Avantel shares to be in focus after defence tech firm records 21% fall in Q4 PAT; final dividend declared

Avantel share prices is set to be in focus of the stock market investors on Monday, April 27, after the defence tech equipment maker recorded a 21% fall in net profits for the January to March quarter of the financial year ended 2025-26, according to an exchange filing.

The NSE filings showed that the smallcap firm, Avantel recorded a 21% fall in its net profits for the fourth quarter to ₹4.77 crore, compared to ₹6.08 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the consolidated statements.

Although the statements also showed that the company’s revenue from core operations increased 29% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹64 crore in the fourth quarter, the net profits for the period dropped on the rising input costs for the company.

Avantel’s total expenses for the March quarter witnessed a 39% rise to ₹58 crore, compared to ₹41 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal year. The rising expenses for the period was majorly due to the 115% surge in input costs of the materials consumed to nearly ₹27 crore, compared with ₹12 crore a year ago.

The consolidated financial statements also showed that the smallcap stock’s earnings per share (EPS) dropped to ₹0.17 apiece in the fourth quarter of FY26, compared to ₹0.26 apiece in the same period a year ago.

Final dividend of ₹0.20 per share

Avantel’s board of directors also announced a ₹0.20 per share final dividend with a face value of ₹2 apiece, subject to shareholders approval for the financial year ended 2025-26, according to an exchange filing.

“Recommended a final dividend of ₹0.20 per equity share of face value ₹2 each (i.e., 10%) for the financial year 2025–26, subject to approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM),” the company said.

This shows that every eligible shareholder will receive a final dividend payment of ₹0.20 per share for every share they own of Avantel, till one day ahead of the pre-determined record date of the corporate action.

The company fixed June 12, 2026, to be the official ‘record date’ for the final dividend issue.

Avantel share price trend

Avantel shares closed 3% lower at ₹154.16 after Friday’s stock market session last week, compared to ₹153 at the previous market close, according to NSE data. The company released its Q4 results and final dividend update on Sunday, April 26.

Avantel stock has delivered more than 29% in the past one year, and over 26% in the past one month period. However, the smallcap stock has lost 2% so far YTD in 2026, and was trading 4.5% lower in the last five market sessions, as per NSE data.

The shares of Avantel hit their 52-week high of ₹215 on October 10, 2025, while the 52-week low was at ₹102.76 on May 9, 2025, according to the exchange data. The company’s market capitalisation (M-Cap) was at ₹4,065 crore as of Friday’s closing.