ITC ka Profit Aaya: Taareef Karni Padegi!
ITC ne FY26 ke Q4 mein 4.89% ka zabardast growth dikhaya hai, net profit pahunch gaya ₹5,113.36 crore tak. Aur yeh tab hua jab company tax badhaane (GST) aur excise duty increase jaise challenges se lad rahi thi, aur West Asia mein chal rahe conflict ne agri-business ko bhi thoda tang kiya.
Cigarette Business: Tax Badha, Par Company Ne Sambhala!
Total revenue toh 17.30% badh kar ₹21,694.67 crore ho gaya. Cigarette business ne toh dhamaal machaya, revenue 31.74% upar ₹11,066.02 crore par pahunch gaya. Operating profit bhi 7.23% badh kar ₹5,488.16 crore ho gaya. Haan, tax ka bojh badha hai, GST 28% se 40% ho gaya hai, par company ne smart pricing aur product strategy se game mein bani hui hai.
FMCG Non-Cigarette: Kya Baat Hai!
Dusri taraf, non-cigarette FMCG business mein bhi growth kamal ki rahi. Revenue 14.72% badh kar ₹6,303.73 crore ho gaya aur operating profit toh 50.98% uchhal kar ₹520.74 crore par aa gaya. Margins bhi 200 basis points sudhar kar 11% ho gaye. Sahi mein, company ne cost control karke dikha diya.
Agri-Business: Thoda Dhakka Laga
Ab agri-business ki baat karein toh yahan thoda loss hua. Revenue 15.74% gir kar ₹3,074.86 crore aur operating profit 29.63% kam ho kar ₹179.48 crore ho gaya. West Asia war, US tariffs aur mausam ki wajah se sales delay hui.
Paperboards & Packaging: Chupchap Par Steady
Paperboards, paper aur packaging business mein revenue 1.82% badh kar ₹2,227.52 crore aur operating profit 21.22% badh kar ₹245.15 crore ho gaya. Minimum Import Price (MIP) aur kam wood prices ne help ki.
Last but not least, company ne final dividend bhi announce kiya hai, jo hai ₹8 per share, matlab poore FY26 ke liye total ₹14.50 per share.
