Barbeque-Nation Q1 results: Consolidated loss narrows to Rs 43 crore; sales soar 941%

MUMBAI: Newly-listed company Barbeque-Nation Hospitality today reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 42.6 crore for the quarter ended June as against a net loss of Rs 59.6 crore in the year-ago quarter.

The company’s consolidated revenue from operations soared 941 per cent year-on-year to Rs 102 crore in the reported quarter.

The surge in revenues in the quarter is largely down to base effect as the year-ago quarter was adversely affected by the national lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

In the June quarter, the second wave of the pandemic took its toll on the business but the impact was partially mitigated by the continued rise in take-outs and online delivery.

On the operating front, the quick-service restaurant company saw its operating loss narrow to Rs 17.8 crore in the quarter ended June from Rs 36.1 crore a year ago.

On a sequential basis, the company’s consolidated revenues tanked 55 per cent, reflecting the damage caused by a brutal second wave of the pandemic.

Shares of Barbeque Nation were trading 3.9 per cent higher at Rs 925 on the National Stock Exchange.

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