The growth was driven by stellar performances in Vegetable Oil business, Animal Feed business and Poultry business.
Godrej Agrovet has reported robust growth in profitability in Q3 FY25. Although topline growth remained modest, EBITDA margins surged significantly, improving by 200 basis points compared to Q3 FY24.
Commenting on the financial results Q3 FY25, B S Yadav, Managing Director, Godrej Agrovet Limited, said, “Vegetable Oil business delivered strong growth in profitability in Q3 FY25 driven by higher realisations in respect of end products coupled with an improved Oil Extraction Ratio (OER) compared to same period previous year. Animal Feed business also witnessed a remarkable improvement in segment margins due to favourable commodity positions. While overall volumes grew marginally as compared to Q3 FY24, sequential volume surged by 10 per cent. This growth was primarily driven by strong performance in the cattle, broiler, and layer feed segments. In Poultry business, while live bird volumes decreased in line with our strategy to focus on branded business, branded volumes improved marginally resulting in decline in topline. Profitability improved significantly due to higher realizations in the live bird segment compared to Q3 FY24.”
Astec’s EBITDA losses improved sequentially in Q3 FY25, narrowing from Rs 18 Crore in Q2 FY25 to Rs 4 Crore. This was due to higher CDMO volumes but offset by lower realisations in the key Enterprise products. EBITDA losses also narrowed y-o-y from Rs 17 Crore in Q3 FY24 to Rs 4 Crore in Q3 FY25. We expect to see improvement in performance in the coming quarters. In Domestic Crop Protection business lower sales volumes in in-license category negatively impacted segment revenue and margins during Q3 FY25. This decline was primarily attributed to localized extreme weather events in key markets and subdued crop prices.
Q3 (₹ Crore) | Excluding non-recurring items | Excluding non-recurring items & Astec | ||||
Q3 FY25 | Q3 FY24 | Y-o-Y Change | Q3 FY25 | Q3 FY24 | Y-o-Y Change | |
Revenues | 2,450 | 2,345 | 4.5% | 2,355 | 2,294 | 2.7% |
Earnings before interest, tax and Depreciation (EBITDA) | 229 | 171 | 34.0% | 233 | 188 | 23.7% |
EBITDA Margin (%) | 9.3% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 8.2% | ||
Profit before Tax & Share of Profit of Equity Accounted Investees | 138 | 93 | 48.5% | 163 | 125 | 30.4% |
PBT Margin (%) | 5.6% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 5.4% | ||
Profit after tax (PAT) | 99 | 85 | 17.0% | 124 | 109 | 13.8% |
PAT Margin (%) | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 4.7% |