With this investment, the total investment made by Exide Industries in its arm stands at Rs 3,052.24 crore
Battery maker Exide Industries Ltd on Monday reported a 13.66 per cent decline in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 233.4 crore in the September quarter, impacted by higher expenses. The company had posted a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 270.32 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Exide Industries Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review was at Rs 4,450 crore compared to Rs 4,371.52 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses were higher at Rs 4,157.63 crore against Rs 4,043.57 crore in the same quarter a year ago, the company said. In the second quarter, the two-wheeler and four-wheeler replacement markets experienced robust demand, leading to double-digit revenue growth, it added. Industrial-UPS and solar also enjoyed strong demand momentum during the quarter. However, the demand scenario was soft in the home-UPS segment due to the early onset of monsoons, Exide Industries said. On the export front, the .
"For the near-term, business outlook is positive and commodity prices have started easing, which is expected to support profitability," said Avik Roy, MD & CEO, Exide Industries
Exide Industries invested over Rs 99 crore in its arm Exide Energy Solutions to fund its green field listed entity project
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Battery maker Exide Industries on Tuesday said its profit after tax increased 16 per cent to Rs 280 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company had reported a profit after tax of Rs 242 crore in the April-June quarter of the preceding fiscal. Its revenue from operations rose to Rs 4,313 crore for the June quarter compared to Rs 4,073 crore in the year-ago period, Exide Industries said in a regulatory filing. "Both automobile and industrial verticals have delivered growth in the current quarter, and near-term drivers are promising," Exide Industries MD and CEO Avik Roy said. Despite rising raw material prices, cost optimisation initiatives led to lower cost of production and gross margin improvement, he added. "In our lithium-ion project, onsite construction and installation of production line equipment is currently underway," Roy said. Shares of Exide Industries ended 3.54 per cent down at Rs 532 apiece on the BSE.
Exide embarked on the journey to set up the facility in 2021