Emami Q4 results: Consolidated net profit falls 59% to Rs 144 crore

FMCG major Emami Ltd, on Thursday, posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 144 crore for the March quarter. This is 59.5 per cent fall from Rs 356 crore a year ago, the company statement said.

The company’s consolidated revenue from operation rose by 8.8 per cent to Rs 836 crore for the March quarter as compared to Rs 768 crore in the year-ago period.

The company attributed the decline in net profit to muted demand for personal care products and excessive rainfall in many parts of the country in March, which impacted the demand for summer products.

In a regulatory filing, the company said, "Inflation in rural areas reached 6.8 per cent in FY23, the highest level in the previous nine years, and rural inflation surpassed urban inflation for the first time since FY18. Additionally, excessive rainfall in many parts of the country in March impacted the demand for summer products".

"Despite the challenging demand scenario on account of high inflation, muted rural sentiments and unseasonal rains, we have delivered a resilient profit-led growth in Q4 FY23. After a few quarters of ongoing pressure on input costs, we have been able to expand our gross and EBIDTA margins delivering 20 per cent EBIDTA growth," Emami vice-chairman and MD Harsha V Agarwal said.

For the full year, the company's revenue at Rs 3,406 crore grew by seven per cent. Net profit for FY23 slipped to Rs 627 crore, down from Rs 836 crore over the previous year.

In FY23 the gross margins were at 64.7 per cent, contracting by 160 basis points due to inflationary pressure and an unfavourable portfolio mix in the first three quarters, the statement said.

The domestic business grew by four per cent in FY23 on a higher base of Covid contextual categories like in pain management and healthcare range, it added.

(With inputs from PTI)