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Kansai Nerolac Paints Q3 results: Net profit rises 39.6% to Rs 152 cr

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd on Monday reported a 39.57 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 152.09 crore for the December quarter, helped by improvement in margins. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 108.97 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Kansai Nerolac said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 5 per cent to Rs 1,918.71 crore in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal from Rs 1,826.81 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses of Kansai Nerolac Paints were up 2.72 per cent to Rs 1,730.61 crore in the December quarter. Commenting on the results, Managing Director Anuj Jain said, "The quarter saw good demand for industrial coatings. Decorative demand was also good as it registered double-digit volume growth, driven by the festive season." Raw material prices were stable despite volatility in crude. "Gross margins improved over the corresponding quarter last year. The company continues to see traction as regards to initiati

JSW Paints sees business revenue at Rs 2,200 crore by end of FY24

The company has already broken even at an operating level during the year, and its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBIDTA) margins are expected to be in single digits

Mumbai-based Mitshi India CFO resigns with handwritten letter: See picture

Mitshi India was founded in 1976 as Dera Paints and Chemicals Ltd and Its market cap on Friday stood at Rs 20.20 crore

Grasim Industries to raise Rs 4,000 crore through rights issue of shares

The fund raise comes a month after of the textile-to-chemicals maker announced plans to enter the paint business under the brand name 'Birla Opus' in the fourth-quarter of fiscal 2024

Grasim to launch its paint biz in Q4 under the brand name 'Birla Opus'

The production of paints will take place at the company's manufacturing plants located in Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and West Bengal

Nerolac Paints Q1FY24 result: Consolidated net profit up 382% to Rs 734 cr

The total income for Q1FY24 came in at Rs 2,174 crore, compared to Rs 2,056.20 crore year-on-year

Paint biz goes off-colour, likely to see a fresh coat of downside in demand

Q3 witnessed weak volumes; valuations do not factor in risks

Asian Paints Q3 results: Net profit rises 5.6% to Rs 1,072.7 crore

The paint major's net sales increased by 1.3 per cent to Rs 8,636.7 crore

Asian Paints December quarter net profit rises 6.4% to Rs 1,097 crore

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,031.29 crore in the same period last fiscal, Asian Paints said in a regulatory filing

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

Easing raw material prices likely to aid margins of Asian Paints

Sales performance in the festival season was muted; volumes expected to recover

Falling raw material costs to aid margin expansion for Asian Paints

Despite the raw material pressures, the company posted a 172 bps expansion in operating profit margins as compared to the year ago period, given operating leverage benefits

Kansai Nerolac zooms 34% in 3 days on strong Q1 operational performance

The management foresees uptick in demand across the paint industry to be driven by strong expansion in the infrastructure, core sector, automotive, and real estate industries.

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

Spike in crude oil prices takes away the gloss from paint companies' shares

Margins could be badly impacted, while weak demand across segments could disrupt top lines

Berger monitors cost, demand closely before taking price hike call

Berger Paints India Ltd on Tuesday said it was monitoring the cost pressure in the wake of crude price hardening but will take a call after tracking the demand scenario. With crude oil trading above USD 100 per barrel owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cost pressure will mount if the geopolitical uncertainties continue for a few months. "We are monitoring the situation closely but not raising the price in a haste. We will take a call after monitoring the demand scenario also. Price rise impacts volume demand," Berger Paints MD & CEO, Abhijit Roy, told PTI. Berger had hiked prices in the last one year to offset input cost inflation, the company said. Roy explained that out of the four major ingredients of making paints, one is linked to crude. It is the solvent binder, which is a derivative of crude. However, its price is more affected by demand-supply issues than the price of crude itself, he said. Overall, solvent binder forms about one-third of Berger's raw material ...

Demand worries, higher input costs may derail Kansai Nerolac's Q1 show

While the first three weeks of April saw robust demand in what is considered a seasonally strong period, lockdown in multiple states has seen offtake collapse

Asian Paints third quarter net profit jumps 62% to Rs 1,265 crore

Asian Paints on Thursday reported a 62.28 per cent jump in its consolidated profit to Rs 1,265.35 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2020. The company had posted a profit of Rs 779.71 crore during the same period of previous fiscal. Revenue from operations for October-December quarter stood at Rs 6,886.39 crore, up 25.43 per cent, as against Rs 5,490.11 crore reported in the same period of 2019-20 fiscal, Asian Paints Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Amit Syngle, Managing Director & CEO, Asian Paints said demand conditions continued to exhibit a strong recovery across business segments, spread over most regions in the third quarter of this financial year. "The domestic decorative business delivered a powerful performance with more than 30 per cent volume growth led by a strong performance in premium and luxury portfolios. The Home Dcor foray of Asian Paints got a big fillip from a strong performance of the Home Improvement business". Syngle said the international ...

Asian Paints slips over 1.5% ahead of Q2 result; here's what to expect

For the quarter under review, analysts at IDBI Capital expect a strong recovery in the decorative coatings business compared to 1QFY21.

Nerolac expects double-digit growth this year, to invest Rs 450 cr

A 57 per cent market share in the automotive paints segment makes Kansai Nerolac the largest segmental player