IPL’s Q4FY25 numbers were muted as sluggishness in the paints industry continued to impact performance. Consolidated revenues grew 0.7% y-o-y to Rs. 388 crore (versus our expectation of Rs. 389 crore).
Standalone revenues stood at Rs. 687 crore, up 2.3% q-o-q/13% y-o-y in line with our estimates of Rs 692 crore. Recruitment business continued to grow, whereas non-recruitment businesses also continued to grow with cash profitability.
Standalone revenue grew by 32% y-o-y to Rs. 8,926 crore while EBITDA was at Rs. 221 crore fell 58% y-o-y. In Q4 Cellulosic Fibre revenue grew by 8% y-o-y While EBITDA de-grew by 36% y-o-y due to increased key input costs.
Colgate’s Q4FY25 performance was muted owing to soft demand in urban markets and heightened competitive intensity. Standalone revenues declined by 1.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,463 crore, missing our expectation of Rs. 1,520 crore, with toothpaste volumes flat y-o-y.
ITC’s net revenues (including other operating income) grew by 9.6% y-o-y to Rs. 17,248 crore driven by 6% y-o-y growth in the cigarette business’s net revenues and a 17.7% y-o-y growth in the agribusiness’s revenue.
VA Tech Wabag Limited (Va Tech) reported a strong performance during Q4FY2025 with sales growth of 23.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,156 crore. This helped them meet the 15% revenue growth guidance for FY25.
GKEL’s Q4FY25 LFL performance was strong with revenue (including other income) growing by 17% y-o-y to Rs. 706 crore and EBITDA margin expanding by 76 bps y-o-y to 14.4%.
Emami’s Q4FY25 performance was steady with consolidated revenues growing by 8.1% y-o-y to Rs. 963 crore, OPM declining 89 bps y-o-y to 22.8% and adjusted PAT rising by 9.2% y-o-y to Rs. 179 crore.
Q4FY25 standalone revenue of Rs. 10,983 crore was slightly down y-o-y due to weaker capitalization in the last year. The transmission revenue of Rs. 10,904 crore was down 1.6% y-o-y while consultancy revenue of Rs. 298 crore increased 45% y-o-y.
Q4FY25 was yet another muted quarter for JLL amid subdued demand and higher competitive intensity hit revenue growth, while inflation in key input prices impacted profitability.
Q4FY25 revenues rose 34% led by robust growth across segments. Consumer durables segment did well, growing 27%, on strong demand for RAC and non-RAC products.
GCPL’s Q4FY25 performance was soft with consolidated revenue growing by 6% y-o-y with a 5% volume growth, OPM declining by 136 bps y-o-y to 21.1% and adjusted PAT lower by 21.2% y-o-y to Rs. 443 crore.
Strong operational performance had a positive surprise with revenue growth of 7% to Rs 9,150 crore versus our expectations of Rs 8,920 crore, margins too shone, with OPM improving by 407 bps.
Marico’s Q4FY25 numbers were a mixed bag, led by sequential improvement in volume growth in the domestic business and revenue beating estimates, while OPM fell y-o-y and missed estimates.
JFL delivered 12.1% LFL growth (delivery LFL growth of 21.9%) in Domino’s’ India in Q4FY25 amid subdued demand, beating peers for another quarter. Standalone performance was good, with revenues growing by 19.2% y-o-y to Rs. 1,587 crore on strong delivery-led growth in Domino’s.