Marico Q4 FY24 Results: Parachute coconut oil maker logs 5% rise in net profit, misses analysts' expectations

Marico Q4 FY24 Results: Mumbai-headquartered FMCG company Marico on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 318 crore, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. The company's net profit, however, fell short of analysts' estimates. 

Marico, whose popular brands include Parachute, Nihar, Saffola, Livon and Set Wet, registered revenue of Rs 2,278 crore for the fourth and final quarter of the financial year 2023-24, up 1.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis, according to a regulatory filing. 

According to Zee Business research, Marico's fourth-quarter net profit was pegged at Rs 347 crore and revenue at Rs 2,277 crore.

Marico logged Rs 442 crore in quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), up 12 per cent on a year-on-year basis, almost in line with expectations. 

Its EBITDA margin, a key measure of profitability, improved by 190 basis points to 19.4 per cent. 

Zee Business analysts had pegged the FMCG company's March-quarter EBITDA at Rs 447 crore and margin at 20 per cent. 

The FMCG firm said that the domestic operating environment was closely akin to the preceding quarters of this year in the January-March period, though the company "did witness an uptick in rural sentiment towards the end of the quarter".

Marico said its volume growth in the domestic market stood at 3.0 per cent in the March quarter while revenue from its international business came in at 10 per cent in constant currency. 

For the full financial year, Marico clocked a record operating margin of 21 per cent.

Marico FY25 guidance

Marico said it aims to maintain double-digit constant currency growth momentum in the current financial year and beyond.

Marico shares ended 2.8 per cent higher at Rs 531.1 apiece on BSE minutes after the earnings announcement.

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