S Chand & Co Faces Significant Headwinds: Sales Plummet by 20% While Net Profit Dips into Loss in Q1 FY2026

S Chand and Co, a prominent name in the educational publishing sector, has reported a challenging start to its fiscal year 2026, with its standalone financial results for the quarter ending June 2025 showing a significant downturn. The company's net sales witnessed a substantial year-on-year decline of 20.04%, settling at Rs 42.69 crore compared to Rs 53.39 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The most striking aspect of the Q1 FY2026 performance is the company's shift from profit to a considerable net loss.

S Chand and Co posted a standalone net loss of Rs 26.98 crore for the June 2025 quarter. This represents a staggering 167.31% drop when compared to the net profit of Rs 40.08 crore reported in the same period last year, underscoring significant operational and market pressures.

Further analysis of the financial report reveals a similar downward trend in other key metrics.

The company's Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) also turned negative, recorded at Rs -22.39 crore for Q1 FY2026. This is a sharp reversal from the positive EBITDA of Rs 48.16 crore achieved in the June 2024 quarter, marking a decline of 146.49%.

The diluting effect of these results is clearly visible in the Earnings Per Share (EPS).

For the quarter ended June 2025, S Chand and Co reported an EPS of Rs -0.77, a sharp contrast to the positive EPS of Rs 1.14 recorded in the same period last year. This 167.31% reduction in EPS further illustrates the challenging financial landscape the company navigated during the quarter.

The significant declines across net sales, net profit, EBITDA, and EPS indicate a period of considerable difficulty for S Chand and Co.

As the educational publishing industry continues to evolve, the company faces the immediate challenge of addressing these financial headwinds and charting a path towards recovery and sustainable growth in the coming quarters.