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Fertiliser company Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd on Tuesday (November 3) reported a 2.6% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit to ₹632 crore for the second quarter, compared with ₹649 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Revenue increased 9.1% YoY to ₹6,999.5 crore from ₹6,413 crore in the year-ago period.
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Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 7% to ₹901 crore from ₹842 crore. However, the EBITDA margin declined to 12.9% from 13.1% a year ago, a contraction of 20 basis points.
The company's board of directors also declared an interim dividend of ₹5 per equity share of face value ₹10 each, representing a payout of 50%. The interim dividend will be paid or dispatched on or before December 2, 2026.
Shares of Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd ended at ₹381.70, up by ₹13.70, or 3.72%, on the BSE.
