Earnings Review
Berger Paints Apr-Jun PAT, revenue miss Street's view
This story was originally published at 16:42 IST on 5 August 2025
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--Berger Paints Apr-Jun consol net profit INR 3.15 bln
--Analysts saw Berger Paints Apr-Jun consol net profit INR 3.63 bln
--Berger Paints Apr-Jun consol PAT INR 3.15 bln vs INR 3.54 bln year ago
--Berger Paints Apr-Jun consol revenue INR 32.01 bln vs INR 30.91 bln yr ago
By Udita S. Jaiswal
MUMBAI - Berger Paints India Ltd. Tuesday reported an 11% year-on-year decline in its bottom line for the June quarter and 3.6% year-on-year increase in its top line, missing analysts' estimates on both fronts.
The company's consolidated net profit for the reporting quarter declined 11% on year to INR 3.15 billion. Analysts had expected the company to report a consolidated net profit of INR 3.63 billion. The company's revenue for the quarter rose to INR 32.01 billion, also below the Street's view of INR 32.57 billion. Sequentially, the bottom line rose nearly over 20% and the top line rose over 18%.
The company's total expenses rose 4.1% on year to INR 27.81 billion, with the rise led by a surge in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade, and work-in-progress, which increased nine times to INR 11.96 billion from a year ago.
The company incurred a one-time cost of 368.1 million during the quarter due to a fire in a warehouse of the company at Barasat in West Bengal. The company is in the process of filing the insurance claim, Berger Paints said.
The company said it expects a pick-up in government infrastructure spending in the latter half of the financial year 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), which may aid growth and boost economic actiivity.
The consolidated profit before interest, tax, and depreciation of Berger Paints for the June quarter was INR 5.28 billion. The profit before interest, tax and depreciation was affected by margin pressures in the UK operations of the company's Polish subsidiary Bolix.
Tuesday, the company's shares ended 1% higher at INR 571.70 on the National Stock Exchange. End
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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