What Caused Godrej Industries' Q2 Profit to Decline by 16%?
Synopsis
Key Takeaways
- Net profit declined by 16% YoY to Rs 242.4 crore.
- Revenue grew by 4.7% YoY, reaching Rs 5,032 crore.
- Total expenses rose by over 16%, impacting operational performance.
- Real Estate & Property Development was the top revenue contributor.
- The stock experienced a slight increase but has fallen over 8% this year.
Mumbai, Nov 11 (NationPress) Godrej Industries Limited (GIL) disclosed a nearly 16 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop in its net profit, attributed to owners, for the second quarter of the fiscal year (Q2 FY26), amounting to Rs 242.4 crore.
The previous year during the same quarter, the company recorded a profit of Rs 288 crore for its owners (Q2 FY25). As indicated in the company's exchange filing, the profit declined by nearly 31 percent sequentially from Rs 349 crore.
Despite this profit decline, the company saw a revenue rise from operations of 4.7 percent YoY, reaching Rs 5,032 crore, compared to Rs 4,804 crore in the same period last year.
However, operational performance faced significant challenges as total expenses surged by over 16 percent to Rs 5,602.86 crore YoY, up from Rs 4,815.08 crore.
The performance of Godrej's various sectors was mixed this quarter. The Real Estate & Property Development division led with a revenue of Rs 1,950 crore, followed by the Animal Feed sector, contributing Rs 1,217 crore, and the Chemicals division with Rs 1,059 crore.
According to the exchange filing, during this quarter, the Group gained control of one of its joint ventures and sold a 2.5 percent equity stake in Vivrut Developers Private Limited ('VDPL'), a joint venture, through Godrej Properties Limited, a subsidiary, resulting in a gain of Rs 5.35 crore recognized under 'Other Income'.
The group also divested a 2.5 percent equity stake in Madhuvan Enterprises Private Limited (MEPL).
In the stock market, shares of Godrej Industries closed slightly higher on Tuesday, ending at Rs 1,065.0, a rise of 0.41 percent. However, the stock has fallen over 8 percent year-to-date.