ITC Q4 net down 1.28% at Rs 3,748.41 crore, revenue rises 24.10%

“Continued restoration in cigarettes enterprise with the progressive easing of restrictions and improved mobility; volumes touched practically pre-Covid ranges in the direction of the shut of the 12 months,” the corporate mentioned.

Largely consistent with analyst estimates, diversified conglomerate ITC on Tuesday reported a 1.28% year-on-year (y-o-y) fall in its standalone web revenue to Rs 3,748.41 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, as its gross income from sale rose 24.10% y-o-y.

The cigarette-to-FMCG-to-hotel main had posted a Rs 3,797.08 crore web revenue for the fourth quarter of FY20. Gross income from sale for the interval January-March this 12 months stood at Rs 14,023.41 crore as in opposition to Rs 11,300.05 crore for a similar interval final 12 months, based on the corporate’s inventory trade submitting. The income development beat analysts’ estimates.

In the course of the interval below evaluate, the conglomerate’s tax bills rose 54.66% y-o-y at Rs 1,105.49 crore.
ITC in a press release mentioned it witnessed “robust sequential restoration” throughout all working segments. “The working setting in the course of the 12 months (monetary 12 months ended March 31, 2021) was rendered extraordinarily difficult by the outbreak of the pandemic, which brought on unprecedented disruptions throughout the corporate’s working segments. The corporate pivoted well to handle these dynamic challenges demonstrating agility and velocity in adapting to the ‘new regular’ by resuming operations expeditiously and launching progressive merchandise in file time to handle emergent client wants,” it mentioned.

In the course of the fourth quarter final fiscal, income from the corporate’s cigarette enterprise rose 14.21% y-o-y at Rs 5,859.60 crore, whereas working revenue from the section elevated by 7.74% y-o-y at Rs 3,666.49 crore in the course of the interval, based on the inventory trade submitting.

“Continued restoration in cigarettes enterprise with the progressive easing of restrictions and improved mobility; volumes touched practically pre-Covid ranges in the direction of the shut of the 12 months,” the corporate mentioned.

In the course of the quarter below evaluate, the non-cigarette FMCG enterprise registered a 15.83% y-o-y development in its income to Rs 3,687.50 crore, whereas the section posted a 28.36% y-o-y development in working revenue at Rs 28.36 crore throughout this era. The corporate mentioned its FMCG-other’s section sustained robust development momentum, and Section Ebitda grew at a strong tempo of 44.1% (y-o-y) to Rs 1,316.83 crore with vital margin growth of ~180 bps to eight.9%.
“Staples, Comfort Meals and Well being & Hygiene gross sales up 13%; Staples & Comfort Meals witnessed normalisation in demand, Hygiene section remained elevated albeit settling at decrease ranges in comparison with H1,” it mentioned.

The lodge enterprise posted a 38.21% y-o-y lower in its income at Rs 287.77 crore, whereas the section posted a Rs 40.10 crore working loss in This autumn final fiscal. “After an especially difficult first half, the Inns Section witnessed progressive enchancment in revenues pushed by targeted interventions together with the introduction of particular packages for goal segments, the launch of curated meals supply/takeaway menus,” the corporate added.