Birla Corporation shares jump 20% to hit upper limit post-March quarter earnings: check all Q4 numbers

It had posted a net profit of ₹193.34 crore in the January-March period last year.

MP Birla Group firm’s revenue from operations grew 6% to ₹2,814.91 crore during the March quarter. It was Rs 2,654.44 crore a year ago.

Following the earnings update, shares of Birla Corporation were trading 19.99% higher on the NSE at ₹1,268.80 apiece.

"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% in the March quarter," the company said in its earnings statement on Friday.

Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) per tonne rose to ₹1,014, which is "one of the highest in recent years".

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 a 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.

Over the last five trading days, Birla Corporation shares soared over 17.4%, while for a month’s period, the stock gained 12%.

Since November 12, 2024, which is six months, shares of the firm have climbed 15%.

The company’s market capitalisation stands at ₹9,770.44 crore.

Shares of the firm had touched its one-year high of ₹1,656.90 apiece on June 27, 2024, while its 52-week low of ₹910.25 was hit on March 3, 2025.