The company’s revenue from operations stands at Rs 788.2 crore in the recently concluded quarter from Rs 797.8 crore in Q4FY24
Footwear Major Bata India has reported a 27 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 (Q4FY25). The company’s profit dipped to Rs 45.9 crore in Q4FY25 from Rs 63.6 crore in QFY24.
The financial results revealed that Bata India’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 788.2 crore in the recently concluded quarter from Rs 797.8 crore in Q4FY24. On a full-year basis, the revenue from operations rose marginally to Rs 3,488 crore in FY25 from Rs 3,478 crore in FY24. The profit surged to Rs 330 crore in FY25 from Rs 262 crore in FY25.
“We continue to drive affordability and reducing complexity across categories. Our initiatives on inventory, merchandising and decluttering worked well, and all key inventory metrics improved. We added 19 franchise stores in the quarter, driven by the franchise model focused on town expansion/semi-urban markets,” stated Gunjan Shah, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bata India.
Bata continued expansion with a network of 1,962 company-owned, company-operated and franchise stores driven by the franchise model. The company stated that inventory tightening, both in terms of quantity and quality, was a key focus area. Gross inventory was reduced by 15 per cent and stood at Rs 815 crore as on 31st March 2025.
Bata Board has also recommended a final dividend of Rs 9 per share to the approval of shareholders, in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 10 per share, already paid in September 2024. The total dividend for the year 2024-25 amounts to Rs 244.2 crore.
