Lubes maker Gulf Oil Lubricants India on Wednesday reported a 15 per cent growth in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 84.44 crore for the three months to September 2024. The Hinduja Group firm had delivered a PAT of Rs 73.66 crore in the second quarter of FY 2023-24. Its revenue from operations for the quarter increased 5.86 per cent to Rs 849.33 crore from Rs 802-30 crore a year ago, it stated. The company also delivered an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) of Rs 107.15 crore, up 6.64 per cent compared to Rs 100.48 crore for the second quarter of FY24, Gulf Oil Lubricants said. "We had a good quarter in spite of the volatile market conditions with Q2 and H1 FY25 PAT growth at healthy 15 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, on a year-on-year basis. "We focused on sustaining our margins, achieving an improvement in gross margin, resulting in an EBITDA of 12.62 per cent of revenue, while investing in brand, digital and human resources to enhance t
Lubes maker and Hinduja Group firm Gulf Oil Lubricants India's net profit rose 29 per cent to Rs 88.02 crore in three months to June over the same period last year, the company said on Tuesday. Gulf Oil Lubricants India had posted a net profit of Rs 68.30 crore in the first quarter of FY 2023-24. Revenue from operations for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 885.07 crore, up 9.04 per cent from Rs 811.71 crore in Q1FY24, it said. It also said that the company delivered a higher EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) at Rs 116.24 crore in the previous quarter as against Rs 92.78 crore, registering a year-on-year growth of 25.28 per cent in the corresponding quarter of FY24. The EBITDA margin during the period grew 170 basis points at 13.13 per cent, from 11.43 per cent last year, within the guided range of 12-14 per cent as the company increased investment in brand and customer-centric activities, Gulf Oil Lubricants India said. "Our first-quarter ...