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Keeping close watch on competition, says Berger Paints India MD & CEO

Roy's comments come in the wake of the entry by the Aditya Birla group into the decorative paints segment

Berger Paints eyes 5% value growth in Q2, targets doubling turnover by 2029

Coating major Berger Paints India Ltd has implemented three price hikes since June, which are expected to boost its 'value' growth to around 5 per cent in the second quarter ending September 2024, while maintaining a volume growth target of at least 10 per cent, an official said on Monday. Speaking after the company's 100th AGM, Berger revealed that its next milestone is to double its turnover to Rs 20,000 crore by 2029, up from Rs 10,000 crore in FY2024. The company also plans to close down the Howrah plant and convert it into a larger R&D centre by the end of 2025, once the greenfield Panagarh facility in West Bengal becomes operational. "We achieved a volume growth of 11.8 per cent in Q1 of FY2025, but value growth was just 2.5 per cent due to factors like price decreases, reduced raw material costs, and a slowdown in the luxury paints segment in West Bengal and Kerala. "The three price hikes between June and August will improve and mitigate the cost impact of 1.5 per cent, ...

Rerating of paint stocks still some time away, say analysts

Paint stocks to buy: The competitive scenario in the paint sector will only increase in the near to medium term, caution analysts

Paint companies Asian Paints and Berger Paints start slashing prices

Paint companies remain unperturbed with competition heating up

M&M, Berger Paints, Mankind Pharma among six stocks to monitor on May 16

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Berger Paints India Q4 results: Net profit rises 19.68% to Rs 222.62 crore

Berger Paints India Ltd on Wednesday reported a 19.68 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 222.62 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 186.01 crore in the same quarter a year ago, Berger Paints India said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 2,520.28 crore as against Rs 2,443.63 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. Total expenses in the fourth quarter were higher at Rs 2,274.13 crore as compared to Rs 2,178.58 crore a year ago. For the fiscal ended on March 31, 2024, consolidated net profit was Rs 1,169.82 crore, up from Rs 860.4 crore in the preceding year, the company said. In FY24, consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 11,198.92 crore as against Rs 10,567.84 crore in FY23. The board of directors of the company, at their meeting held on Wednesday, has recommended a dividend of Rs 3.50 per equity share of the

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Asian Paints, Berger Paints slip up to 4%; hit 52-week lows on weak demand

Asian Paints said decorative business revenues were 1.8 per cent lower than last year impacted by the weak demand environment and downtrading, particularly in the Premium segment.

Nifty bias to remain negative till it breaches 22,500, says Ajit Mishra

Nifty50 outlook: On the downside, the 21,850-22,150 zone is anticipated to provide support. Traders are advised to maintain caution

Action is in India, makes sense to focus on market here: Berger Paints CEO

Company is 'cautious' after Aditya Birla group's entry in the sector but it is not worried, says Abhijit Roy

Berger to make sustainable paint stabilisers with RK Mission college tech

Berger Paints Ltd announced on Sunday that it will produce a stabilising agent for its paints using technology from a college run by the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur in West Bengal's Howrah district. The company has signed a technology transfer agreement to explore pilot-scale and subsequent industrial-scale production of green ammonia by an electrocatalytic method without using green hydrogen. "Currently, we procure stabilisers from external sources. But this technology of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, which has proven lab outcomes, is far more environmentally friendly and will also provide us with a cost advantage," Berger Paints MD & CEO Abhijit Roy told PTI. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a residential autonomous degree college in Belur. This has nothing to do with green hydrogen production, he said. Green ammonia production involves a process of making ammonia that is renewable and carbon-free. One way of producing green ammonia is by using hydrogen from water ...

Paints shares lose sheen post Birla Opus launch; Asian Paints at 10-mth low

CLSA downgrades Asian Paints to 'sell'

Mixing resilience in palette: Paint makers tackle slowdown, competitors

Find themselves painted into a corner, blending festival-fuelled revenue with the undertones of sluggishness from price cuts and a subdued luxury mix

Berger Paints Q3 results: Net profit jumps 49% to Rs 300 cr, revenue up 7%

Berger Paints on Tuesday posted a 49 per cent year-on-year increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 300.16 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year. Revenue from operations also grew by 7 per cent to Rs 2,881.83 crore during the October-December period, the company said in a regulatory filing. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding other income, witnessed an increase of 37.3 per cent to Rs 480 crore during the period under review as compared to the corresponding quarter last year. "The quarter witnessed strong growth on the volume front and robust increase in operating profits," Berger Paints MD & CEO Abhijit Roy said. The growth rates in tier 2 and tier 3 cities were higher than that of tier 1 cities, he said. The paint maker continued with its "aggressive growth" in the waterproofing and construction chemicals segment. "New product introductions were made in the sealants and roof waterproofing category to fortify

Berger Paints India net profit rises 33% at Rs 292 cr, misses estimates

Raw material costs, which account more than 60% of the total expenses, fell nearly 6%, but lower revenue growth impacted profits at India's second-biggest paint company by revenue

Berger Paints expects margin stability amid rising crude oil prices

Berger Paints India Ltd, the country's second-largest paint manufacturer, does not foresee any significant impact on its profit margins despite the recent surge in crude oil prices, according to a senior company official. Production of paint heavily depends on crude-based derivatives which are used as raw materials. Berger said the current pain is mostly covered with its previous price increases and is not considering any further hikes in the festive season to push sales. However, if crude oil prices continue to remain elevated for a longer duration, the company anticipates a potential dip in profits compared to the first quarter levels. "If the prices remain at this level, which we expect, we see no immediate or significant impact going forward, except that profitability may be lower than in Quarter 1," Berger Paints Managing Director & CEO Abhijit Roy told PTI. Brent crude, a benchmark for India, has at one point of time surged to nearly USD 98 per barrel from USD 75 in July. It

Berger Paints gains 4% on turning ex-bonus; stock hits 52-week high

Berger Paints had fixed September 23, 2023 as the record date, for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of shareholders entitled for the 1:5 bonus issue.

Berger Paints aims to double revenue to Rs 20,000 cr by 2028-29: Official

Berger Paints Ltd will seek to double its revenue to Rs 20,000 crore by 2028-29, a top company official said on Friday. To achieve it the company will need to expand its capacity to 1.6 lakh tonnes per month from the current 95,000 tonnes per month, Berger MD and CEO Abhijit Roy said during a post-AGM interaction. "We plan to invest Rs 2,700 crore in greenfield and brownfield expansion projects over the next 5-6 years. The capacity expansion will enable the company to maintain its 14 percent year-on-year growth," he said. Berger Paints has outlined a plan for three greenfield facilities - one in Panagarh (West Bengal), another in Odisha and the third in western India but the site has not been finalised. The expansions will be primarily funded through internal accruals, Roy said. The company also plans to merge its subsidiaries which were established through the acquisition of STP Ltd and Sahoo Coatings Ltd. The company has achieved its Rs 10,000 crore revenue target a year ahead

Berger Paints India logs 40% rise in net profit to Rs 355 crore in Q1

Berger Paints India on Wednesday reported a 40 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 354.91 crore for the June quarter. The company, which had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 253.71 crore for the same period in the last fiscal, said its board has approved the issue of one bonus equity share of face value of Re 1 each against 5 equity shares of the face value of Re 1 each, subject to shareholders' approval. Consolidated revenue from operations during the first quarter of the current fiscal was Rs 3,029.51 crore as against Rs 2,759.7 crore in the year-ago period, Berger Paints India said in a regulatory filing. Total expenses were higher at Rs 2,570.68 crore as compared to Rs 2,433.92 crore in the year-ago quarter. "The decorative business saw double-digit growth both on value and volume fronts on high bases... Auto GI (General Industry) and protective division have done well even on high bases. Powder coatings underperformed in Q1 (April-June), but is expected to do

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