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Weekend Unwind with: Luxury Ride’s Himanshu Arya
Mumbai: With another weekend upon us, it is time to unwind with the latest Q&A edition of Indiantelevision.com’s Weekend Unwind—a series of informal chats that peek into the minds of business executives through a fun lens in an attempt to get to know the person behind the title a little better.
In this week’s session, we have Luxury Ride co-founder and CEO Himanshu Arya.
Having completed MBA from IMT Ghaziabad, Arya comes with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Himanshu has come a long way in his career where he started from working with Kotak and Citibank in the initial days to forming Grapes as a leading integrated marketing agency.
He is well adept at helming the team at the technology, digital, strategy & planning, and finance front owing to his rich and diverse experience in the industry.
With Luxury Ride, Himanshu aims to reimagine the pre-owned luxury car industry in India. Delving on his ability to inspire the team, he works relentlessly to make Luxury Ride a one-stop solution for all automotive needs by amending the value chain of the company.
So, without further ado, here it goes…
1. Your mantra for Life
Work hard, party harder
2. A book you are currently reading
The Psychology of Money
3. Your fitness mantra?
Gymming every day without fail
4. Your comfort food?
Wok Tossed Vegetables in Black Bean Sauce and Rajma Rice
5. When the chips are down a quote/ philosophy that keeps you going?
Mistakes are the biggest learnings. Taking this approach has helped me a lot in sailing through the most difficult phases of life.
6. Your guilty pleasure?
Not guilty of anything
7. A life lesson you learnt the hard way?
You can’t keep everyone happy
8. What gets you excited about life?
A new role. Donning the new role is quite refreshing and drives the purpose of my life to always explore and learn new things.
9. What’s on top of your bucket list?
Travel to Las Vegas
10. If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?
Don’t compromise on your fitness for work
11. One thing you would most like to change about the world?
Change yourself and adapt to the world
12. An activity that keeps you motivated/ charged during tough times?
I love tough times. Over the years, I have realized that challenges provide the ideal opportunity to bring out the best in a person.
13. What lifts your spirits when life gets you down?
Everything is temporary; it will go eventually. Just hang in there for a while and the silver lining is bound to come.
14. Your go-to stress buster?
Going on long drives
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Bombay Dyeing threads profit through tough quarter
Q3 net at Rs 1.83 crore on Rs 324.02 crore revenue.
MUMBAI: The fabric may have thinned, but the stitch still holds. The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd reported a standalone net profit of Rs 1.83 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, a sharp turnaround from a loss of Rs 9.92 crore in the preceding September quarter. However, profit remained below the Rs 70 crore clocked in the corresponding quarter last year.
Revenue from operations for the December quarter stood at Rs 324.02 crore, compared with Rs 362.63 crore in the September quarter and Rs 414.81 crore a year earlier. Including other income of Rs 26.60 crore, total income came in at Rs 350.62 crore, down from Rs 453.62 crore in the year ago period.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,064.49 crore against Rs 1,246.41 crore in the previous year. Net profit for the nine month period rose to Rs 5.67 crore, compared with Rs 478.35 crore in the corresponding period last year, reflecting the absence of large exceptional gains seen earlier.
The quarter’s profit before tax stood at Rs 3.02 crore for the nine month period and Rs 588 crore for the comparable nine month period last year, driven by exceptional items of Rs 552.70 crore in FY25. In the December quarter this year, exceptional items were marginal at negative Rs 0.90 crore, compared with Rs 50.71 crore in the year ago quarter.
Total expenses for the December quarter were Rs 362.43 crore. Cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 204.10 crore, while other expenses were Rs 73.91 crore. Finance costs were contained at Rs 2.62 crore, down from Rs 3.61 crore in the September quarter and Rs 3.30 crore a year earlier.
Segment wise, the Polyester business remained the mainstay, contributing Rs 305.93 crore in quarterly revenue, compared with Rs 395.99 crore a year ago. Retail and Textile delivered Rs 14.83 crore, while Real Estate revenue was negligible in the quarter, against Rs 3.15 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Segment results before tax and finance costs showed Polyester reporting a loss of Rs 26.34 crore in the quarter, versus a profit of Rs 22.47 crore last year. Retail and Textile posted a profit of Rs 2.94 crore, while Real Estate recorded a loss of Rs 5.05 crore.
On a consolidated basis, the numbers mirrored the standalone performance. Consolidated net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 1.92 crore, against a loss of Rs 9.85 crore in the preceding quarter and a profit of Rs 70.06 crore a year ago.
Other comprehensive income for the quarter was Rs 22.53 crore, largely due to fair value changes in equity investments. Total comprehensive income for the period stood at Rs 12.61 crore on a standalone basis and Rs 12.68 crore on a consolidated basis.
As of December 31, 2025, total segment assets were Rs 2,894.42 crore on a standalone basis, with net capital employed at Rs 2,348.98 crore. Paid up equity share capital remained at Rs 41.31 crore, with earnings per share for the quarter at Rs 0.09, compared with Rs 3.39 in the corresponding quarter last year.
With revenue under pressure and polyester margins fluctuating, Bombay Dyeing’s latest numbers reflect a business navigating cyclical headwinds. The profit may be modest, but after the previous quarter’s loss, the company has at least managed to keep its weave intact.
