Coal India Q4: Net profit rises 12%, revenue marginally falls; board recommends final dividend of ₹5.15 per share

The company’s revenue from operations for Q4 FY25, however, marginally declined by a percent to ₹37,824.54 crore as against ₹38,213.48 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last fiscal year.

Coal India’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 4% to ₹11,790.15 crore for Q4 FY25 as compared to ₹11,387.59 crore in Q4 FY24.

The margin for the quarter under review was at 31.2% in contrast to 29.8% year on year (YoY).

The company’s board has recommended a final dividend for FY25 at ₹5.15 per share of the face value of ₹10.

“The dividend would be paid within 30 days from the date of declaration at the AGM. The Record Date for Final Dividend would be fixed and intimated in due course,” Coal India said in a statement to the exchanges.

On Wednesday, shares of Coal India closed at ₹384.20 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, rising 1.57%.

Last week, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said its coal offtake dropped by 1.2% to 63.4 million tonnes (mt) in April over the corresponding month of the previous fiscal year.

The offtake of the dry fuel by Coal India was at 64.2 mt in the year-ago period, the public sector undertaking said in a regulatory filing.

Coal offtake refers to the volume of coal supplied from a coal pithead. It's different from coal production, as it can include previously stored coal.

Meanwhile, coal production by Coal India was almost flat at 62.1 million tonnes in April. It had produced 61.8 MT of coal in the year-ago period, the filing added.

Coal India accounts for over 80% of domestic coal output.

In the financial year 2024-25, CIL produced 781.1 mt of coal, nearly 7% less than the company's target for the financial year.

CIL's coal production target for 2024-25 was at 838 mt.

Coal India Ltd is targeting a production of 875 million tonnes and an offtake of 900 mt in the 2025-26 fiscal year.