Balu Forge Q1 result: PAT up over two-fold at Rs 34.16 cr on higher income

Precision engineering and manufacturing firm Balu Forge on Monday said its on-year net profit grew over two-fold to Rs 34.16 crore in the April-June quarter this year, driven by higher income.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 16.67 crore in the April-June period of FY24.

The company said revenue from operations for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 175.3 crore, up 56 per cent from Rs 112.38 crore in the first quarter of the earlier fiscal, helped by focus on client addition and continued demand for the specialised engineering products.

The company's EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) grew by 97.31 per cent, while margins expanded by 516 bps from 19.48 per cent in Q1FY24 to 24.64 per cent in Q1FY25, on account of increase in scale of operations and increased demand for heavier products which tend to yield better margins, Balu Forge said.

"Our robust financial performance was an outcome of our dedicated strategy implementation focused on