Paints Industry

Akzo Nobel India Q4 results: Net profit rises 13.94% to Rs 108.7 cr

Paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel India Ltd on Thursday reported a 13.94 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 108.7 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024, driven by volume growth. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 95.4 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal, Akzo Nobel India Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations in the fourth quarter was Rs 973.4 crore as compared to Rs 951.4 crore in the year-ago period. The increase in revenue was driven by strong double-digit volume growth, the company said. Total expenses were higher at Rs 836.7 crore over Rs 824.9 crore a year ago. Akzo Nobel India said its board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 25 per equity share for the financial year 2023-24 subject to shareholders' approval in the forthcoming annual general meeting. The total dividend for FY24 aggregates to Rs 75 per share, including an interim dividend of Rs 50 declared earlier. For the fiscal ended

Kansai Nerolac Paints Q4 results: Net profit rises 24% to Rs 1.16 billion

Revenues at India's third-largest paintmaker by market capitalisation rose over 2% to 17.69 billion rupees, while a rise in input costs helped total expenses tick 1.7% higher

Grasim Industries paints Rs 10K cr sales target in 3 years for Birla Opus

Further, it aims to become the second-biggest player in the Rs 80,000 crore Indian decorative paints market, which is currently dominated by Asian Paints

Kansai Nerolac Paints Q3 results: Net profit rises 39.6% to Rs 152 cr

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd on Monday reported a 39.57 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 152.09 crore for the December quarter, helped by improvement in margins. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 108.97 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Kansai Nerolac said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 5 per cent to Rs 1,918.71 crore in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal from Rs 1,826.81 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses of Kansai Nerolac Paints were up 2.72 per cent to Rs 1,730.61 crore in the December quarter. Commenting on the results, Managing Director Anuj Jain said, "The quarter saw good demand for industrial coatings. Decorative demand was also good as it registered double-digit volume growth, driven by the festive season." Raw material prices were stable despite volatility in crude. "Gross margins improved over the corresponding quarter last year. The company continues to see traction as regards to initiati

JSW Paints sees business revenue at Rs 2,200 crore by end of FY24

The company has already broken even at an operating level during the year, and its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBIDTA) margins are expected to be in single digits

Mumbai-based Mitshi India CFO resigns with handwritten letter: See picture

Mitshi India was founded in 1976 as Dera Paints and Chemicals Ltd and Its market cap on Friday stood at Rs 20.20 crore

Grasim Industries to raise Rs 4,000 crore through rights issue of shares

The fund raise comes a month after of the textile-to-chemicals maker announced plans to enter the paint business under the brand name 'Birla Opus' in the fourth-quarter of fiscal 2024

Grasim to launch its paint biz in Q4 under the brand name 'Birla Opus'

The production of paints will take place at the company's manufacturing plants located in Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and West Bengal

Nerolac Paints Q1FY24 result: Consolidated net profit up 382% to Rs 734 cr

The total income for Q1FY24 came in at Rs 2,174 crore, compared to Rs 2,056.20 crore year-on-year

Paint biz goes off-colour, likely to see a fresh coat of downside in demand

Q3 witnessed weak volumes; valuations do not factor in risks

Asian Paints Q3 results: Net profit rises 5.6% to Rs 1,072.7 crore

The paint major's net sales increased by 1.3 per cent to Rs 8,636.7 crore

Asian Paints December quarter net profit rises 6.4% to Rs 1,097 crore

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,031.29 crore in the same period last fiscal, Asian Paints said in a regulatory filing

Berger Paints India eyes Rs 20,000 crore turnover in the next 5-6 years

The company was scouting for a 40-50 acre-plot in Odisha, says Abhijit Roy, MD and CEO, Berger Paints

Easing raw material prices likely to aid margins of Asian Paints

Sales performance in the festival season was muted; volumes expected to recover

Falling raw material costs to aid margin expansion for Asian Paints

Despite the raw material pressures, the company posted a 172 bps expansion in operating profit margins as compared to the year ago period, given operating leverage benefits

Kansai Nerolac zooms 34% in 3 days on strong Q1 operational performance

The management foresees uptick in demand across the paint industry to be driven by strong expansion in the infrastructure, core sector, automotive, and real estate industries.

Demand recovery a rosy picture for paint companies in Apr-Jun quarter

Listed paint companies could report over 30 per cent revenue growth year-on-year (YoY), aided by double-digit volume growth in decorative paints and cumulative gains from pricing action

Spike in crude oil prices takes away the gloss from paint companies' shares

Margins could be badly impacted, while weak demand across segments could disrupt top lines

Berger monitors cost, demand closely before taking price hike call

Berger Paints India Ltd on Tuesday said it was monitoring the cost pressure in the wake of crude price hardening but will take a call after tracking the demand scenario. With crude oil trading above USD 100 per barrel owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cost pressure will mount if the geopolitical uncertainties continue for a few months. "We are monitoring the situation closely but not raising the price in a haste. We will take a call after monitoring the demand scenario also. Price rise impacts volume demand," Berger Paints MD & CEO, Abhijit Roy, told PTI. Berger had hiked prices in the last one year to offset input cost inflation, the company said. Roy explained that out of the four major ingredients of making paints, one is linked to crude. It is the solvent binder, which is a derivative of crude. However, its price is more affected by demand-supply issues than the price of crude itself, he said. Overall, solvent binder forms about one-third of Berger's raw material ...

Demand worries, higher input costs may derail Kansai Nerolac's Q1 show

While the first three weeks of April saw robust demand in what is considered a seasonally strong period, lockdown in multiple states has seen offtake collapse