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Blue Star aims to corner around 15 per cent share of the residential air conditioner market in terms of value as the cooling products maker expands its product portfolio and distribution network, its Managing Director B Thiagarajan said on Wednesday. The company is witnessing a pick up in the markets of West and South regions and expects a 20 to 25 per cent volume growth this season. Blue Star, which is launching affordable products targeting the mass premium segment catering to price-sensitive and first-time buyers especially from non-metro towns, has introduced 75 products across the inverter, fix speed and window ACs. "We are aiming for 20 to 25 per growth in volumes in AC business this year," Thiagarajan said at a press meet here. According to him, the company targets to achieve a market share of 15 per cent by FY25 in the room air conditioner segment. The domestic residential AC market is estimated to be around 8 million units and had a double-digit growth last fiscal. Blue S
Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration firm Blue Star Ltd on Tuesday reported a 22.79 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 58.41 crore in the third quarter ended December 2022. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 47.57 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, it said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 1,788.2 crore as against Rs 1,506.22 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses in the reported quarter were higher at Rs 1,712.96 crore as compared to Rs 1,449.64 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal. "This is the fifth consecutive quarter of good performance, and we expect to maintain the growth momentum in the coming quarters as well," Blue Star Ltd Vice Chairman & Managing Director Vir S Advani said. Revenue from the electro-mechanical projects and commercial air conditioning systems segment grew by 20.51 per cent to Rs 1,000.09 crore in the third quarter
Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration maker Blue Star Ltd on Thursday saw its consolidated net profit jump to Rs 74.35 crore in the June quarter on higher demand. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 12.71 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, Blue Star said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 87.28 per cent at Rs 1,970.32 crore in comparison to a lower base of the pandemic-impacted corresponding quarter. In the year-ago period, Blue Star's revenue from operations was at Rs 1,052.04 crore. "With business and economic activities at 100 per cent normalcy in the first quarter of FY23, the growth momentum witnessed in the fourth quarter of FY22 continued in the first quarter of FY23. After two consecutive summers disrupted by the pandemic, this year witnessed a normal summer without any restrictions," said an earning statement from Blue Star. Consequently, demand for all Blue Star's products and services witnessed an uptick compar
Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration major Blue Star aims to grow its revenue to Rs 10,000 crore in the medium term and plans to enter North American and European markets, according to the latest annual report of the company. The company is now gearing up for the next phase of growth and as part of that, is focusing on building scale. The next phase of growth will see Blue Star becoming a more eminent player on the international front and consolidate its position in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia regions with deeper market penetration and the introduction of innovative products and solutions, said Vice Chairman & Managing Director Vir S Advani. "We have set more ambitious goals to expand our global footprint with a strategy to enter North America and Europe as an Original Design & Manufacturing (ODM) solutions provider," said Advani while addressing shareholders. Besides, Blue Star will further strengthen its R&D and innovation capabilities and deploy the