Cost of Materials added up to Rs 1,385 crore (up 19% YoY), employee benefit expenses amounted to Rs 105 crore (up 72% YoY) and other operating expense aggregated to Rs 203 crore (up 34% YoY) during the period under review.
While the company’s EBITDA improved by 14% YoY to Rs 328 crore, EBITDA margin in Q3 FY25 was Rs 16% as against 17% in Q3 FY24.
Finance costs and depreciation charges for the December’24 quarter were Rs 117 crore (up 3.5xYoY) and Rs 87 crore (up 64% YoY), respectively.
Profit before tax in Q3 FY25 stood at Rs 124 crore, up by 38% from Rs 201 crore in Q3 FY24.
PCBL (formerly Phillips Carbon Black), a part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, is India's largest carbon black producer and exporter.
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