BFSI firms' combined net sales slowest in 14 qtrs

This was driven by modest single-digit growth in raw materials and employee costs, suggesting a relatively benign cost environment.

- 

Operating profit (Ebitda or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) grew by 11.7 per cent Y-o-Y in Q4, while operating margins as a percentage of total revenue expanded by 190 basis points Y-o-Y in the same period.

Early bird companies posted a combined net profit of around 1.19 trillion in Q4FY25, up from 1.15 trillion in Q4FY24 and 1.14 trillion in Q3FY25. Their combined net sales reached ₹9.46 trillion, compared to ₹8.71 trillion a year earlier and ₹8.93 trillion in Q3FY25. The Ebitda margin expanded to 32.4 per cent of total revenues in Q4FY25, down from a record high of 33.7 per cent in Q3FY25 but still the second highest in the past 18 quarters.