Hindalco Q4 result: Profit rises 11%, EBITDA jumps 35%; company announces dividend of ₹5/share

The country's leading aluminium and copper producer, Hindalco, on Tuesday, May 20, reported standalone net profit of ₹1,561 crore in January-March quarter, marking an increase of 11% from ₹1,412 crore in the same period last year.

Hindalco's standalone revenue from operations rose 13% annually to ₹25,116 crore as against ₹22,140 crore in the year-ago period.

The Aditya Birla Group-backed company reported a strong operational performance in Q4 as its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) also known as operating profit rose 35% to ₹2,999 crore from ₹2,220 crore.

Its operating profit margin or EBITDA margin improved by 190 basis points to 11.94% from 10.03% in the same period last year.

The company's board recommended a dividend of ₹5 per share.

“Hindalco delivered an all-time high performance in FY25, driven by strong operational resilience, cost discipline, and continued momentum across all our businesses. Our Aluminium Upstream business in India remained a strong anchor, complemented by robust growth in the downstream business. The Copper business achieved a record EBITDA backed by strong value-added product sales. Despite tighter scrap spreads, Novelis delivered a resilient performance through increased beverage can shipments," said Satish Pai, Managing Director, Hindalco Industries.

Meanwhile, the company's board has approved 100% acquisition of n EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Limited.

"Approved the acquisition of 100% equity stake in EMMRL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Essel Mining & Industries Limited (EMIL) for a consideration of ₹48 Lakhs along with net debt value of ₹ 1131 Crore, subject to approval of the Shareholders of the Company along with requisite approvals from State Government and Central Government as may be applicable," Hindalco said in a regulatory filing.

Hindalco's aluminium business clocked upstream revenue of ₹10,311 crore, up 22% annually. The company also achieved record aluminium upstream EBITDA at ₹4,838 crore, up 79% YoY, driven by lower input costs and favourable macros.

On the flipside, Hindalco's copper metal sales came in flat at 135 kilo tonnes.

Following earnings announcement, shares of Hindalco traded 0.30% higher at ₹660, outperforming the SENSEX which was down 1%.