AWL Agri Business Q4 Results: Profit Jumps 21%, Revenue Rises 38%
Despite margin pressure, the company's revenue and Ebitda growth indicate a positive operational performance.
AWL Agri Business Ltd. on Monday reported strong earnings growth in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024-25.
The company's consolidated net profit jumped 21% to Rs 190.28 crore in the January-March quarter, compared to Rs 156.75 crore in the year-ago period, according to a stock exchange filing. Analysts' consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg projected a bottomline of Rs 219.5 crore.
Revenue from operations rose 37.9% to Rs 18,229.6 crore.
On the operational side, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation grew 25.6% to Rs 448 crore, but margins lowered from 2.7% to 2.5% and below the estimated 3%.
Despite margin pressure, the company's revenue and Ebitda growth indicate a positive operational performance.
AWL Agri Business, earlier known as Adani Wilmar, closed fiscal 2025 with a 9% volume growth in the fourth quarter, despite sustained pressure from elevated raw material prices over the past two quarters, according to a press release. Profit for the year stood at Rs 1,226 crore.
Food and FMCG revenue reached Rs 6,273 crores during the fiscal, up 26% and driven by 26% underlying volume growth.
Edible oil volume rose 7%, with revenue up 45% to Rs 14,769 crore.
AWL Agri Business share price ended 2% higher at Rs 279.1 apiece, ahead of the results, compared to a 1.37% rise in the benchmark BSE Sensex. The stock has fallen 18.5% in the last 12 months and 15% so far this year.
