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 ...
For the quarter under review, analysts at IDBI Capital expect a strong recovery in the decorative coatings business compared to 1QFY21.
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Total income declined 58.23 per cent to Rs 647.08 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 1,549.18 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago
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