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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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Berger Paints expects better margin with drop in input costs: Official

Berger Paints is expecting an improvement in margin with a decline in input costs mainly due to falling crude oil prices, and also weighing a modest increase in rebates during the current fiscal to boost sales, a top company official said. Despite the expected rise in rebates, the paint maker remains confident in its ability to maintain a healthy growth trajectory, aiming at an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) margin of 16-17 per cent in the 2023-24 financial year, its managing director and CEO Abhijit Roy said. "While we have witnessed a decline in input costs due to the reduction in crude prices, the competitive nature of the industry may lead to a slight increase in rebates. "Nevertheless, this increase will not be significant as it aligns with the pricing levels we experienced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic," Roy told investors in an analysts' meeting. The company also does not foresee any dent in demand in the current fiscal, he ...

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Berger Paints India Q4 results: Net profit falls 15% to Rs 186 crore

The company's consolidated revenue from operation rose by 11.7 per cent to Rs 2,444 crore for the March quarter as compared to Rs 2,188 crore in the year-ago period

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Berger's largest plant to enhance profit margins in company's 100th year

The new plant has an installed capacity of 33,000 KL/MT per month, with 15,000 KL/MT of water-based paint and 4,800 KL/MT of solvent-based paint, apart from construction chemicals and putty

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Berger Paints Q3 net down 20.4% to Rs 201 cr; revenue up 6% to Rs 2,694 cr

Berger Paints India Ltd on Thursday reported a decline of 20.47 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 201.17 crore in the third quarter ended December 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 252.97 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Berger Paints said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 5.59 per cent at Rs 2,693.59 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 2,550.77 crore in the year-ago period. Berger Paints total expenses were at Rs 2,437.84 crore, up 9.39 per cent in Q3/FY23, as against Rs 2,228.56 crore a year ago. Shares of Berger Paints India Ltd on Thursday settled at Rs 540.95 on BSE, down 1.59 per cent from the previous close.

Nifty chart shows signs of accumulation at lower-end, says Vinay Rajani

Among individual stocks, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends to buy Berger Paints.

Berger Paints India eyes Rs 20,000 crore turnover in the next 5-6 years

The company was scouting for a 40-50 acre-plot in Odisha, says Abhijit Roy, MD and CEO, Berger Paints

Berger Paints Q2 profit rises marginally to Rs 219 cr, revenue up 20%

Berger Paints India on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 219.51 crore for the second quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal, up marginally from Rs 219.21 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations for the quarter under review was Rs 2,670.9 crore, a 20 per cent increase from Rs 2,225 crore in the corresponding period last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (excluding other Income) for the July-September period was at Rs 364 crore, representing an increase of 2.8 per cent from Rs 354 crore in the same quarter last year.

Berger Paints hopes to close FY23 with Rs 10K-cr sales amid strong demand

Despite inflationary headwinds, Berger Paints posted its best ever quarterly sales in Q1 of FY23 in terms of volume and value

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Demand recovery a rosy picture for paint companies in Apr-Jun quarter

Listed paint companies could report over 30 per cent revenue growth year-on-year (YoY), aided by double-digit volume growth in decorative paints and cumulative gains from pricing action

Demand recovery unlikely to offset margin pressures for paint companies

Companies to post double digit volume growth in the quarter

Near-term pain to hit paint, cement stks; long-term outlook robust: Experts

Analysts have downgraded the related sectors, and have cut earnings estimates for FY23 and FY24 factoring the near-term challenges

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