Arvind Ltd Q4 net profit falls 0.92% to Rs 97 crore

By

Maverick Martins

Published
May 12, 2017

Textiles and apparel major Arvind Ltd today reported a marginal decline of 0.92 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 96.92 crore for the fourth quarter ended March on account of higher expenses.
 

The company had posted a net profit of Rs. 97.82 crore for the same period in the previous fiscal.
 
Its total income during the period under review stood at Rs. 2,493.19 crore as against Rs. 2,251.87 crore in the year-ago quarter, up 10.71 per cent, Arvind Ltd said in a BSE filing.

Arvind Ltd’s expenses in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 were at Rs. 2,375.41 crore, up 11.56 per cent as compared to Rs. 2,129.13 crore in the corresponding period of last year.
 
Commenting on the performance, Arvind Ltd Director and Chief Financial Officer, Jayesh Shah, said: “In the context of demonetisation and sharp increase in cotton prices as well as appreciation of rupee, our performance is quite satisfactory.”
 
He further said: “We will continue to have double digit growth in the current financial year led by robust growth in our brand and retail business".

The Ahmedabad-based company has a portfolio of owned and licensed brands. Its own brands include Flying Machine, among others, while its licensed product brands include Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Arrow, Gant, Nautica, Gap, and Aeropostale.