Despite strong revenue growth, Ebitda margin compresses as consolidated net profit declines year-on-year; board recommends Re 1 per share final dividend for FY26
Homegrown FMCG company LT Foods reported a 15.5 per cent year-on-year fall in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter, which stood at Rs 135.7 crore, down from Rs 160.5 crore in the same period last year.
Despite the drop in profit, the company delivered strong revenue growth, which climbed 30.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,906.7 crore compared with Rs 2,228.4 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) rose 4.3 per cent to Rs 269.5 crore from Rs 258.3 crore a year earlier. However, the Ebitda margin narrowed to 9.3 per cent, down from 11.6 per cent in the corresponding quarter last year.
The company’s board has recommended a final dividend of Re 1 per equity share for FY2025–26, equivalent to 100 per cent of the face value of Re 1 per share. The payout is subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting for the financial year ended 31 March 2026.
On the stock market, shares of LT Foods closed at Rs 410.60 on the BSE, slipping Rs 2.85 or 0.69 per cent from the previous close.
