Bharat Forge Q4 net up 29% at ₹82.85 cr
Bharat Forge Q4 net up 29% at ₹82.85 cr
PTI
Mumbai: Auto component manufacturer Bharat Forge on Tuesday announced a standalone net profit of ₹ 82.85 crore for the quarter ended March 31, a 28.89% growth over the corresponding period a year-ago.
The firm had a net profit of ₹ 64.28 crore in the fourth quarter of FY’07, Bharat Forge said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The total income rose to ₹ 576.50 crore for the latest quarter, from ₹ 537.87 crore in the previous fiscal.
The board has declared a dividend of 175% at the rate of ₹ 3.50, on shares of face value of ₹ two, for FY’08.
For the year ended March 31, the firm announced a consolidated net profit of ₹ 301.52 crore, a 3.76% growth over the year-ago period. The firm had a net profit of ₹ 290.59 crore in FY’07.
The consolidated total income rose to ₹ 4,751.57 crore in FY’08, from ₹ 4275.21 crore in the year-ago period.
For the year ended March 31, Bharat Forge announced a standalone net profit of ₹ 273.59 crore, a 13.55% growth over the year-ago period.
The standalone total income rose to ₹ 2,284.90 crore in FY’08, from ₹ 1,945.3 crore in the year-ago period.
The board has approved the appointment of Sunil Chaturvedi as the Additional Director and also the Executive Director of the company with effect from today.
Further, the board has reviewed its earlier decision of warrants issue to promoter group and has instead decided to issue non-convertible debentures with detachable warrants, convertible into equity shares, to the shareholders.
Through the said issue, the company is planning to raise up to ₹ 400 crore, the filing added.
Shares of Bharat Forge closed at ₹ 296.30, down 0.90 per cent on the BSE.
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