Blue Star Q1 profit falls 15% as EBITDA margin contracts despite 13% revenue growth

Blue Star reported Q1 FY27 consolidated net profit of Rs 103 crore, down 14.9% year-on-year, while revenue rose 13.2% to Rs 3,378 crore. EBITDA declined 12% to Rs 176 crore and margin narrowed to 5.2% from 6.7% a year earlier.

— Filed Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 15:11 IST · Source NDTV Profit · Updated

Blue Star’s Q1FY27 profit fell 14.9% to Rs 103 crore despite 13.2% revenue growth to Rs 3,378 crore. EBITDA declined 12% and margin contracted to 5.2% from 6.7% a year earlier.

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The earnings signal follows Blue Star's pivot with agencies toward AI-search visibility and the wider AC-sector shift to genAI content and chatbot discoverability as digital ad share rises.

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