Fastrack perfumes.
Titan Engineering & Automation Ltd (TEAL) recorded stellar growth, with revenue more than doubling 112.2% YoY to Rs 415 crore.
C K Venkataraman, managing director of the company stated that: 'The quarter witnessed a slow start and performance progressively improved with the early festive commencement in September. The demand momentum in Navratri was particularly strong leading to a healthy 21% growth in Q2FY26. Our Jewellery business, in particular, benefitted immensely from this late surge underscoring the brand strengths and enduring consumer affinity for our brands Tanishq, Mia, Zoya and CaratLane.
During the quarter, Titan announced its plan to acquire a controlling stake in 'Damas Jewellery', one of the most prominent and trusted brands in the GCC region. This acquisition marks a significant step forward in our ambitions, reinforcing our commitment to delivering exceptional value to our customers globally. With the festive season driving positive consumer sentiment, we remain focused on strengthening brand salience and accelerating growth across all our businesses.'
Titan is India's leading lifestyle company. It ha established leading positions in the jewellery, watches and eyecare categories. It has also diversified into wearables, indian dress wear and fragrances & fashion accessories.
Barring consumer durables all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in red with metal, IT and auto shares declining the most.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 519.34 points or 0.62% to 83,459.15. The Nifty 50 index fell 165.70 points or 0.64% to 25,597.65.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.26% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.69%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,619 shares rose and 2,540 shares fell. A total of 177 shares were unchanged.
The stock market will remain closed on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
IPO Update:
Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww) received bids for 18,00,58,800 shares as against 36,47,76,528 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 15:33 IST on Tuesday (4 November 2025). The issue was subscribed 0.49 times. The issue opened for bidding on 4 November 2025 and it will close on 7 November 2025. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 95 and 100 per share.
Lenskart Solutions received bids for 2,51,49,46,203 shares as against 9,97,61,257 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 15:33 IST on Tuesday (4 November 2025). The issue was subscribed 25.21 times. The issue opened for bidding on 31 October 2025 and it will close on 4 November 2025. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 382 and 402 per share.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Metal index declined 1.44% to 10,499.05. The index rose 0.38% in the past trading session.
Welspun Corp (down 2.93%), Hindustan Copper (down 2.74%), Adani Enterprises (down 2.72%), National Aluminium Company (down 2.37%), NMDC (down 2.17%), Hindalco Industries (down 1.86%), Tata Steel (down 1.82%), Hindustan Zinc (down 1.52%), Jindal Stainless (down 1.39%) and JSW Steel (down 1.14%) declined.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Titan Company gained 2.28% after the company posted strong second-quarter earnings for FY26. The company’s consolidated revenue jumped 28.5% year-on-year to Rs 18,837 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 14,656 crore in Q2 FY25. profit after tax (PAT) surged 59% YoY to Rs 1,120 crore.
Bharti Airtel added 1.89% after the company reported 89.02% surge in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,791.7 crore on 25.73% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 52,145.4 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
State Bank of India (SBI) rose 0.72%. The bank reported a standalone net profit of Rs 20,159.67 crore for Q2 FY26, up 9.97% year-on-year (YoY) and 5.21% sequentially. Total income stood at Rs 1,34,979.47 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025, rising 4.52% YoY but declining 0.26% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
Power Grid Corporation of India slipped 3.13% after the company’s consolidated net profit fell 5.98% to Rs 3,566.08 crore in Q2 FY26 as against Rs 3,793.02 crore posted in Q2 FY25. However, revenue from operations rose 1.75% YoY to Rs 11,475.95 crore recorded in the quarter ended 30 September 2025.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) shed 0.02%. The company has reported 29% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,120 crore on a 30% rise in revenue to Rs 9,167 crore in Q2 FY26 as compared with Q2 FY25.
Bajaj Finance gained 1.16% after the NBFC reported a sharp rise in festive season lending, driven by robust consumer demand and recent tax reforms. The company disbursed 63 lakh consumer loans between 22 September and 26 October 2025, marking a 27% jump in volume and a 29% increase in value compared with the same period last year.
Godfrey Phillips India dropped 3.62% after the cigarette maker reported 14.39% fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 304.99 crore in Q2 FY26 as against Rs 356.28 crore posted in Q2 FY25. Revenue from operations (excluding excise duty) declined 13.26% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 1,289.03 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025.
Gallantt Ispat gained 1.33% after the company reported a 78.42% year-on-year jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 87.23 crore on a 7.45% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 1,012.75 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
3M India zoomed 16.29% after the company's net profit jumped 43.01% to Rs 191.33 crore on 14.01% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 1,266.49 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
Kirloskar Brothers fell 1.54% after the company reported a 29.28% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 67.4 crore on a 0.78% drop in revenue from operations to Rs 1,027.7 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
Global Markets:
European markets declined on Tuesday as investors awaited third-quarter results from Philips, Geberit, Associated British Foods, and Ferrari, which are scheduled to be released today.
Asia-Pacific markets ended lower, diverging from Wall Street’s tech-led rally overnight.
Australia's central bank holds rates at 3.60%. It had eased policy three times this year in February, May and August.
The gains in U.S. equities were fueled by renewed enthusiasm around artificial intelligence. Amazon shares jumped 4% after the company announced a $38 billion partnership with OpenAI, which will deploy hundreds of thousands of Nvidia graphics processing units. Nvidia stock also climbed about 2% after securing export licenses to supply its chips to the United Arab Emirates.
On Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite rose on Monday as investors moved further into the artificial intelligence trade following a number of deal announcements.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.46% to finish at 23,834.72, while the S&P 500 traded up 0.17% to 6,851.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, falling 226.19 points, or 0.48%, to 47,336.68.
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd fell 0.83% today to trade at Rs 17066.95. The BSE Consumer Durables index is down 0.11% to quote at 59142.22. The index is down 4.08 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Titan Company Ltd decreased 0.53% and PG Electroplast Ltd lost 0.16% on the day. The BSE Consumer Durables index went down 10.47 % over last one year compared to the 0.66% surge in benchmark SENSEX.
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd has lost 5.7% over last one month compared to 4.08% fall in BSE Consumer Durables index and 0.74% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 651 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 8681 shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 19149.8 on 17 Dec 2024. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 12326.6 on 07 Apr 2025.