Fermenta Q3FY25 Consolidated Net Profit INR 37.9 crore, up 379 % YoY and 341% QoQ

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13: Fermenta Biotech Limited, India's leading manufacturer of premium-grade APIs, intermediates, and mixes of vitamins and minerals for the global markets, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 December 2024 (9MFY25). Consolidated revenue (other than from real estate and transfer of lease related rights) for 9MFY25 was INR 286.2 crore, up 70 % from 9MFY24; EBITDA for 9MFY25 was INR 50.6 crore against loss of INR 32.9 crore for 9MFY24.
* Q3FY25 Revenues INR 156.46 crore, up 58% YoY; up 65 % QoQ
* EBITDA for 9MFY25 INR 80.78 crore, up183 % YoY
* "Significant YoY and QoQ increase in revenue and EBITDA was on the back of volume and price growth in both Human and Animal Nutrition segment.": Prashant Nagre, Managing Director

Key financials (consolidated) without real estate (and transfer of lease-related rights)

Key financials (consolidated) with real estate (and transfer of lease-related rights)

Performance highlights
* Human nutrition volume grew by 102 % over Q3FY24 and 71 % over 9MFY24
* Animal nutrition volume grew by 4 % over Q3FY24 and 21 % over 9MFY24.
* Our German subsidiary showed standalone 9MFY25 revenue of INR 26.5 crore, 383% growth from INR 5.5 crore a year ago, with EBITDA of INR 9.9 crore, against INR 4.9 crore loss for 9MFY24. Our US subsidiaries showed 9MFY25 revenue of INR 35.8 crore, 80 % growth from INR 19.9 crore for 9MFY24 with EBITDA at INR 1.44 crore, against INR 1.3 crore loss for 9MFY24.
* In Q3FY25 cost of material consumed does not include any reversal of provision unlike in Q2FY25 where there was reversal of provision of INR 4.14 crore towards semi-finished inventory.
* In November 2024 the company completely repaid its high interest-bearing real estate debt.
* In the current fiscal year, Fermenta has won awards for Excellence in Research & Development at Fi India Awards 2024 and Outstanding Supply Chain Performing Team Award at Pharma Supply Chain Leaderships Award 2025.
Commenting on the results, Prashant Nagre, Managing Director, said:
"The significant YoY and QoQ increase in revenue and EBITDA was on the back of volume and price growth in both Human and Animal Nutrition. Increased market demand in the Human Nutrition segment in key markets such as North America and Europe; approvals with key global accounts in animal nutrition also led to increased volumes in this segment."
Revenue mix (consolidated)

Geographical Revenue Mix (consolidated) excluding real estate

About
Fermenta Biotech Limited delivers best in class, science-backed nutritional ingredients across a wide range of market segments, including Pharmaceuticals, Dietary Supplements, Food & Beverages, Veterinary, Nutritional Premixes and Rodenticides. State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located at Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) and Dahej (Gujarat) drive FBL's comprehensive portfolio of premium vitamins, nutritional premixes, and ingredients for Human and Animal Nutrition.
Our products and services cater to the exacting standards of the world's leading pharma, dietary supplements and food brands, and veterinary and animal feed producers for best-in-class solutions that enhance health, support preventive care, and drive life productivity. With decades of expertise at a global scale with high value manufacturing, we also provide research-based custom solutions in green chemistry and environmental solutions.
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