Bharat Forge shares jump over 9%, hit 52-week high on stellar Q4 show

The consolidated from operations stood at Rs 4,164 crore, a 15% YoY gain over Rs 3,629 crore reported in the year-ago period. For FY24, the revenue stood at Rs 15,682 crore vs Rs 12,910 crore in FY23, a 21% YoY jump.

On a sequential basis, the consolidated PAT was nearly 11% lower versus Rs 254 crore reported in Q3FY24. An 8% QoQ jump was recorded in the revenue figure. In the October-December quarter, the company posted revenue of Rs 3,866 crore.

The company's expenses grew to Rs 3,843 crore in Q4FY24 versus Rs 3,529 crore in Q3FY24 and Rs 3,469 crore in Q4FY23.

Bharat Forge's board of directors recommended a final of Rs 6.50 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. The final dividend for the financial year will be paid on or after August 14, 2024.

The company ended the year on a strong note with topline growing by 16.6% on the standalone basis to Rs 2,329 crore, the company filing said. The standalone grew by 25% to Rs 654 crore resulting in EBITDA margins of 28% in FY24.

For the full year, the topline grew by 18% to Rs 8,969 crore and EBITDA rose 28% to Rs 2,469 crore.

A key driver of the strong performance was the fulfilment of the defence export orders won by (KSSL) and the continued strong ramp-up of export business across all business segments except Oil & Gas, the company filing said. "The balance sheet continues to remain robust, with cash (Net of LTL) of Rs 815 crore and sharp improvement in all key parameters," the company statement further said.

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