Exide Industries This autumn Outcomes: Web revenue falls 11% to Rs 254.6 crore

Exide Industries This autumn Outcomes: Exide Industries on Wednesday reported an 11 per cent decline in its internet revenue for the March quarter (This autumn FY25), with the determine standing at Rs 254.60 crore in comparison with Rs 283.75 crore in the identical quarter final fiscal. The autumn in revenue got here regardless of a modest 4 per cent enhance in income from operations, which rose to Rs 4,159.42 crore from Rs 4,009.39 crore within the year-ago interval, in keeping with the corporate’s trade submitting.

The corporate stated its earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter got here in at Rs 467 crore, decrease than Rs 516 crore reported in the identical quarter of the earlier monetary yr.

The EBITDA margin slipped to 11.2 per cent attributable to rising uncooked materials prices, notably antimony, which considerably impacted margins over the previous six months. For the total monetary yr ending March 2025, Exide reported a 3 per cent enhance in revenue after tax to Rs 1,077 crore.

The corporate maintained a powerful liquidity place with zero debt and wholesome money flows. Money movement from operations for FY25 stood at Rs 1,298 crore.

Exide stated that in the course of the March quarter, demand within the alternative marketplace for each two-wheelers and four-wheelers remained sturdy, contributing to double-digit development within the mobility enterprise.

The economic UPS phase additionally benefited from rising demand for energy backup options, and the photo voltaic enterprise witnessed double-digit development pushed by solarisation programmes.

Nonetheless, the home-UPS enterprise was impacted by a weak season and the next base, whereas the automotive OEM enterprise suffered attributable to decrease demand from automobile producers.

The economic infrastructure enterprise efficiency improved within the fourth quarter with higher order influx and execution, notably in sectors like energy, railways, and traction.

Trying forward, the corporate’s board has authorized a further funding of as much as Rs 1,200 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Power Options Restricted (ESSL).

This funding will assist the event of a greenfield multi-gigawatt Lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant in India.