Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL) grew revenue 5% in the September quarter, well below its 11% growth for the half-year, as part of the festive-season demand moved into October. The lifestyle apparel company says profitability held up, with PAT up 15% for the quarter and 19% for the half.

Mumbai, November 2, 2026: KKCL announced audited results for the quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. The company has over four decades in India’s fashion apparel segment.

Q2FY27: revenue up 5%, profit up faster

Revenue from operations rose 5% to ₹373 crore from ₹354 crore in Q2FY26. Gross profit grew 7% to ₹160 crore from ₹149 crore, a gross margin of 43%.

EBITDA grew 12% to ₹80 crore from ₹71 crore, lifting the EBITDA margin to 21% from 20%. Profit after tax (PAT) rose 15% to ₹54 crore from ₹47 crore, and the PAT margin edged up to 14% from 13%.

H1FY27: double-digit growth

For the six months, revenue grew 11% to ₹652 crore from ₹588 crore. Gross profit rose 13% to ₹280 crore from ₹248 crore, with the gross margin again at 43%.

EBITDA was ₹133 crore against ₹113 crore a year earlier, an increase the company puts at 19%, with the margin at 20% against 19%. PAT grew 19% to ₹94 crore from ₹79 crore, and the PAT margin was 14% against 13%.

Metric	Q2FY27	Q2FY26	H1FY27	H1FY26
Revenue (₹ crore)	373	354	652	588
Gross profit (₹ crore)	160	149	280	248
EBITDA (₹ crore)	80	71	133	113
PAT (₹ crore)	54	47	94	79

Hemant Jain, Joint Managing Director, said the quarter was “resilient” and was delivered “against a challenging external environment”. He pointed to the calendar: “With key festive occasions such as Navratri and Durga Puja falling in October this year, as against September, a part of the anticipated festive demand has shifted into Q3FY27.”

That shift helps explain why Q2 revenue growth of 5% trailed the half-year’s 11%. The company has not said how much demand moved or what it expects for Q3.

Jain said the company was “particularly encouraged by the performance of Kraus, which has delivered robust sales growth alongside strong EBITDA margins.” The company has not published Kraus’s sales or margin figures in this announcement.

He added that “our priorities remain firmly centred on creating a sustainable business model with profitable growth,” and that the company’s “strong balance sheet provides us with a solid foundation to navigate the evolving market environment.” The announcement does not give balance sheet figures, cash or debt levels, or guidance for the rest of the year.

All figures are the company’s own, as stated in its announcement, and were not independently verified.