GMM Pfaudler Q1 Results: Net profit slumps 53% year-on-year but margins improve

Process equipment manufacturer GMM Pfaudler Ltd on Thursday (August 7) reported a 53.7% fall in net profit to ₹10.1 crore for the April-June quarter, compared to a net profit of ₹21.8 crore in the same period last year.At the operating level, the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 14.3% to ₹100.7 crore from ₹88.1 crore in the previous year. Similarly, EBITDA margins improved to 12.7% from 11.2% in the same period last year. Meanwhile, the company recorded a top-line growth of 1.1% to ₹794 crore.

In June, GMM Pfaudler announced that its wholly owned German subsidiary, Pfaudler Normag Systems GmbH, has secured an international order valued at €33.2 million (approximately ₹330 crore).

Separately, the company in July announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pfaudler Ltda., Brazil, has agreed to acquire 100% of the share capital of SEMCO Tecnologia em Processos Ltda., Brazil, for ₹18.5 million (₹158 crores), according to a stock exchange filing.Fourth Quarter

GMM Pfaudler reported a net loss of ₹27 crore for the January-March quarter against a net profit of ₹27.6 crore in Q4FY24. The loss excludes one-time closure costs amounting to ₹47.7 crore, which included severance pay, inventory write-offs, asset impairments, and other expenses.

The total exceptional costs net of tax stood at ₹43 crore for Q4FY25 and ₹50.4 crore for the full fiscal year. The company’s revenue from operations increased 8.9% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹806.6 crore versus ₹740.7.

Shares of GMM Pfaudler Ltd ended at ₹1,288 apiece, down by ₹23.30, or 1.78%, on the BSE. The stock has gained as much as 9% this year.