{
  "id": 14373160,
  "title": "Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers shares drop 6% after Q2 results. What’s spooking investors?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/anand-rathi-share-and-stock-brokers-shares-drop-6-after-q2-results",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/anand-rathi-share-and-stock-brokers-shares-drop-6-after-q2-results-whats-spooking-investors/articleshow/134932047.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers saw a 6% decline in shares on Wednesday following its Q2 results. The company reported a 50% increase in net profit to Rs 41.94 crore, with revenue from operations rising 20% YoY to Rs 273 crore. Despite these improvements, the shares fell as expenses increased by 14% YoY to Rs 216 crore, impacting the EBITDA margin, which dropped to 36.5%. The company's assets under management grew by over 29% YoY to Rs 9,999 crore, and MTF book increased by over 38% YoY to Rs 1,499 crore. However, market volatility due to geopolitical issues and regulatory changes, along with increased employee benefit costs, spooked investors.",
  "summary": "Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers shares fell 6% on Wednesday despite a 50% YoY jump in Q2FY27 net profit to Rs 41.94 crore. Investor sentiment was dented by margin compression as operating expenses rose 14% YoY, primarily driven by a 31% increase in employee benefit costs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}