Shares of SKF India surged practically 9 p.c on Friday, Could 16, after the corporate introduced sturdy monetary outcomes for the quarter ended March 2025 (Q4FY25) and declared a last dividend for the monetary 12 months. The inventory climbed to an intra-day excessive of ₹4,685.90, pushed by robust profitability and improved working margins.
Q4FY25 Monetary Efficiency
SKF India, a number one participant within the abrasives and bearings trade, posted a web revenue of ₹275.65 crore within the March 2025 quarter, marking a 20 p.c year-on-year (YoY) progress in comparison with ₹230 crore in the identical interval final 12 months. Income from operations stood at ₹1,213.4 crore, marginally increased than ₹1,203.4 crore a 12 months in the past.
The corporate demonstrated robust price self-discipline, with complete bills lowering to ₹950.8 crore from ₹1,009.16 crore. Because of this, earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) surged 33 p.c YoY to ₹284 crore, up from ₹213 crore. Sequentially, EBITDA greater than doubled from ₹121 crore in Q3FY25.
Margins additionally noticed notable enchancment. Gross margin expanded to 49 p.c in Q4FY25, up from 41 p.c in the identical quarter final 12 months and 33 p.c within the earlier quarter, reflecting SKF’s give attention to price effectivity and premium product choices.
Dividend Announcement
The corporate’s board really useful a last dividend of ₹14.5 per fairness share for the monetary 12 months ended March 31, 2025, reaffirming its shareholder-friendly strategy.
Inventory Worth Development
Regardless of Friday’s rally, SKF India shares stay over 36 p.c beneath their 52-week excessive of ₹7,349, touched in June 2024. The inventory has, nevertheless, rebounded 32 p.c from its 52-week low of ₹3,544, recorded in February 2025. After 5 consecutive months of decline from October 2024 to February 2025, the inventory staged a restoration—rising 4.3 p.c in March, 1 p.c in April, and over 18 p.c thus far in Could. Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless down 19 p.c over the previous 12 months.
About SKF India
Established in 1923, SKF India has remodeled from a conventional ball-bearing producer right into a holistic engineering options supplier. The corporate operates throughout 5 core platforms—bearings and items, seals, lubrication, situation monitoring, and upkeep companies. Its options assist shoppers in bettering power effectivity, lowering friction, and enhancing tools longevity. With six manufacturing items, 12 places of work, a community of over 450 distributors, and a workforce exceeding 1,700 staff, SKF India continues to play a pivotal function within the nation’s automotive and industrial sectors.
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