PIDILITIND · Chemicals
Pidilite Industries Ltd. reported revenue of ₹3,141 cr for January to March 2025, +8.2% on the year and −6.8% on the quarter. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹13,140 cr, +6.1% on the four before.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹632 cr, a margin of 20.1%, +31 bps on the year and −357 bps on the quarter. Over the last 8 quarters the margin has ranged from 19.8% to 23.9%, averaging 22.3%. Operating costs grew +7.8%, broadly with revenue, so operating profit kept pace with sales.
Net profit was ₹428 cr, +40.8% on the year and −23.2% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹4.15. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew 16.0%, so 25 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate of 26% is in line with its recent average. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹2,096 cr, +19.9% on the four before.
Speciality chemicals are read on volumes and pricing, with Chinese supply a recurring swing factor; inventory destocking can hit a quarter without a change in demand. The quarterly statements do not carry volumes against prices, capacity utilisation and new molecules; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹20.41 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,502.80 trades at 73.6 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Depreciation fell while the business grew. Were asset lives changed?
Depreciation ₹97.0 cr, −14.2% on the year.
Source: Quarterly statements
Headline profit grew much faster than core profit. What made up the difference?
Reported profit +40.8% on the year; profit before other income, exceptional items and tax +16.0%.
Source: Quarterly statements
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Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
This quarter's filing carries a balance sheet and a cash flow statement. The cash, receivables and borrowing checks run once the filing read is in.
| Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹3,130 cr | ₹2,902 cr | ₹3,395 cr | ₹3,235 cr | ₹3,369 cr | ₹3,141 cr | ₹3,753 cr | ₹3,554 cr | ₹3,710 cr | ₹3,583 cr | ₹4,552 cr | ₹4,298 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +4% | +5% | +8% | +8% | +11% | +10% | +10% | +14% | +21% | +21% |
| EBITDA margin | 23.7% | 19.8% | 23.9% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 20.1% | 25.1% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 23.2% | 26.2% | 20.4% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 5% | −5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 26% | 29% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹511 cr | ₹304 cr | ₹571 cr | ₹540 cr | ₹557 cr | ₹428 cr | ₹678 cr | ₹585 cr | ₹624 cr | ₹584 cr | ₹884 cr | ₹626 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +20% | +18% | +9% | +41% | +19% | +8% | +12% | +36% | +30% | +7% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | +15% | +13% | +7% | +16% | +16% | +10% | +12% | +38% | +30% | +4% |
| EPS | ₹5.02 | ₹2.96 | ₹5.57 | ₹5.26 | ₹5.43 | ₹4.15 | ₹6.61 | ₹5.69 | ₹6.07 | ₹5.69 | ₹8.57 | ₹6.03 |
| Flags | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 |
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.
Pidilite Industries Ltd. reported revenue of ₹3,141 cr (+8.2% on the year) and net profit of ₹428 cr (+40.8% on the year) for January to March 2025.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +16.0% on the year, against +40.8% for reported profit.
2 checks raised a question: Depreciation fell while the business grew. Were asset lives changed?
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