Carborundum Universal Q4 Profit Drops 79% YoY to ₹30 Crore

15 May 2025 , 12:08 AM

Murugappa Group firm Carborundum Universal Ltd released its Q4 FY 25 result. In the result, the company experienced a challenging quarter as its Q4 FY25 net profit declined 79% YoY to ₹30 crore from ₹142.6 crore during the corresponding period of last year.

The company’s topline increased by 1.3% to ₹1,217 crore from ₹1,201 crore in Q4 FY24. This means a weak revenue growth despite general industry pick-up.

EBITDA fell by 30.3% YoY to ₹146 crore from ₹209.4 crore during the year-ago period, reflecting stress in the company’s operating performance. EBITDA margin also fell sharply to 12%, from 17.4%, primarily due to increased raw material and energy prices and weaker pricing power in some product segments. The company has not given segment-wise breaking performance or specific detail on where the margin squeeze was most severe.

Carborundum Universal is in abrasives, ceramics, and electro-minerals and serves industries such as engineering, automotive, and manufacturing. The board has proposed a final dividend of ₹2.5 per share, taking the overall dividend for FY25 to ₹4. This in addition to the ₹1.5 interim dividend already paid out in March.

The payment of the last dividend shall be with the consent of the company’s 71st Annual General Meeting (AGM), and upon consent, be paid on or before August 26, 2025. Additionally, appointment of M/s Sridharan & Sridharan Associates as secretarial auditors for a five-year period from FY26 subject to share capital holder approval is recommended by the board.