Hindalco to Invest Up to Rs 80 Billion in FY25 Capex

28 May 2025 CW Team

Hindalco Industries has planned capital expenditure of Rs 75–80 billion for the current financial year, as disclosed in a regulatory filing. Managing Director Satish Pai noted during the Q4 earnings call that this year’s capex guidance ranges between Rs 75 billion and Rs 80 billion.

For the previous fiscal year, the company had spent Rs 65 billion on capital expenditure. Pai added that guidance for the next year will be available by the third quarter, as upstream projects begin to take shape.

In the March 2025 quarter, consolidated net profit rose by sixty-six per cent to Rs 52.84 billion, up from Rs 31.74 billion in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations increased to Rs 648.90 billion from Rs 559.94 billion.

For the full year ended March 2025, net profit reached Rs 160.02 billion, rising from Rs 101.55 billion in FY24. Full-year revenue rose to Rs 2,384.96 billion, compared to Rs 2,159.62 billion last year.

Hindalco, a Rs 2,338 billion metals firm, is the world’s top aluminium company by revenue and the second-largest copper rods producer outside China. It operates across the full value chain, supported by its subsidiary Novelis.

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