Q4 Earnings of Asian Paints Hit by Falling Demand

The Q4 results of Asian Paints have reported a significant drop of 45 percent in its consolidated profit for the quarter ending March 31, 2025. The FY24 recorded amount of profit was Rs. 1,256 crore, but this year's recording has stopped to amount to Rs. 692.13 crore. The net profit of the company has dropped at a rate of 37.7 percent. Making the Q3FY25’s net profit to be stagnant at Rs. 1,110.48 crore.

The consolidated revenue from operations for Q3FY25 stood at Rs. 8,358.91 crore. YoY has recorded a significant drop of 4.3 percent. For Q3FY25 recorded growth has dropped by 2.2 percent from Rs. 8,549.44 crore.

The PBDIT is stated to be Rs. 1,436 crore compared to Q4FY24’s Rs. 1,691 crore, due to a drop of PBDIT by 15 percent. The PBDIT margin as a percentage of net sales has dropped to 17.2 percent from 19.4 percent in the previous year 19.4 percent.

The MD and CEO of Asian Paints, Amit Syngle, highlighted that the ongoing weak demand conditions that have been present for several quarters continued to impact the paint industry in the last quarter of the financial year.

The decorative Business segment in India has reached a volume of 1.8 percent. However, the revenue fall by 5.2 percent for FY25 has left a dent in the finances of the company. The board of the company has proposed a final dividend of Rs. 20.55 per share for FY25.