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East India Drums & Barrels Manufacturing Ltd has published its audited standalone financial results for Q4 FY25 and the full year ended March 31, 2025 in the Free Press Journal and Navshakti newspapers, as required under SEBI's Listing Regulations. For Q4 FY25, the company reported total revenue from operations of ₹6,567.14 lakhs (vs ₹6,621.33 lakhs in Q3 FY25) and net profit after tax of ₹87.66 lakhs, compared to ₹1,475.64 lakhs in Q4 FY24. For the full year FY25, net profit after tax was ₹360.12 lakhs versus ₹1,451.47 lakhs in FY24, while basic EPS fell to ₹2.44 from ₹6.49. Notably, FY24 figures were inflated by large exceptional gains (FY24 pre-exceptional loss of ₹37.96 lakhs turned into post-exceptional profit of ₹1,451.47 lakhs), while FY25 had no such items. Equity share capital dropped sharply from ₹2,238.12 lakhs to ₹1,477.42 lakhs year-on-year, indicating a likely buyback or capital reduction.
The steep headline drop in profits is largely optical, driven by the absence of one-time exceptional gains that boosted FY24, not a deterioration in core operations — Q4 revenue held roughly flat sequentially. The significant reduction in share capital could be EPS-accretive going forward if it reflects a buyback, though shareholders should watch for clarity on the rationale.