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Textile manufacturer Arvind Ltd on Wednesday reported an 11.62 per cent decline in consolidated net profit from continuing operations to Rs 87 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a consolidated net profit from continuing operations of Rs 98.44 crore in the same period last fiscal, Arvind Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations during the quarter under review were at Rs 1,979.79 crore as against Rs 2,270.07 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were lower at Rs 1,899.7 crore as compared to Rs 2,134.54 crore in the same period last fiscal, the company said. In July 2022, Arvind Ltd said the parent company sold its 100 per cent stake of wholly owned subsidiary, Arvind Internet Ltd to Bigfoot Retail Solutions Pvt Ltd for a consideration of Rs 159 crore and accordingly, the group has considered its wholly owned subsidiary Arvind Internet Ltd as discontinued operations. Overall textile revenues were lower as volume
Leading textile manufacturer Arvind Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 71.06 crore for the second quarter ended September 2021, helped by volume growth across segments. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 5.86 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, Arvind said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations during July-September 2021 stood at Rs 2,115.14 crore, a jump of 62.05 per cent as against Rs 1,305.17 crore in the year-ago period. Arvind's total expenses were at Rs 2,016.71 crore, an increase of 53.19 per cent as against Rs 1,316.40 crore a year ago. "Volumes grew across all segments as post-COVID-19 demand stayed strong in both export and domestic markets. Input costs continued to increase sharply but were mostly offset by improved price realisation and higher efficiencies," said Arvind Ltd in a post-earnings statement. Its revenue from textiles was up 70.69 per cent to Rs 1,726.49 crore as against Rs 1,011.43
Textile conglomerate Arvind Ltd. saw its profit after tax (PAT) after exceptional items grow by 18 per cent for the second quarter ended September 30, 2018 for fiscal 2018-19. The PAT after exceptional items stood at Rs 730 million for Q2 of FY'19 as against Rs 620 million for Q2 for FY'18.In view of NCLT having approved the scheme of demerger for the flagship company's branded apparels and engineering businesses, the reported financial statements by Arvind Ltd. reflected figures for continuing businesses only. Financial figures without giving effect of demerger saw Arvind Ltd's revenue from operations grow by 12 per cent to Rs 30.53 billion Q2 FY'19 as compared to Rs 27.35 billion for Q2 FY'18. For Arvind Ltd., the overall revenue growth of 12 per cent in Q2 came on the back of 15 per cent growth in garments revenue and 21 in advanced materials division's revenue. On other hand, revenue for the demerging branded apparel business stood at Rs 12.27 billion, posting a growth of 13 per .
Textile and apparel company Arvind announced it would demerge its branded apparel and engineering businesses, and list these. SANJAY LALBHAI, chairman and managing director, and KULIN LALBHAI, executive director, talk to Raghavendra Kamath. Edited excerpts:What led you to this decision?Sanjay Lalbhai: Financial independence will help unlock the full potential of these businesses. The demerger will free up our resources and allows us to renew our focus on textile business. Over the next three to four years, we will invest Rs 1,500 crore in the textile business to transform it.How has GST (the new goods and services tax) impacted your branded apparel business?SL: Whenever there is an early Diwali, you tend to lose out in the north. If you compare Diwali to Diwali, the numbers are subdued. But, organised players should now do well. Unorganised players which avoid taxes will face challenges. There was a temporary slowing but things became normal quickly. In fact, we did like-to-like ...