Bata India Q4 results: Consolidated profit falls 28% YoY, board recommends dividend of ₹9 for FY25

In the March quarter of FY25, the footwear company's revenue from operations stood at ₹788.2 crore, falling 1.2% YoY from ₹797.8 crore in the year-ago period.

Bata's EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ammortisation) was at ₹53.8 crore in the quarter under review, tumbling 26.4% YoY from ₹73.1 crore in Q4FY25. Its EBITDA margin shrank to 6.83% from 9.16%.

As of March 31, 2025, the footwear company's gross inventory stood at ₹815.06 crore, down 15%. This was line with its initiatives to improve stock turns and forecast accuracy to achieve an optimal level of inventory and with significant higher agility, Bata said.

Commenting on the results, Gunjan Shah, the MD and CEO of Bata India, said: “Despite navigating through the demand headwinds persisting during the quarter, we managed to gain volumes and in line with our strategy of driving volume led growth. We continue to drive affordability and reducing complexity across categories. Our initiatives on inventory, merchandising and decluttering worked well and all key inventory metrices improved. We added 19 Franchise Stores in the quarter driven by franchise model focused on town expansion/semi-urban markets."

"Along with cautious control on costs and focus on efficiency and productivity, we continued to manage our inventory while having strong in deployment of fresh merchandise in anticipation of demand revival and consumption uptick,” Shah stated.

Bata India board recommends final dividend of ₹9 per share

Bata India's board of directors recommended a final dividend of ₹9 (180%) per equity share with a face value of ₹5 each, fully paid-up of the Company, for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. It is subject to shareholder approval at the ensuing AGM.

The board also fixed August 1, 2025, as the record date for the dividend.

The aforesaid final dividend is in addition to the interim dividend of ₹10 (200%) per equity share of ₹5 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. The total dividend for FY25 stands at ₹244.2 crore.

Shares of Bata India closed 0.15% lower at ₹1,276.80 apice on the NSE on Wednesday. However, the results were declared after market hours.