Adani Wilmar has capitalised on the prices of edible oils being on a boil due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.- The company’s revenue surged by nearly half as it navigated a “challenging macro environment”.
- Profits remained under pressure due to rising input costs and an increase of a third in finance costs.
In its results for the March 2022 quarter and FY 2021-22, Adani Wilmar reported a major increase in its revenue, commensurate with the surge in its revenue in the edible oil segment.
It is worth noting that in terms of profit before tax, the company witnessed a growth of over 40%, with a net profit of ₹1,059 crore for the year.
The Adani Wilmar stock has soared by multiple times since the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in February this year, going from ₹230 to ₹878 earlier this month, before cooling off a bit.
Nothing shows how reliant Adani Wilmar is on edible oils than this – out of every ₹5 of revenue that the company generated in the last year, ₹4 was from its edible oils business. Overall, Adani Wilmar has a fifth of the edible oil industry captured in India, under its Fortune brand.
The company’s dependence on edible oils stands out even more when it comes to profits – while its overall profit before tax stood at ₹1,059 crore for the year, the edible oils segment contributed ₹1,289 crore.
There is a deficit of ₹230 crore, with the food and FMCG segment continuing to report losses, and the finance costs surging by a third.
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“Going forward, we will focus more on inorganic growth and strategic investments in the food space,” said Angshu Mallick, the managing director and chief executive officer of Adani Wilmar.
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