SML Isuzu Limited reported a sharply improved set of consolidated numbers for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with revenue surging 66.5% sequentially and PAT jumping over 209% quarter-on-quarter, reflecting a strong seasonal recovery in the commercial vehicle segment after a weak third quarter. The stock was trading at ₹4,324.90, up 0.18%, with market capitalisation at ₹6,259 crore at the time of the results.
Q4 FY26 Consolidated Financials
Revenue for the quarter came in at ₹897.6 crore, up 66.5% from the previous quarter and 16.4% higher on a year-on-year basis — a healthy top-line performance that reflects both volume recovery and the commercial vehicle sector’s characteristic seasonality where Q4 typically sees the strongest demand of the financial year as fleet operators and institutional buyers complete their procurement cycles before the fiscal close.
EBITDA stood at ₹72.6 crore, surging 207.4% quarter-on-quarter and 2.1% year-on-year. The sequential jump is proportional to the revenue recovery and reflects operating leverage kicking in as volumes absorbed fixed costs more efficiently in the stronger quarter. Operating profit margin came in at 8.1% — an improvement of 4.6 percentage points sequentially from what was evidently a margin-compressed Q3, though still 1.1 percentage points lower than the year-ago quarter, indicating some residual cost pressure on a YoY basis.
PAT for Q4 FY26 was ₹54.2 crore, up 209% sequentially and 2.4% year-on-year. EPS for the quarter stood at ₹37.46, also reflecting the same 209.3% sequential improvement and 2.3% YoY growth.
The Q3-Q4 Swing — What the Sequential Numbers Tell
The extraordinary sequential improvement across every metric — revenue up 66.5%, EBITDA up 207%, PAT up 209% — points to a particularly weak Q3 FY26 that the company has bounced back from decisively. For a commercial vehicle manufacturer, Q3 weakness and Q4 recovery is a known seasonal pattern, but the magnitude of this swing suggests Q3 was unusually soft. Input cost pressures, demand timing and the broader macroeconomic environment through the Iran war period likely contributed to the Q3 compression, with Q4 seeing the accumulated demand clear through the system.
Dividend of ₹23.50 Per Share
The board has declared a dividend of ₹23.50 per share for FY26 — a meaningful return to shareholders that at the current market price of ₹4,324.90 represents a dividend yield of approximately 0.54%. The record date for the dividend has not been specified in the data provided.
Full Year Context
While the quarterly numbers show strong sequential recovery, the modest YoY improvements in PAT (2.4%) and EBITDA (2.1%) alongside margin compression of 1.1 percentage points year-on-year suggest that FY26 as a full year was not materially more profitable than FY25 in absolute terms despite the top-line growth of 16.4%. This is consistent with a year in which input cost inflation, energy price volatility from the Iran war and freight cost increases compressed profitability even as volumes grew.
SML Isuzu, which manufactures light commercial vehicles, buses and trucks in collaboration with Isuzu Motors of Japan, is a niche player in the Indian commercial vehicle segment with a market capitalisation of ₹6,259 crore. Its Q4 recovery suggests demand fundamentals in its core segments remain intact heading into FY27.
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