Bharat Forge on Thursday said its profit after tax declined 12 per cent to Rs 345 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. The company had reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 390 crore for the January-March quarter of the last fiscal. Its revenue from operations declined to Rs 2,163 crore for the fourth quarter compared to Rs 2,329 crore in the year-ago period, Bharat Forge said in a regulatory filing. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the company said its PAT stood at Rs 1,322 crore against Rs 1,425 crore in FY24. The company's revenue from operations stood at Rs 8,844 crore compared to Rs 8,969 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal. The company said its board recommended a final dividend of Rs 6 per share of the face value of Rs 2 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. Shares of the company on Thursday ended 2.32 per cent down at Rs 1,114 apiece on BSE.
Auto components major Bharat Forge Ltd on Wednesday reported a 33.27 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 213.73 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2023. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 160.37 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Bharat Forge said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations was at Rs 3,877.27 crore as against Rs 2,851.46 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were higher at Rs 3,602.48 crore as compared to Rs 2,643.95 crore in the same period a year ago. Bharat Forge said its board at its meeting held on Wednesday also approved conversion of existing inter corporate deposits given by it to Kalyani Powertrain Ltd (KPTL), a wholly-owned arm, along with interest amounting to Rs 111.3 crore into equity shares, to reduce the overall borrowings at KPTL. The board also approved a further investment of an amount not exceeding Rs 150 crore in KPTL from time-to-time in one or more tranches. KPTL
Bharat Forge was down 5%, while Bharat Electronics and BHEL were down 3% each on the BSE.