Aarti Industries reports stable Q4FY18

Aarti Industries' standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,029.39 crore, registering 23.2 per cent yoy increase. This was primarily driven by growth in both the segments (18.6 per cent yoy growth in speciality chemical and 45 per cent yoy growth in pharmaceutical business).

The company's EBITDA for the quarter rose by 17.4 per cent yoy to Rs. 180.25 crore with a corresponding margin contraction of 87 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 17.5 per cent.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 84.7 crore, yoy increase of 14 per cent.

Looking at full year numbers, the revenue for FY18 rose 21.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 3,699 crore. EBITDA for the year rose 7.9 per cent yoy to Rs. 657 crore while EBIDTA margin dip 220 bps to 17.8 per cent. Net profit rose slightly 3.2 per cent yoy to Rs. 316 crore.

After reporting this numbers post market hours on Friday, the stock on Monday is trading at negative mark of Rs. 1,309 per share, down by 1.2 per cent from the previous close.