ASIAN PAINTS LTD.
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vs Q2 FY25
Asian Paints Reports 6.1% Decrease in Consolidated Net Sales for Q3 FY’25
04 Feb 2025 · 4 Feb 2025, 07:44 pm
Summary
Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, reporting a 6.1% decrease in consolidated net sales and a 7.5% decline in standalone net sales. The decorative business in India registered a volume growth of 1.6% but revenue declined by 7.8%. The industrial business grew by 3.8% and the home décor business benefited from network expansion. International revenues increased by 5% in INR terms and 17.1% on a constant currency basis.
Key Highlights
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Decorative Business (India) registered volume growth of 1.6% with revenue decline of 7.8%
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Industrial Business grew 3.8% on the back of General Industrial and Refinish segments
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Home Décor business benefited with the progress on our network expansion journey
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Revenues in the International business increased by 5% in INR terms and 17.1% on constant currency basis
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Standalone PBDIT margin improved sequentially by 430 bps to 20.7% but down by 340 bps over Q3 last year
Management Comments
Amit Syngle
Managing Director & CEO of Asian Paints Limited
The paint industry continued to be impacted by subdued demand conditions during the quarter, especially in the urban centers. We registered a 6.6% decline in overall coatings business in India, including Industrial. The domestic decorative business delivered a 1.6% volume growth while the standalone revenues declined by 7.5% for the quarter impacted by the weak festive season demand. While we saw sequential improvement in operating margins, the adverse mix coupled with increased sales and distribution expenses affected operating margins on a year on year basis. The Industrial Business fared better with revenues growing by 3.8% supported by growth in the General Industrial and Refinish segments. We continued to see growth in our Home Décor Business progressing on our network expansion journey. On the International side, the portfolio registered 5% growth (17.1% in constant currency terms) driven by growth in the Middle East and recovering macro-economic conditions in key Asian markets. In the near term, we remain cautiously optimistic on a recovery in demand conditions while we continue to invest in our brand and focus on innovation and customer centricity.
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