Relaxo Footwears

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Budget 2025: Relaxo Footwear share price surged 8.8 per cent on the BSE. Liberty Shoes rallied 7.4 per cent, Campus Activewear 6.12 per cent, and Bata India share price 2.8 per cent

In the past two trading sessions, on the bourses, the stock has dropped about 3%. Today (August 26), the stock has fallen as much as 1.87% to hit an intraday low of Rs 794.80 per share.

The fall in the stock price came after the company reported a weak set of June quarter of financial year 2025 (Q1FY25) results.

Relaxo Footwears on Thursday reported a 3 per cent decline in net profit for the March quarter to Rs 61.39 crore, as against Rs 63.3 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue from operations declined to Rs 747.21 crore from Rs 764.94 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, a regulatory filing showed. For the full financial year 2023-24, its net profit rose to Rs 200.47 crore, from Rs 154.47 crore in the previous fiscal. Its total expenses reduced to Rs 669.98 crore in the January-March period, from Rs 683.85 crore a year ago, the regulatory filing showed. Relaxo Footwears' scrip closed at Rs 843.45 on Thursday, 0.19 per cent lower than its previous close on the BSE.

Leading shoemaker firm Relaxo Footwears Ltd on Monday said it will acquire a 30-acre land Parcel in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, at Rs 135 crore. The land at Pathredi Industrial Area, which is being acquired through a bidding in an e-auction, is for future manufacturing facilities addressing sustained growth and proactive response to market demands, Relaxo Footwears said in a statement. "IndusInd Bank, the auctioneer of the land parcel, sent a confirmation letter to Relaxo ascertaining the company as the successful bidder for the land parcel. The acquisition pertains to approximately 30 acres of land parcel and is contingent on obtaining customary statutory approvals," the company said. The acquisition will be funded through internal accruals post the necessary statutory approvals, it added. "We are confident that this strategic move, which is aligned to the company's long-term objective, will contribute to the continued success and growth of the company," Managing Director Ramesh Kumar Dua

The growth in topline came after the demand for its branded products remained strong despite prices being hiked to cushion the impact of higher costs

Revenue from operations for the Sparx sports shoes maker rose nearly 11% to 7.39 billion rupees, while its expenses rose 8.5%

Bata India, Metro Brands, Sreeleathers, Relaxo Footwears and Campus Activewear were up in the range of 2 per cent to 7 per cent

The MoU is expected to generate jobs for over 20,000 people in the non-leather footwear sector in the state over a span of 12 years, especially for youth and women, in and around Kallakurichi District

Thus far in the calendar year 2022, Relaxo Footwears has underperformed the market by declining 33 per cent as compared to a 4 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Relaxo lags behind peers in the quarter, given demand weakness, price cuts, and higher input costs

In Q2, EBITDA margins declined to 8.9 per cent, down 445 bps YoY and 400 bps on QoQ, due to higher raw material cost.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India's footwear sector has immense potential, and it can increase production and exports 10 times in the near future.

Among individual stocks, Liberty Shoes has witnessed a 'Golden Cross' on the daily chart, and can potentially rally up to 15 per cent.

In Q4FY22, EBITDA margin was down 596 bps to 15.9% due to steep increase in raw material prices and extra support to trade towards GST rate differential on inventory.

Relaxo Footwears Ltd on Wednesday reported a decline of 38.40 per cent in its net profit at Rs 62.93 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2022. It had posted a net profit of Rs 102.17 crore in the January-March quarter of the preceding fiscal, Relaxo Footwears said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was down 6.61 per cent to Rs 698.19 crore during the period under review as against Rs 747.68 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. The company's total expenses were at Rs 619.66 crore, up marginally 0.43 per cent in Q4 FY22, as against Rs 616.96 crore a year ago. For the entire financial year ended on March 31, 2022, Relaxo Footwears' net profit was down 20.19 per cent at Rs 232.68 crore. It had reported a net profit of Rs 291.56 crore in 2020-21. Revenue from operation stood at Rs 2,653.27 crore in 2021-22. This was 12.46 per cent higher than Rs 2,359.15 crore in FY21. Meanwhile, in a separate filing, Relaxo Footwears said its board in a meet

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