The end of easy money — and the start of a reality check
Most analysts are busy celebrating the core recovery, but the real story is about corporate india losing its “easy money engine” — the financial steroids that made weak businesses look strong for five quarters.
The fall of “other income” reveals how india Inc’s profits were running on borrowed brilliance — not from factories, but from finance desks.Now that the treasury tailwind has vanished, we’ll see which companies can truly run without crutches.
For five straight quarters, india Inc was flying high — but not on business strength. The real booster was something else, and it just ran out of fuel.
For five dazzling quarters, india Inc looked unstoppable — profit charts were climbing, CEOs were smiling, and investors were buying the “India growth” story like gospel.
But behind the glossy headlines was a dirty little secret: the engine driving that growth wasn’t the factory floor — it was the finance department.From stock market windfalls to one-time gains, many companies had quietly fattened their toplines through “non-core income.” Treasury operations, interest returns, and asset sales — all of it was masquerading as business growth.
Now, in Q2, that illusion cracked.The September-quarter data reveals that “other income” — the sweet sugar rush of financial gains — has fallen for the first time since early FY24, hitting a nine-quarter low.
And suddenly, everyone’s wondering: what happens when the music stops?Analysts are already warning: without the easy cushion of treasury profits and one-offs, real business muscle will be exposed.
For many, this is a moment of reckoning.Because if your profits depended on interest income and lucky timing, you weren’t running a business — you were running a bet.This dip doesn’t just signal the end of a financial trend — it’s a cultural one. corporate india is being forced back into its “core” — manufacturing, services, and exports — without the comfort of speculative gains.
It’s raw. It’s real. And it’s about to separate the builders from the book-balancers.The Q2 comeback in core business income looks hopeful, but the question remains:
Can india Inc thrive on sweat, not spreadsheets?
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💰“The end of easy money — and the start of a reality check.”
The fall of “other income” reveals how india Inc’s profits were running on borrowed brilliance — not from factories, but from finance desks.Now that the treasury tailwind has vanished, we’ll see which companies can truly run without crutches.
For five straight quarters, india Inc was flying high — but not on business strength. The real booster was something else, and it just ran out of fuel.
But behind the glossy headlines was a dirty little secret: the engine driving that growth wasn’t the factory floor — it was the finance department.From stock market windfalls to one-time gains, many companies had quietly fattened their toplines through “non-core income.” Treasury operations, interest returns, and asset sales — all of it was masquerading as business growth.
Now, in Q2, that illusion cracked.The September-quarter data reveals that “other income” — the sweet sugar rush of financial gains — has fallen for the first time since early FY24, hitting a nine-quarter low.
And suddenly, everyone’s wondering: what happens when the music stops?Analysts are already warning: without the easy cushion of treasury profits and one-offs, real business muscle will be exposed.
For many, this is a moment of reckoning.Because if your profits depended on interest income and lucky timing, you weren’t running a business — you were running a bet.This dip doesn’t just signal the end of a financial trend — it’s a cultural one. corporate india is being forced back into its “core” — manufacturing, services, and exports — without the comfort of speculative gains.
It’s raw. It’s real. And it’s about to separate the builders from the book-balancers.The Q2 comeback in core business income looks hopeful, but the question remains:
Can india Inc thrive on sweat, not spreadsheets?