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South India-based Dodla Dairy on Friday announced the acquisition of eastern India's premium dairy brand Osam Dairy for Rs 271 crore, marking a significant expansion into the high-growth eastern market. The 100 per cent acquisition of Osam Dairy represents one of the first large-scale deals in eastern India's dairy sector and underscores the region's potential to attract institutional capital, the companies said in a joint statement. "We are thrilled to announce the proposed acquisition of Osam, marking a significant milestone in Dodla's journey. This strategic move underscores our commitment to becoming a pan-India dairy company," Dodla Dairy Managing Director Dodla Sunil Reddy said. He said eastern India is an exciting market for the dairy industry with faster growth compared to the national average, supported by high urbanisation potential and strong GDP growth. The transaction marks an exit for Osam Dairy's promoters Abhinav Shah and Harsh Thakkar, along with private equity ..
Telangana-based Dodla Dairy on Monday reported a 45.12 per cent annual growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 67.96 crore in the quarter ended March 2025. The company's net profit stood at Rs 46.83 crore during the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal, Dodla Dairy said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations of the company grew by 15.51 per cent during the quarter under review at Rs 909.62 crore compared to Rs 787.44 crore during the same period a year ago. "I am pleased to share that during FY25, the company's profit after tax (PAT) surpassed the Rs 200 crore milestone, reaching Rs 259.9 crore, on the back of a topline of Rs 3,720.1 crore, which grew at a healthy rate of 19 per cent. This robust performance was primarily driven by faster growth in value added products (VAP) and healthy performance in Africa as well as the Orgafeed business," Dodla Dairy Managing Director Dodla Sunil Reddy said. He said the board of directors of the company has approved a ...
Dodla Dairy Ltd on Thursday reported a 54 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 63.56 crore for the quarter ended December on higher income. Its net profit stood at Rs 41.33 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 912.2 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal from Rs 752.5 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing. "The board has approved Rs 280 crores capex for setting up new plant & machinery and necessary infrastructure at Maharashtra, which includes previous approval Rs 15 crore for land acquisition. The funding shall be through internal accruals/debt," the Hyderabad-based firm said in the filing. "During the quarter, we reported a healthy 21 per cent revenue growth on a Y-o-Y basis while maintaining our margins, thanks to the healthy festive demand coming in just as we anticipated. Based on our strong relations with the farmers, procurement remained stable at 17.1 lakh litre per day," said Dodla .
Dodla Dairy Ltd on Saturday said it has acquired Karnataka-based Sri Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd for Rs 50 crore to expand its business. In a regulatory filing, Dodla Dairy informed that the company has executed an agreement with Sri Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd for the acquisition of business as a "going concern" and on a slump purchase basis for consideration of Rs 50 crore. The deal is expected to be concluded in around two months from the date of the acquisition. The consideration would be in the form of cash. Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd (SKMPL), incorporated in 1989, was the first private sector dairy company in Karnataka. SKMPL is mainly into procuring milk, manufacturing, and selling dairy products. Its turnover in 2020-21 was Rs 67.27 crore.