UPL Q4 Results: Profit surges 2,140% YoY to ₹896 crore; company declares 300% dividend of ₹6 apiece

UPL Q4 Results: Agrochemical firm, UPL Ltd, on Monday, May 12, posted a ₹896 crore consolidated profit for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q4 FY25), a growth of 2,140% over the ₹40 crore profit posted in the corresponding period last year.

Meanwhile, the company's revenue from operations for Q4 FY25 stood at ₹15,573 crore, up 10.61% year-on-year (YoY), over ₹14,078 crore in the same period a year ago.

UPL's Q4 EBITDA witnessed a 68% growth to ₹3240 crore, with the EBITDA margin improving by 710 bps to 20.8%.

Significant improvement in EBITDA is led by contribution, supported by operating leverage from productivity enhancement, UPL said in an investor presentation. Meanwhile, margins have returned to ~19%, two quarters in a row.

UPL FY25 Performance

For the full financial year, UPL posted a net profit of ₹900 crore as against a loss of ₹1200 crore in FY24. UPL's revenue grew by 8% YoY to ₹46,640 crore, led by volume growth in crop protection, seeds and specialty chemical markets.

The EBITDA increased by 47% to ₹8120 crore while EBITDA Margin improved 460 bps to 17.4%.

The company said that it reduced net debt by ₹8,320 crore to ₹13,860 crore, driven by strong operating free cash flow of ₹4450 crore and proceeds from two capital transactions.

Commenting on the Q4FY25 and full year performance, Jai Shroff, Chairman & Group CEO, UPL, said: “Our performance this year reflects the strength of our resilient core and the strategic actions we have taken to build a future-ready enterprise. The significant improvement in profitability and operational efficiency, alongside consistent revenue growth, strong operating free cash flows and certain strategic fund-raising initiatives resulting in our net debt reduction by around $1 billion validates our commitment towards sustainable value creation."

UPL Dividend

The company's board, along with its financial results, also approved the dividend payment.

Board has recommended dividend of 300% i.e. Rs. 6/- per equity share on equity shares of Rs. 2/- each (on fully paid-up equity shares and partly paid-up equity shares in proportion to their share in the paid-up equity share capital), UPL said in a filing today.

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