The government of Rajasthan’s director of mines and geology, through a notification dated June 12, 2025, confirmed the company’s selection for the grant of a mining lease over the block located in Jaisalmer district.
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Birla Corporation, as the highest bidder, has agreed to pay 20.60% of the value of the limestone it extracts from the block to the state government as part of its revenue share. The limestone block spans approximately 499.64 hectares.
Q4
Birla Corporation reported a 32.8% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at ₹256.6 crore for the fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2025. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, the company posted a net profit of ₹193.3 crore.
Revenue from operations increased 6.1% YoY to ₹2,815 crore against ₹2,654 crore last year. EBITDA was up 13.1% to ₹534 crore over ₹472 crore in Q4FY24. The EBITDA margin expanded to 19% from 17.8%.
An uptick in demand and prices during the quarter led to better realisation and a higher capacity utilisation of 105% in the March quarter.
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Though realisation for the quarter at ₹5,103 per tonne was still marginally lower than the same period last year (₹5,178 per tonne) owing to the changed geographical mix, consolidated revenue for the quarter at ₹2,863 crore was 7% higher YoY.
Shares of Birla Corporation Ltd ended at ₹1,363.15, down by ₹0.80, or 0.059%, on the BSE.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
