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Informist, Monday, Jul 28, 2025

 

--Bharat Electronics Apr-Jun net profit INR 9.69 bln vs INR 7.76 bln yr ago

--Analysts saw Bharat Electronics Apr-Jun net profit INR 8.96 bln

--Bharat Electronics Apr-Jun revenue INR 44.17 bln vs INR 41.99 bln year ago

--Bharat Electronics order book INR 748.59 bln as on Jul 1

 

By Sunil Raghu

 

AHMEDABAD – Bharat Electronics Ltd. reported a rise of nearly 25% on year in its net profit for the June quarter to INR 9.69 billion, beating the Street's estimate of a 15.5% on-year rise to INR 8.96 billion. This is the 10th quarter in a row where the public-sector undertaking has clocked double-digit on-year growth in net profit. It is also the 11th quarter of on-year growth in net profit for the company. The Navratna defence public-sector undertaking's net profit a year ago was INR 7.76 billion.

 

The company's revenue for the June quarter was up a little over 5% on year at INR 44.17 billion, against INR 41.99 billion a year ago. While the company has clocked year-on-year growth in revenue for 13 quarters now, for the June quarter its sales was lower than the Street's expectation of a 15% rise on year to INR 48.14 billion.

 

During the June quarter, the other income of Bharat Electronics fell nearly 19% on year to INR 1.64 billion, but the higher growth in income from operations saw the total income rise 4.1% on year to 45.80 billion.

 

The company's total expenses fell nearly 2.1% on year, aiding profit growth. During the quarter under review, the total expenses were INR 32.91 billion, against INR 33.63 billion a year ago. Cost of materials consumed fell nearly 23% on year to INR 19.50 billion and consumption of stock-in-trade jumped 48.3% to INR 991.50 million.

 

The company's employee costs increased 4.5% on year to INR 6.90 billion and the finance cost went up 22% on year to INR 14.40 million. Depreciation and amortisation expenses increased nearly 13% on year to INR 1.13 billion. Other expenses rose nearly 36% on year to INR 4.22 billion.

 

As of Jul. 1, the Navratna company's order book stood at INR 748.60 billion. Monday, shares of Bharat Electronics closed 1.5% lower at INR 389.25 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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