Broach Lifecare revenue doubles, yet profit craters 84%

Broach Lifecare Hospital ended the year with revenue of ₹599.47 lakh, nearly doubling its top line from the previous year. Yet, this growth provided no relief to the bottom line. Annual net profit fell by 84% to just ₹8.68 lakh, down from ₹53.59 lakh in the prior year. The trajectory worsened as the year progressed, with the company recording a ₹22.53 lakh loss during the October-March half, a sharp reversal from the ₹31.21 lakh profit reported in the first six months. The culprits are rising employee costs and increased other expenses, which scaled faster than the hospital's patient intake. For a company with a market cap of roughly ₹11 crore, these results indicate that the current expansion is burning cash rather than generating returns. The statutory auditor provided a clean opinion, but the erosion of margins remains a clear hurdle.