Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd is a public sector undertaking and a conglomerate under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It holds the classification of a Miniratna-I public sector enterprise.
Stephen George Balmer and Alexander Lawrie, two Scotsmen, founded Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. as a partnership venture and registered it on February 1, 1867, in Kolkata.
Business operations
In its early years, Balmer Lawrie dabbled in a range of businesses from tea to shipping insurance to banking and trading to manufacturing. After 157 years, Balmer Lawrie has developed into a multinational conglomerate with a presence in both the manufacturing and service industries.
It operates four joint ventures and one subsidiary in India and overseas. The company has eight strategic business divisions, comprising industrial packaging, greases & lubricants, chemicals, travel & vacations, logistics infrastructure, logistics services, cold chain, and refinery & oil field services.
Joint ventures and subsidiaries
Balmer Lawrie has a subsidiary as well as joint ventures in India and abroad.
Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer Ltd (BLVL): When BLVL was established in 1956, it was called Indian Flange & Manufacturing Company Pvt Ltd and it produced tri-sure closure systems. The company was renamed Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer Ltd in 1993 and became a 50:50 joint venture between Balmer Lawrie and Van Leer.
AVI-OIL India Private Ltd (AVI-OIL)
It’s a joint venture that was founded in 1993 by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd, and NYCO SA France. Its purpose is to produce and distribute aviation lubricants domestically to the Indian Defence Services and other aircraft operators.
Balmer Lawrie Indonesia (PTBLI)
This is a joint venture between Balmer Lawrie and PT. Imani Wicaksana, Indonesia. To establish a grease and lubricant plant at Cikande Modern Industrial Estate, Serang, Banten, the joint venture company was formed in 2010.
Balmer Lawrie (UAE) LLC (BLUAE)
BLUAE was founded in 1978. This is a Gulf-based container manufacturing company that produces a wide range of capacity plastic, tin and steel barrels.
Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited (VPLPL)
A subsidiary of Balmer Lawrie, Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited was incorporated to establish a multi-modal logistics hub.
Balmer Lawrie Investments
The Government of India decided to divest 33.58% of its total equity holding of 59.58% in IBP Co. Limited to a partner with control of management. As a result of this disinvestment, the shareholding of IBP Co. Limited in its former subsidiary, Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd, was determined to be de-merged in favour of Balmer Lawrie Investments Limited. Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd was incorporated on September 20, 2001, to facilitate this transaction.
Balmer Lawrie has a market capitalisation of over ₹4,350 crore as of February 27, 2024. Balmer Lawrie share price has gained over 100% in three years.
Balmer Lawrie & Co Financial Highlights
- Revenue: Balmer Lawrie & Co reported revenue of ₹2,763.35 crore in FY26 vs ₹2,565.67 crore in FY25. It showed an increase of 7.70% on a yearly basis.
- Operating Profit: Balmer Lawrie & Co reported an operating profit of ₹287.60 crore in FY26 vs ₹275.81 crore in FY25. It showed an increase of 4.27% on a year-on-year basis.
- Net Profit: Balmer Lawrie & Co reported a net profit of ₹202.41 crore in FY26 vs ₹194.82 crore in FY25. It showed an increase of 3.90% on a yearly basis.
Balmer Lawrie & Co Quarterly Result Highlights
- Balmer Lawrie & Co reported revenue of ₹759.36 crore in Jun 2026, compared with ₹763.46 crore in Mar 2026, representing a decrease of 0.54% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.
- Balmer Lawrie & Co reported an operating profit of ₹77.93 crore in Jun 2026, compared with ₹95.47 crore in Mar 2026, representing a decrease of 18.37% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.
- Balmer Lawrie & Co reported a profit of ₹56.46 crore in Jun 2026, compared with ₹65.21 crore in Mar 2026, reflecting a decrease of 13.42% on a QoQ basis.
- The earnings per share (EPS) of Balmer Lawrie & Co stood at ₹16.18 during Jun 2026.
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