Hindalco posts strong Q4FY26 earnings on Novelis recovery, but rising debt and elevated capex temper outlook
Hindalco expects high double-digit growth in domestic aluminium downstream business in FY27, driven by ramp-up at its new rolling facility, Aditya FRP, and expansion into higher-value products
Hindalco share price rose nearly 4 per cent today after Novelis posted stronger Q4FY26 results and guided an earlier-than-expected Oswego restart.
Novelis Inc, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of USD 84 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, due to fire incidents at its plant in Oswego, New York. The company is a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling. "Net loss attributable to our common shareholder of USD 84 million, compared to a net income attributable to our common shareholder of USD 294 million in the prior year, impacted by Oswego, US, plant fires in September and November," the company said in a statement. "The decrease was due primarily to USD 630 million in pre-tax net losses related to the Oswego fires," it added. However, the consolidated net sales rose to USD 4,787 million from USD 4,587 million in the year-ago period. "Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 increased 4 per cent versus the prior year period to USD 4.8 billion, mainly driven by higher average alumin
Hindalco shares declined on Friday after reports pointed to a fire incident at Novelis' Oswego plant in the US.
Hindalco Industries reported a 21.3% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,741 crore in Q2FY26, driven by aluminium business gains and Novelis' strong performance despite challenges
Novelis on Wednesday said it expects the free cash flow for the current financial year to be negatively impacted by USD 550-650 million due to fire incident at its plant in New York in September. This includes USD 100-150 million impact in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), according to a regulatory filing. A company's free cash flow, accounted after deducting capital as well as operating expenses, is meant for discretionary spending. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Ltd, which is the metals flagship company of the Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group. In a filing to BSE, Hindalco said that extensive restoration efforts have been taken at the fire-hit plant to return to normalcy. "The Hot Mill is expected to restart by end-December 2025, followed by a 4-6 week of production ramp-up," the filing said. In September Hindalco Industries had said the production at its plant in New York has been halted foll
After a flat performance over the past 12 months (up just 3.85%), analysts see Hindalco stock set for a rebound, supported by a combination of commodity dynamics and company-specific factors.
Hindalco stock jumped 6% on Wednesday after the company delivered robust results driven by a strong performance by the India business, and a resilient performance by Novelis.
Novelis believes this $60 million tariff impact can be mitigated through increased US (local) production, customer pass-throughs, and cost takeout programmes
Upstream revenue in aluminium stood at Rs 9,990 crore in Q3FY25 (+25 per cent Y-o-Y).
Novelis intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to repay US$ 738 million of outstanding debt and any remaining proceeds to fund cash on its balance sheet
US-based Novelis Inc, which is part of Hindalco Industries, on Thursday said its indirect wholly-owned arm plans to raise USD 750 million through issuance of bonds. Novelis intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to repay USD 738 million of outstanding debt and any remaining proceeds to fund cash on its balance sheet. "Novelis Inc...today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Novelis Corporation has priced an offering of USD 750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875 per cent senior notes due in January 2030, which represents an increase of USD 250 million from the offering size previously announced," it informed the bourses. Novelis Inc, a sustainable aluminum solutions provider, had reported an 18 per cent decline in net income at USD 128 million in the September quarter of 2024-25. The firm, which deals in aluminium rolled products, had reported a net income of USD 157 million in the same period of the preceding financial year, the company h
Novelis Inc, the US-based aluminium producer and subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, on Wednesday reported an 18 per cent decline in net income to USD 128 million in the September quarter of 2024-25. The US-based company, which deals in aluminium rolled products, had reported a net income of USD 157 million in the same period of the last financial year, the company said in a filing to BSE. "Net income attributable to our common shareholder decreased 18% versus the prior year to USD 128 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025," the filing said. Net sales for the second quarter rose by 4.5 per cent to USD 4,295 million over USD 4,107 million in the year-ago period, mainly driven by higher average aluminium prices and a one per cent rise in total flat rolled product shipments to 945 kilotonnes. "Our global footprint allowed us to achieve record beverage packaging shipments in the quarter and also mitigate the impact to customers from the flooding-related outage at Sierre," St
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Novelis Inc, Hindalco Industries' US subsidiary, postponed its initial public offering (IPO) for the time being due to market conditions, the company said in an exchange filing today
To offload 45 mn shares, or 7.5% stake, at $18-21 apiece; values arm at $12.6 bn
The U.S. IPO market has shown positive indications of a turnaround in 2024, after two sub par years, on hopes of rate cuts in the second half of the year and a soft landing for the economy
The strong show across metals and value-added products, plus higher margins in Novelis indicates good trends
In February, Novelis announced plans to pursue a US market IPO of shares to be offered by its sole shareholder - Hindalco