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Eternal Limited posts steady Q3 revenue and profit numbers
NEW DELHI: Eternal Limited, formerly known as Zomato, has released its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending 31 December 2025, reporting steady growth across key segments.
For the quarter, consolidated total income reached Rs 16,663 crore, generating a profit before tax of Rs 170 crore. Net profit after tax was Rs 102 crore, while total comprehensive income, factoring in other gains and losses, stood at Rs 130 crore. Over the nine-month period, consolidated income surged to Rs 38,126 crore, with profit before tax at Rs 387 crore and net profit at Rs 192 crore. Total comprehensive income for the nine months came in at Rs 12 crore, reflecting adjustments from equity instruments, foreign exchange, and remeasurements of employee benefit plans.
On a standalone basis, Eternal reported total income of Rs 3,308 crore in Q3 and Rs 9,212 crore over nine months, with net profit aligning with consolidated results at Rs 102 crore for the quarter and Rs 192 crore for the nine months. Earnings per share for the quarter were Rs 0.11, basic and diluted, and Rs 0.21 basic and Rs 0.20 diluted for the nine-month period.
Segment-wise, India food delivery recorded Rs 2,676 crore in Q3 and Rs 7,422 crore for the nine months, while Blinkit quick commerce generated Rs 12,256 crore in the quarter and Rs 24,547 crore over nine months. Hyperpure supplies contributed Rs 1,170 crore in Q3 and Rs 4,388 crore over the nine months.
Total expenses for the quarter were Rs 16,493 crore, driven by stock purchases of Rs 10,076 crore, delivery and logistics costs of Rs 2,376 crore, employee benefits of Rs 914 crore, advertising and promotions of Rs 937 crore, and depreciation and amortisation of Rs 439 crore. Over nine months, expenses amounted to Rs 37,739 crore against total income of Rs 38,126 crore.
The results indicate a steady performance across Eternal’s core business lines, particularly in food delivery and quick commerce, even as the company navigates regulatory challenges and integrates acquisitions into its operations.
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Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
