Nazara swings to ₹35 crore net profit in Q2 FY27 as revenue rises 53% to ₹803 crore

Nazara Technologies reported a net profit of about Rs 35 crore (Rs 35.36 crore) for Q2 FY27. In the same quarter last year, it had a loss of about Rs 34 crore. Entrackr, Inc42, The Economic Times and The Hindu BusinessLine all reported the profit. The results were filed with the exchanges as unaudited statements.

Operating revenue was Rs 803 crore, up about 53% year on year, according to Entrackr, The Economic Times and The Hindu BusinessLine. Inc42 reported it as ₹803.2 Cr, up nearly 52% from ₹526.5 Cr. Inc42 and The Hindu BusinessLine said revenue was up 87% from ₹428.8 Cr in Q1 FY27. EBITDA rose 93% year on year to ₹120 crore, with a margin of 14.9%.

The gaming segment brought in ₹656 crore, up about 122%. Ad-tech fell 13.9% to Rs 124 crore and esports fell 73.6% to Rs 23 crore, first reported by Entrackr. Entrackr also reported that advertising and business promotion spend rose 3.6 times to Rs 417 crore. Bluetile and BestPlay added ₹329 crore in their first two months.

Raymond A. Stauffer, CEO of Nazara Technologies, said the quarter "demonstrates the company we are building", one with high-quality games that share one platform. His comment was first reported by The Hindu BusinessLine. After the August 2025 ban, the company set aside provisions covering its investments in real-money gaming companies, which weighed on the year-ago result.