Anant Raj Ltd data-centre/cloud expansion and demerger plans

ANANTRAJ Anant Raj reported Q2 FY27 consolidated net profit of ₹156.49 crore, up 13% year-on-year (from ₹138.18 crore), on total income of ₹678.95 crore (up 6% YoY from ₹640.89 crore); for the first half of FY27, net profit rose to ₹305.68 crore (from ₹264.08 crore) on total income of ₹1,329.70 crore (up 7% from ₹1,243.29 crore). On the market side, shares rose about 4% on November 12, closing at ₹459.90 (up 0.04% intraday), outperforming the broader market; the stock had closed at ₹458.70 on November 11. In strategic news, the company is advancing its data-centre and cloud expansion, targeting 357 MW capacity by FY2031-32 (with 63 MW expected by end-FY27), and has signed a ₹25,000 crore MoU with the Haryana government and Orange Business Services Singapore for sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure; the board is also pursuing a demerger of the data-centre/cloud business into a separately listed entity, with a First Motion Application to NCLT planned once exchange NOCs are received. In real estate, Anant Raj received RERA approval for its Gurugram project "The Estate One" and is planning a 1 million sq ft residential project in Gurgaon with potential revenue of ₹1,800 crore.