Difficult climate situations hit Coromandel enterprise; This autumn PAT declines by 20% at ₹209 cr

Coromandel Worldwide Restricted, a fertilizer, crop safety chemical compounds and specialty vitamins firm, has posted a web revenue of ₹209 crore within the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, in opposition to ₹262 crore within the comparable quarter final 12 months, exhibiting a decline of 20 per cent.

Through the quarter, the corporate registered a complete earnings of ₹4,027 crore as in opposition to ₹5,519 crore within the comparable quarter final 12 months, a decline of 27 per cent.

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₹6 dividend

The board has beneficial a remaining dividend of ₹6 per share for the monetary 12 months 2023-24.

For the complete 12 months, the corporate posted a web revenue of ₹1,719 crore (₹2,035 crore), a decline of 16 per cent. The overall earnings for the 12 months fell by 25 per cent at ₹22,308 crore (₹29,784 crore).

Following the retirement of A Vellayan, the board has determined to make Arun Alagappan, the present Vice-Chairman, because the Government Chairman of the corporate. Vellayan has been appointed because the Chairman Emeritus. 

Arun Alagappan, Government Chairman of Coromandel Worldwide, attributed the decline in income and income to the difficult enterprise setting. “Sub-normal monsoons and decrease reservoir ranges in Coromandel’s key working markets impacted the agri-inputs consumption. Additional, the sharp corrections in subsidy charges within the second half of the 12 months coupled with international headwinds in crop safety resulted in margin strain,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that regardless of the difficult situations, the corporate tailored itself nicely to register “a passable efficiency”. “Our fertilizer crops operated at greater capability at 95 per cent ranges and improved its backward integration capabilities. The crop safety vertical registered a robust 20 per cent quantity progress throughout the worldwide and home markets. We’re planning to introduce new molecules by captive and in-licensing preparations,” he mentioned.



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