Birla Corporation Q4 net profit rises 32.7% YoY to ₹256.6 crore, dividend recommended

MP Birla Group firm Birla Corporation has reported a 32.7% year-on-year (YoY) rise in its consolidated net profit to ₹256.6 crore for the March 2025 quarter, driven by higher sales volume and realisation from the cement business. It had clocked a net profit of ₹193.34 crore in the January-March period last year, according to a regulatory filing by Birla Corporation on Friday evening.

Birla Corporation's revenue from operations rose 6% to ₹2,814.91 crore during the March quarter. It was ₹2,654.44 crore a year ago.

"Birla Corporation concluded FY25 with robust quarterly production and sales by volume. This came after three challenging quarters that had affected the entire industry. An uptick in demand and prices during the quarter led to better realisation and a higher capacity utilisation of 105 per cent in the March quarter," the company said in its earnings statement.

Its EBITDA per ton rose to ₹1,014, which is "one of the highest in recent years", the company said.

The total expenses of Birla Corporation inched up 3.4% to ₹2,496.57 crore in the March quarter.

Birla Corporation's revenue from the Cement business increased 6.45% to ₹2,691.84 crore.

Its cement sales volume for the March quarter grew 8% to 5.2 million tonnes. In FY25, the company sold 18.1 MT of cement compared to 17.6 MT in the previous year, up 2.5%.

However, its revenue from the Jute segment slipped 1.9% to ₹123.39 crore.

The total income, including other income, rose 6.82% to ₹2,863.14 crore.

For the financial year ended March 31, 2025, Birla Corporation's net profit declined 29.8% to ₹295.22 crore from ₹420.56 crore a year ago.

In FY25, Birla Corporation's total consolidated income dipped 4.4% to ₹9,312.40 crore.

Its Board on Friday also approved the reappointment of Sandip Ghose as Managing Director and CEO for three years, effective January 1, 2026.

It has also recommended a Dividend of ₹10 per share for the Financial Year 2024-25.

Besides, the board approved capex towards increasing capacity by way of setting up of Greenfield Cement Grinding Unit with a capacity of 2.80 million tonnes per annum at Gaya in Bihar in a phased manner.

In addition to that, the board also approved the proposal to issue redeemable non-convertible debentures, aggregating up to ₹200 crore on a private placement basis in one or more tranches.