Pursuant to Regulations 30 and 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Bata India Limited has informed about the Audited (Standalone and Consolidated) ....
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Bata India reported flat FY25 revenue from operations at Rs. 34,880 million (standalone) versus Rs. 34,785 million last year, with Q4 revenue dipping slightly to Rs. 7,878 million from Rs. 7,977 million. Standalone profit after tax for FY25 jumped to Rs. 3,284 million (up ~26%) from Rs. 2,599 million, though this was boosted by an exceptional gain of Rs. 1,340 million from the sale of a freehold industrial land parcel. Excluding exceptional items, core pre-tax profit actually fell sharply to Rs. 3,006 million from Rs. 3,895 million, with another Rs. 108 million VRS charge at a manufacturing unit. Operating cash flow strengthened materially to Rs. 7,379 million from Rs. 4,588 million, and cash on hand rose to Rs. 2,001 million. Consolidated FY25 PAT grew ~26% to Rs. 3,307 million with EPS of Rs. 25.73. The Board recommended a final dividend of Rs. 9 per share (180%), taking total FY25 dividend to Rs. 19 per share.
Underlying core profitability was clearly under pressure in FY25 (margin compression before exceptionals), so the headline PAT jump is largely driven by a one-time land sale windfall rather than operational improvement. The strong cash generation, sizable total dividend (Rs. 19/share), and clean audit are positives, but shareholders should note that same-store demand softness and rising costs hit Q4 margins.