Audited Financial Results for quarter and year ended 31.03.2025, Auditors Report and Declaration for unmodified Opinion
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Orient Beverages Ltd reported its FY25 audited results with standalone revenue from operations rising to Rs. 14,229 lakhs (FY24: Rs. 12,561 lakhs), up about 13%. Consolidated revenue grew to Rs. 16,366 lakhs (FY24: Rs. 14,869 lakhs), up around 10%. Standalone PAT swung from a loss of Rs. 91 lakhs in FY24 to a profit of Rs. 270 lakhs in FY25 (EPS Rs. 12.49 vs Rs. -4.21), and consolidated PAT jumped from Rs. 9 lakhs to Rs. 302 lakhs. However, much of the swing is a base effect — FY24 had an exceptional item charge of Rs. 527 lakhs which is absent in FY25. Operating cash flow collapsed from Rs. 1,045 lakhs to just Rs. 16 lakhs on a standalone basis, even as total borrowings climbed to roughly Rs. 7,184 lakhs, lifting the debt-to-equity ratio to about 3.4x. Statutory auditor Tiwari & Co issued an unmodified (unqualified) opinion on both sets of results.
The headline return to profitability looks encouraging but is largely driven by the absence of last year's one-time exceptional charge rather than a sharp improvement in core operations. Sharp drop in operating cash flow and rising leverage are red flags — shareholders should watch whether working capital normalises and whether the higher debt is funding productive capacity.