VST Industries Share Price: Shares of Radhakishan Damani-backed VST Industries rallied over 19% intraday on Friday, 17 April. The stock price movement is witnessed after the cigarette maker posted a growth in its quarterly performance.
This comes even as the January-March period was marked by hike in cigarette prices.
VST Industries Q4FY26 Review: Strong
Cons YoY:
Net revenue (excluding excise) at Rs 457 cr vs Rs 349 cr, up 31%
Overall revenue at Rs 689 cr vs Rs 453 cr, up 52%
PAT at Rs 117 cr vs Rs 53 cr, up 2.2x
EBITDA at Rs. 208 cr vs Rs. 69 cr, up 3x
EBITDA Margin at 30.2% vs 15.2%, up 1497 bps
Highlights:
Cigarette volume at 667 mn vs 647 mn, up 3% YoY
Revenue break-up:
Cigarette biz at Rs 631 cr vs Rs 337 cr, up 1.8x
Unmanufactured Tobacco biz at Rs 58 cr vs Rs 116 cr, down 50%
Final dividend of Rs 12/share.
Mgmt commentary:
Geopolitical instability in the Middle East continues to weigh on unmanufactured tobacco biz.
A challenging year awaits the co given extraordinary tax increases.
Will remain focused on strengthening brand portfolio and in-market execution.
The record date is fixed as July 10, 2026 for the purpose of ascertaining the name of members entitled to receive the dividend.
VST Industries Share Price
At 2:42 PM on Friday, the stock was trading at Rs 268.60, up 11.18 per cent from its previous closing, on BSE.
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