Shares of Godrej Industries Ltd surged after the business conglomerate posted robust financial results for the December quarter of FY24.
The company reported a 76.9% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit, reaching ₹188.2 crore, compared to ₹106.4 crore in the same period last year. This strong performance was further complemented by a substantial increase in revenue and operating profitability.
Godrej Industries’ revenue from operations rose by 34.4% YoY to ₹4,824.8 crore for Q3FY24, up from ₹3,590 crore in Q3FY23. The company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by an impressive 113.75% YoY, reaching ₹596.8 crore compared to ₹279.2 crore last year.
This strong EBITDA growth was reflected in a significant rise in EBITDA margin, which climbed to 12.4% from 7.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
GCPL saw a 14% YoY decline in consolidated net profit (excluding exceptional items and one-offs), impacted by temporary headwinds. However, consolidated sales grew by 6%.
In the home care segment, revenue grew by 4%, despite seasonal weakness in household insecticides, which was offset by strong double-digit growth in air fresheners and fabric care.
The personal care segment saw a 2% increase, with personal wash volumes declining in the mid-to-high single digits, while hair colour volumes grew in the mid-single digits, particularly driven by double-digit growth in Godrej Expert Rich Crème access packs.
The chemicals segment showed robust performance, with Q3FY24 revenue up 44% and profit before interest and taxes (PBIT) surging 266%. Exports contributed 30% of total revenue, with Q3 exports rising 58% and 9M FY25 exports increasing 23%.
Godrej Properties recorded ₹5,446 crore in booking value for Q3FY25, driven by 4.07 million square feet of sales. This marks the sixth consecutive quarter with bookings above ₹5,000 crore.
The company added four new projects with a total saleable area of 5.9 million square feet, translating to an estimated booking value of ₹10,800 crore. It delivered 2.6 million square feet of projects in Q3, bringing the year-to-date total to 11.9 million square feet. Additionally, Godrej Properties raised ₹6,000 crore through India’s largest QIP by a real estate company.
Godrej Agrovet posted a 45% YoY increase in EBIT per tonne, reaching ₹1,935, up from ₹1,338 in Q3FY24, driven by favourable commodity positions. The vegetable oil segment saw a 72% rise in results, benefiting from higher realisations in crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, along with improved oil extraction ratios.
The crop protection business experienced a decline in revenue, posting ₹193 crore compared to ₹222 crore in Q3FY23. The dairy segment saw flat revenue and margins YoY, due to stable volumes and voluntary controls.
On February 13, 2025, Godrej Industries share price traded 8.06% higher at ₹878.40 at 11:09 AM (IST). Godrej Industries’s share price reached a 52-week high of ₹1,313.95 on September 06, 2024, and a 52-week low of ₹724.35 on June 04, 2025. As per BSE, the total traded volume for the stock stood at 0.34 lakh shares with a turnover of ₹2.95 crore.
At the current price, Godrej Industries shares are trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 285.19x, based on its trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS) of ₹3.08, and a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 16.66, according to exchange data.
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Published on: Feb 13, 2025, 11:25 AM IST
Dev Sethia
Dev is a content writer with over 2 years of experience at Business Today, Times of India, and Financial Express. He has also contributed stories in Hindi for BT Bazaar and Khalsa Bandhan News Paper. A journalism postgraduate from ACJ-Bloomberg, Dev enjoys spending his spare time on the cricket pitch.
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