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Allcargo Logistics on Monday acquired the remaining 38.87 per cent stake of its partner ACCI in the contract logistics arm for Rs 145 crore, valuing the company at Rs 373 crore at an enterprise level. Allcargo has also decided to sell its non-core customs clearance business by divesting its 61.13 per cent stake for an enterprise value of Rs 42 crore. With the acquisition, Allcargo will take its stake to 100 per cent in the contract logistics business and create an effective synergy between contract logistics and express distribution. The acquisition price is based on the agreement that was signed with ACCI in 2016 and with growth in this business over the years, the company said in a statement. The acquisition offers management control and facilitates strategic decision-making for the business. This will also help us enhance service delivery capabilities to drive growth. The business has witnessed robust growth over the years diversifying into several new industry segments. With f
Allcargo Logistics has reported a 13 per cent fall in consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) at Rs 230 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company's consolidated PAT in the year-ago period was Rs 263 crore, as per a regulatory filing. The income from operations rose 6.5 per cent to Rs 5,300 crore in the reporting quarter as against Rs 4,978 crore in the second quarter of FY22, as per the filing. Earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) during the quarter stood at Rs 450 crore. "We have posted the highest-ever Q2 revenue and EBITDA and also the highest margin ever for any quarter, this time, said Shashi Kiran Shetty, Chairman, Allcargo Logistics, ECU Worldwide and Gati Ltd. On the board's approval to the company's plans to buyout the remaining stake in GKEPL, Shetty said. "We share an extremely close relationship with KWE group built on mutual respect and that will continue across businesses. With this acquisition, we will be able to exped
Logistics firm Allcargo Group is bullish on its business prospects and expects to grow at an average 15 per cent annually, mainly driven by organic growth, its Chairman Shashi Kiran Shetty has said. The company is also looking to be among the top 10 players in the global logistics space in the next 3-4 years. According to a recent investors' presentation, the group is aspiring to achieve Rs 25,000-30,000 crore topline by 2026 with as much as Rs 20,000-25,000-crore revenue from its international supply-chain business, and Rs 2,700-3,500 crore from its express and contract logistics segment. "We are pretty bullish (on our business prospects) in the years to come. Fundamentally, we are focussed and these businesses have infinite growth opportunities. We are among the top 20 logistics companies in the world today and we can get into the top 10 in the next 3-4 years," Shetty told PTI. The company's strategy will always be long-term, sustainable and growth-minded to consolidate the indus
Allcargo Logistics on Wednesday announced appointment of V S Parthasarathy and a Swiss national, Martin Mueller as independent directors on its board. Parthasarathy was till recently Group CFO and CIO of Mahindra & Mahindra while Mueller is a former partner at global consulting giant McKinsey. Mueller and Parthasarathy have also joined the board of Allcargo's wholly-owned subsidiary ECU Worldwide, the company said in a statement. ECU Worldwide is a Belgian multinational, operating Allcargo Group's global operations with presence in over 160 markets and is the world's largest less-than-cargo load (LCL) consolidator. "With Partha and Martin joining our Board... I expect this intellectual and diversified combination of cross-functional leadership and professional expertise will help us immensely as Allcargo prepares to move forward in its journey of excellence leading to meet our vision for the future, said Shashi Kiran Shetty, Founder and Chairman, Allcargo Logistics. Parthasarathy