Bajaj Corp

A desi FMCG company, it’s brand equity is pretty strong with products like Bajaj Almond Drops, Bajaj Brahmi Amla, Bajaj Amla Sheekakai, and Bajaj Kailash Parbat that have been in the market for eight decades and it is part of one of the oldest business houses of the country. A part of the Shishir Bajaj Group of companies, a debt free company, it posted a very good set of numbers for Q4Fy15.

For the quarter, on a 28% (YoY0 rise in net sales at Rs.235 crore, the company posted a net profit of Rs.54 crore, up 42%. EBITDA was at Rs.74 crore, up 40%. Operating costs rose 22% and advertising costs were up 50%. EBITDA margins have come in pretty healthy at 31.49% v/s 24.80%.

The company ended FY15 with a consolidated net profit of Rs.173 crore, up 16% on a 23% rise in net sales at Rs.824 crore. Its reserves at the end of the fiscal came down 6%  (YoY) at Rs.474 crore. Cash at hand is at Rs.134 crore.