Bata India Q4 Results: Profit Falls 28%; Dividend Declared
Revenue fell 1.2% to Rs 788 crore in the March quarter.
A Bata India store stands inside a mall in Mumbai (Photo source: Vijay Sartape/NDTV Profit)
Shoemaker Bata India Ltd.'s consolidated net profit fell 27.9% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, according to an exchange filing on Wednesday.
The firm posted a bottom line of Rs 45.9 crore as compared to Rs 63.6 crore in the year-ago period, it said.
The company has reported revenue decline of 1.2% to Rs 788 crore versus Rs 798 crore.
Bata India Q4 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)
Revenue down 1.2% to Rs 788 crore versus Rs 798 crore.
Ebitda down 2% to Rs 178 crore versus Rs 182 crore.
Margin at 22.6% versus 22.8%.
Net profit down 27.9% to Rs 45.9 crore versus Rs 63.6 crore.
The shoemaker has declared a final dividend of Rs 9 per share of Rs 5 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. It is subject to approval of the shareholders in the upcoming annual general meeting.
The aforesaid final dividend is in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 10 per equity share of Rs 5 each, for the financial year ended March 31, which was declared by the board at its meeting held on Aug. 6, 2024 and paid in September 2024.
The final dividend on equity shares, if declared at the AGM, will be paid from Aug. 25, 2025 onwards to those members who are entitled thereto.
Shares of Bata India closed 0.02% higher at Rs 1,279 apiece on the NSE, compared to a 0.3% decline in the benchmark Nifty.
