BPCL Q4 net profit slides 8% to ₹4,392 crore
The Hindu
BPCL reports 8% fall in Q4 net profit, recommends ₹5 dividend per share; FY25 net profit down 50%.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025, reported an 8% fall in consolidated net profit attributed to the owners of the company to ₹4,392 crore from ₹4,790 crore in the year-ago period.
The company’s revenue for the quarter declined 4% to ₹1,26,916 crore year on year (YoY). The board has recommended a dividend of ₹5 per share with a face value of ₹10 each.
For FY25, the company’s net profit plunged to ₹13,337 crore from ₹26,859 crore in the previous year, down 50%.
Annual sales revenue also fell slightly above 1% to ₹5,00,517 crore from ₹5,06,993 crore in the previous year.
On a standalone basis, BPCL has recorded an annual net profit of ₹13,275 crore as compared with a net profit of ₹26,673.50 crore in the previous year.
The net profit for the fourth quarter stood at ₹3,214.06 crore as compared with a net profit of ₹4,224 crore a year earlier.
The quarterly performance was driven by improved refining and marketing margins, strong sales growth, and operational excellence, the company said.
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