Stock Movers: India Pesticides, Blue Dart Express, Bayer Crop, Sumitomo Chemical, Gillette India, IDFC FIRST, Paul Merchants, Umang Dairies

Arun Goswami
27 May, 2025
Mumbai

India Pesticides Ltd. advanced 10.2% to ₹188.95 after the chemical manufacturer reported more than a twenty-fold jump in earnings in the March quarter. 

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter decreased to ₹210.5 crore from ₹129.9 crore, and after-tax profit jumped to ₹21.8 crore from ₹1.1 crore, and diluted earnings per share soared to ₹1.89 from ₹0.09 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue increased to ₹843.4 crore from ₹695.6 crore, after-tax profit rose to ₹82.2 crore from ₹60.2 crore, and diluted earnings per share advanced to ₹7.14 from ₹5.24 a year ago.

The company's board recommended a final dividend of 75 paise per share.

Blue Dart Express Ltd. decreased 4.8% to ₹6,431.65 after the company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 13% decline in profit in the March quarter.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter inched higher to ₹1,429.6 crore from ₹1,333.9 crore, and after-tax profit dropped to ₹55.2 crore from ₹77.8 crore, and diluted earnings per share declined to ₹23.24 from ₹32.78 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged higher to ₹5,762.2 crore from ₹5,318.7 crore, after-tax profit decreased to ₹252.4 crore from ₹301 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to ₹106.4 from ₹126.86 a year ago.

The company's board recommended a final dividend of ₹25 per share.

Bayer Crop Science Limited jumped 11.8% to ₹5,728.30, and the agriculture solutions provider reported a 49% rise in its earnings in the latest quarter.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter advanced to ₹1,083.5 crore from ₹821.1 crore, and after-tax profit jumped to ₹143.3 crore from ₹96 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to ₹31.88 from ₹21.36 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged higher to ₹5,593.1 crore from ₹5,184.2 crore, after-tax profit declined to ₹568 crore from ₹740.1 crore, and diluted earnings per share decreased to ₹126.38 from ₹164.77 a year ago.

Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. plunged 5.2% to ₹507 after the crop protection services provider reported a 9% decrease in quarterly profit from a year ago.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter advanced to ₹711 crore from ₹700.9 crore, and after-tax profit declined to ₹99.7 crore from ₹109.8 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to ₹2 from ₹2.20 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged higher to ₹326.9 crore from ₹294 crore, after-tax profit increased to ₹505.4 crore from ₹369.3 crore, and diluted earnings per share soared to ₹10.13 from ₹7.40 a year ago.

The company's board recommended a dividend of ₹10 per share.

Gillette India Ltd. increased 0.2% to ₹9,424.60 after the fast-moving consumer goods company reported a 41% increase in profit in the fiscal fourth quarter. 

Consolidated revenue increased to ₹779.2 crore from ₹686.4 crore, net income rose to ₹158.7 crore from ₹99.1 crore, and diluted earnings per share advanced to ₹48.70 from ₹30.41 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged higher to ₹2,262.8 crore from ₹2,009.3 crore, after-tax profit jumped to ₹417.7 crore from ₹295.7 crore, and diluted earnings per share soared to ₹128.17 from ₹90.17 a year ago.

The company's board recommended a dividend of ₹47 per share.

IDFC FIRST Bank soared 1.7% to ₹67.77 despite the financial services provider reporting a 33% plunge in quarterly profit from a year ago.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter advanced to ₹11,308.4 crore from ₹9,861.2 crore, and after-tax profit declined to ₹304.1 crore from ₹724.4 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to 41 paise from ₹1.01 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged higher to ₹43,523.2 crore from ₹36,324.5 crore, after-tax profit dropped to ₹1,524.9 crore from ₹2,956.5 crore, and diluted earnings per share decreased to ₹2.08 from ₹4.25 a year ago.

The company's board proposed a dividend of 25 paise per share.

Paul Merchants Ltd. declined 0.7% to ₹784.90 despite the large financial services conglomerate reporting an 80% jump in its earnings in the March quarter.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter inched higher to ₹583.1 crore from ₹854.7 crore, after-tax profit jumped to ₹16.7 crore from ₹9.3 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to ₹54.13 from ₹30.27 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue decreased to ₹3,337.9 crore from ₹6,508.6 crore, after-tax profit advanced to ₹63.8 crore from ₹54.6 crore, and diluted earnings per share edged higher to ₹206.99 from ₹177.13 a year ago.

Umang Dairies Ltd. advanced 3.1% to ₹81.33 after the dairy product manufacturer reported a sharp fall in profit in the fiscal fourth quarter.

Consolidated revenue in the March quarter inched down to ₹64.9 crore from ₹71.8 crore, and after-tax profit dropped to ₹0.8 crore from ₹6.3 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to 36 paise from ₹2.88 a year ago.

For the fiscal year 2025, revenue edged down to ₹230.5 crore from ₹288.6 crore, after-tax profit decreased to ₹0.6 crore from ₹1.3 crore, and diluted earnings per share declined to 28 paise from 61 paise a year ago.