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CenturyPly announces their Q1 results

India’s leading plywood company,Century Plyboards(India) Ltd., held their board meeting today to announce the company’s Q1 financial results for the quarter ending June 30th, 2022.
Highlights:
- Net Revenue from operations for the Quarter, ending 30th June, 2022 were Rs. 881.48crores; an increaseof 4%over corresponding period of last financial year Rs. 448.88crores.
- Earnings before Depreciation Interest and Tax for the last quarter of Financial Year 2022-23was Rs. 151.26crores, anincreaseof 128.8% over corresponding period of last financial year Rs. 66.11crores.
- Profit After Taxfor the quarter ending 30thJune, 2022, was 96.47 crores; showing an increaseof 184.68% over corresponding period of last financial year Rs.33.89crores.
- Wehave performed exceptionally well across our product portfolio during the quarter under review
Business Outlook:
Commenting on the company’s performance, Mr. Sajjan Bhajanka, Chairman, Century Plyboards(I) Ltd said “Q1FY23 (Q1 being a leanest quarter in a financial year) ended with the company achieving revenue which was just 1.5% lower compared to Q4FY22 sales (Q4 being a peak quarter in a financial year). Despite the sustained input cost pressure in core segments of plywood & laminate, we have been able to mitigate a large part of our gross margin pressure by taking corresponding price increases and also through operating leverage.”