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Q4 Results: Aarti Industries Expects 15-20% Revenue Growth In FY20

Pharma segment will continue to be one of the major participants in the growth, says Rajendra V Gogri.

A researcher performs tests inside a co-lab in Singapore.(Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg)
A researcher performs tests inside a co-lab in Singapore.(Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg)

Aarti Industries Ltd. expects its revenue to grow 15-20 percent in financial year 2019-20, aided by growth in its pharmaceutical business.

“Performance in financial year ending 2020 also depends on how the anticipated disruption from Chinese players pans out,” Rajendra V Gogri, its chairman & managing director, told BloombergQuint. “Also, like this year, pharma segment will continue to be one of the major participants in the growth.”

Gogri said the impact of the three long-term contracts will start kicking in from financial year 2020-21.

Key Highlights (YoY)

  • Revenue up 18 percent to Rs 1,211 crore.
  • Net profit up 46.5 percent to Rs 124.5 crore.
  • Ebitda up 31 percent to Rs 236.5 crore.
  • Margins at 19.5 percent versus 17.5 percent.

Shares of the company fell 4.2 percent to close at Rs 1,645.35 apiece compared with a 0.25 percent gain in the Nifty Index.

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