3MINDIA · Diversified
3M India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,090 cr for October to December 2024, +8.3% on the year and −1.9% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹154 cr, a margin of 14.1%, −366 bps on the year and −234 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 7 quarters (range 14.1% to 19.6%). Operating costs grew +13.2%, faster than revenue at +8.3%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹114 cr, −15.6% on the year and −14.9% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹100.99. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 16.5%, so the profit growth came from the business itself. The tax rate of 26% is in line with its recent average.
On earnings per share of ₹502.38 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹30,375.00 trades at 60.5 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
EBITDA margin 14.1%, −366 bps on the year (−234 bps on the quarter).
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Exceptional items that recur, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹1,040 cr | ₹1,006 cr | ₹1,033 cr | ₹1,047 cr | ₹1,111 cr | ₹1,090 cr | ₹1,198 cr | ₹1,196 cr | ₹1,266 cr | ₹1,228 cr | ₹1,399 cr | ₹1,423 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +7% | +7% | +8% | +16% | +14% | +14% | +13% | +17% | +19% |
| EBITDA margin | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 16.5% | 14.1% | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 18.8% | 18.4% | 16.7% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 9% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 5% | −57% | 18% | 28% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 68% | 26% | 24% | — | 26% | 23% |
| Net profit | ₹146 cr | ₹135 cr | ₹161 cr | ₹157 cr | ₹134 cr | ₹114 cr | ₹71.0 cr | ₹178 cr | ₹191 cr | −₹62.0 cr | ₹215 cr | ₹233 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +34% | −8% | −16% | −56% | +13% | +43% | −154% | +203% | +31% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | +31% | −8% | −16% | +12% | +19% | +45% | +31% | +12% | −3% |
| EPS | ₹129.70 | ₹120.05 | ₹143.13 | ₹139.50 | ₹118.76 | ₹100.99 | ₹63.35 | ₹157.73 | ₹169.85 | −₹55.08 | ₹191.16 | ₹206.90 |
| Flags | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✓ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
3M India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,090 cr (+8.3% on the year) and net profit of ₹114 cr (−15.6% on the year) for October to December 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −16.5% on the year, against −15.6% for reported profit.
1 check raised a question: Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
No. FinMinutes reports what was filed and the questions the numbers raise. It does not recommend buying, selling or holding any security.
Numbers as filed with the exchanges, read by rules. Every flag is a question with its source, not an accusation. FinMinutes is a financial data and analytics platform; nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. How each check works.