Q4 2024 Aarti Industries Ltd Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Aarti Industries Ltd (BOM:524208) reported a resilient performance with annual revenue of INR7,012 crore and EBITDA of INR984 crore for FY24.
- The company recommended a dividend of INR1 per share, reflecting a 20% payout for FY24.
- Consolidated revenue increased by 3.5% to INR955 crore in Q4 FY24 over the previous quarter, with EBITDA growing by 5.6% to INR283 crore.
- The company plans to invest INR1,500 crore to INR1,800 crore in FY25 for project expansion, indicating strong future growth prospects.
- Aarti Industries Ltd (BOM:524208) maintained its EBITDA guidance of INR1,450 crore to INR1,700 crore for FY25, supported by volume growth and new capacity launches.
- The global macroeconomic environment remains subdued, impacting demand in non-discretionary segments.
- Volume numbers were lower on a quarter-on-quarter basis, particularly in the agrochemical segment, which remains under pressure.
- Nitrochlorobenzene and Nitrotoluene production volumes declined compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter last year.
- The company faced challenges due to geopolitical crises impacting global supply chains and logistics.
- There were disruptions in nitric acid supply, which impacted production volumes and may continue to pose challenges until FY26.
Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to Aarti Industries Limited Q4 FY24 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) Please note that this conference is being recorded. I now hand the conference over to Mr. Nishid Solanki from CDR India. Thank you, and over to you, sir.
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us on Aarti Industries Q4 FY24 earnings conference call. Today, we are joined by senior members of the management team, including Mr. Rajendra Gogri, Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Rashesh Gogri, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, and Mr. Chetan Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer.
We will commence the call with opening thoughts from Mr. Rajendra Gogri, post which we shall open the forum for Q&A, whether management will be addressing queries of the participants. Just to share our standard disclaimer certain statements that may be made in today's conference call may be forward-looking in nature and a disclaimer to this effect has been included in the results presentation that
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