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DCW rallied 2.33% to Rs 84.35 after the company reported consolidated net profit of Rs 13.42 crore in Q3 FY25 compared with net loss of Rs 12.32 crore in Q3 FY24.

DCW jumps on reporting turnaround Q3 results

13-Feb-2025, 03:16
Revenue from operations surged 19.21% year on year (YoY) to Rs 474.17 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2024.

The company reported a pre-tax profit of Rs 20.25 crore during the quarter, compared with a pre-tax loss of Rs 19.02 crore in Q3 FY24.

Total expense increased 9.2% year on year to Rs 458.71 crore during the quarter. Employee benefits expense stood at Rs 42.83 crore (up 21.43% YoY), while other expenses amounted to Rs 55.73 crore (up 12.95% YoY) during the period under review.

On the segment front, PVC revenue stood at Rs 150.40 crore (down 11.88% YoY), while revenue from Caustic soda amounted to Rs 140.59 crore (up 86.95% YoY) in the December 2024 quarter.

CPVC revenue was Rs 75.51 crore (up 48.58% YoY), soda ash revenue was Rs 57.88 crore (down 4.44% YoY), revenue from synthetic iron oxide pigments was Rs 47.87 crore (up 25.31% YoY) and other revenue was Rs 1.92 crore (down 16.88% YoY).

DCW manufactures a wide range of chemicals. It has five divisions: PVC, soda ash, caustic soda (including synthetic rutile), CPVC and SIOP.