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Net sales of the company, however, grew 10.7% YoY at Rs 12.86 billion during the quarter. EBIDTA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) was Rs 1.95 billion down by 11.9% over the same quarter of the previous year.
The company said factors like GST rate changes in July leading to destocking by dealers, lingering monsoons over many parts of India and a delayed festival season affected demand for both decorative and industrial customers
“Despite these conditions the company has had good growth. As was being seen in earlier quarters, uncertainty on the currency front and crude oil prices was more pronounced this quarter as well. This resulted in significant increase in input costs which impacted the bottom-line,” H. M. Bharuka, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kansai Nerolac Paints said.
The company expects the growth momentum to be good in decorative but subdued for industrial in the near future. It is hoped that the rupee and crude oil will stabilize at the current levels. Any adverse change will put further pressure on margins, added Bharuka.
Besides, Kansai Nerolac Paints, Asian Paints, Akzo Nobel India, Shalimar Paints, and Berger Paints were down 2% to 3% on the BSE. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.22% at 34,391 points.
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