Vedanta on Wednesday reported a 154 percent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,483 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 driven by higher aluminium and zinc volumes, coupled with the mining conglomerate's cost optimisation measures. The company had posted profit of Rs 1,369 crore in the year-ago period.
The company's consolidated total revenue from operations grew by 14 percent to Rs 40,455 crore, over Rs 35,509 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. It's revenue grew 3.4 percent from previous quarter of Rs 39,115 crore. Total income rose 14 per cent to Rs Rs 41,216 crore in the March quarter, on a consolidated basis.
The total expenses of the company during the quarter grew to Rs 34,560 crore over Rs 31,899 crore in the year-ago period, amid commodity inflation in key raw materials.
Its net debt stood at Rs 53,251 crores with Net debt to EBITDA at 1.2x, the company said in a regulatory filing on April 30.
The company reported consolidated EBIDTA of Rs 11,618 crore, rising 30 per cent YOY, meanwhile EBITDA margin stood at 35% , up 465 basis points YoY.
Shares of Vedanta dropped 0.13 percent to Rs 415.75 per share on the NSE.
"Our outlook for FY26 is firmly focused on growth and efficiency. We are accelerating our transformation, driven by strategic projects like the Lanjigarh Expansion and Sijimali Bauxite Mine, which are on track to significantly improve our cost position next fiscal year. With multiple volume expansions projects set for completion in FY26, we remain confident in our ability to deliver another strong year," said executive director Arun Misra.
The company expects its demerger to be completed by September this year.
Segment results
Revenue from zinc, lead and silver business rose 21 per cent YOY in the March quarter at Rs 8,805 crore helped by resilient domestic demand and lower cost of production. EBITDA from the segment rose 33 per cent Rs 4,811 crore.
Revenue from the aluminium unit rose to Rs 15,967 crore, up 29 per cent YOY but that of iron ore business dropped 38 per cent YOY.
Its oil and gas unit posted a 21 per cent decline in revenue at Rs 2,658 crore and a 20 per cent decline in EBITDA at Rs 1,212 crore amid declining oil discoveries. In the quarter, average daily gross operated production declined 18 per cent YOY.
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