Rising Costs Dent Q4FY18 Profitability: Premier Explosives (PRE) Q4FY18 revenue grew by 15% to Rs. 833 mn on the back of strong execution in the defence segment. Defence revenues grew by 57%followed by commercial explosives at 8.5% in Q4FY18. However, multiple factors like unfavourable pricing, higher Ammonium Nitrate (AN) prices and finance costscontributed to fall in earning for the quarter by three-fourth to Rs. 2.4.