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Eveready Q1 profit up 22% at ₹37 cr, revenue grows 9%
Eveready Industries reported a 22.3% jump in consolidated net profit to ₹36.97 crore for the June quarter of FY27. Revenue from operations rose 8.97% to ₹407.71 crore. The Burman family-promoted battery maker…
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Eveready Industries reported a 22.3% jump in consolidated net profit to ₹36.97 crore for the June quarter of FY27. Revenue from operations rose 8.97% to ₹407.71 crore. The Burman family-promoted battery maker said this was the seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth. Total expenses increased 7.13% to ₹357.03 crore.
CEO Anirban Banerjee said the company sees healthy momentum across channels and segments but flagged commodity prices, input costs and currency movements as key pressure points. He added that Eveready is taking calibrated actions to protect profitability and maintain margin stability while expanding market presence.
The Indian Opinion
The headline numbers look solid, but the fine print shows expenses rising 7% and the CEO himself pointing to commodity, input cost and currency pressures. This is no unalloyed boom. Consumer goods firms often parade volume growth while margins get squeezed. The real test will come in the next two quarters: can Eveready hold its EBITDA margin if crude-linked input costs keep climbing? That number, not the profit jump, will decide whether this is sustainable growth or just inflation-fed top-line expansion.
Sources (2): ndtvprofit.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
