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Paradeep Phosphates Q1 net profit up 24% to Rs 393 cr
The Hindu Business Line reports that Paradeep Phosphates posted a 24% rise in net profit to Rs 393 crore for the quarter ended June 2026, compared with Rs 317 crore a year…
The Story in Brief
The Hindu Business Line reports that Paradeep Phosphates posted a 24% rise in net profit to Rs 393 crore for the quarter ended June 2026, compared with Rs 317 crore a year earlier. Revenue jumped 36% to Rs 6,124 crore, driven by a 4% increase in sales volumes to 9.85 lakh tonnes. EBITDA rose 24% to Rs 764 crore, and profit before tax climbed 24% to Rs 526 crore.
The company attributed the performance to supply-chain efficiencies, agile sourcing of raw materials, and pan-India distribution. Managing director N Suresh Krishnan said the Paradeep phosphoric acid expansion from 500,000 to 700,000 MTPA is on track. The board also approved a Rs 250-crore investment to set up an aluminium fluoride plant at Paradeep, part of a strategy to diversify into industrial chemicals and reduce reliance on subsidy-dependent products.
The Indian Opinion
The headline numbers are strong, but the narrative that Indian fertiliser firms are immune to global shocks is overblown. PPL’s performance owes much to supply-chain fixes and a one-off sourcing advantage, not a structural shift. The real test will be whether the Rs 250-crore aluminium fluoride plant actually delivers non-subsidy revenue, or becomes another capital-heavy gamble. If subsidy reforms accelerate, can PPL’s speciality chemicals pivot sustain margins without government support?
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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