Marico shares jump 5% as company sees growth in March quarter: Check all key Q4 updates

One of the leading players in the FMCG segment last week reported a consolidated net profit of ₹343 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Q4 FY25), up 7.86% against the ₹318 crore profit logged in the year-ago period.

Revenue from operations for the quarter under review came in at ₹2,730 crore, up 19.84% against ₹2,278 crore registered in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Following this, shares of Marico on Monday were trading at ₹723.4 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, rising 3.68%.

The company added that its gross margin contracted by nearly 300 bps YoY, primarily impacted by the rise in copra and vegetable oil prices, which was partly offset by pricing interventions in key portfolios. A&P spend was up 35% YoY in Q4 (up 18% in FY25), in line with the company's strategic intent to continually strengthen our franchises and accelerate diversification.

Consequently, EBITDA was up 4%, as EBITDA margin stood at 16.8%, down ~260 bps. PAT was up 8% YoY.

In its earnings release, Marico said that in FY25, the FMCG sector witnessed steady demand trends, supported by gradual recovery in rural sentiment and stable urban consumption. The year was also marked by rising commodity prices, which drove pricing growth across categories.

The uptrend in rural growth was supported by a healthy monsoon season, higher MSPs and continued government spending. Urban consumption trends were a mixed bag, with healthy sentiment prevailing among upper-middle and affluent segments, while bouts of elevated retail and food inflation during the year weighed on mass urban consumption.

The company also said that its board has recommended a final dividend for the financial year 2024-25 of ₹7 per equity share of ₹1 each, subject to approval of shareholders at the ensuing 37th annual general meeting (AGM).

The record date for reckoning the list of shareholders entitled to receive the final dividend shall be Friday, August 1, 2025. The said dividend, if approved by shareholders, will be paid on or before Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Together with the interim dividend of ₹3.50 per equity share declared on January 31, 2025, the total dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, amounts to ₹10.50 per equity share of ₹1 each, the company had said.

On NSE, Marico shares opened at ₹709.8 apiece on Monday and touched an intraday high of ₹735.85 and a low of ₹709.75 during the late morning session.

In the last month, shares of Marico have gained nearly 9%, while over a year’s time, it has soared as much as 36%. Year-to-date, Marico shares have zoomed 11.5%.

Its market capitalisation stood at ₹93,718.38 crore.

The stock had touched its 52-week high of ₹736.9 apiece on February 1, 2025. It had hit its one-year low on May 3, 2024, at ₹510.45 per share.