Reliance Q3 Results: Net profit rises 7.4% to ₹18,540 crore led by Jio & retail biz, O2C recovers; Revenue up 6.7% YoY | Stock Market News

Reliance Q3 Results: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced its October-December quarter results for fiscal 2024-25 (Q3FY25) on Thursday, January 16, reporting a rise of 7.4 per cent in consolidated net profit to ₹18,540 crore, compared to ₹17,265 crore in the corresponding period last year. The growth was led by the digital, retail and oil-to-chemicals (O2C) arms.

Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-telecom conglomerate’s revenue from operations in the third quarter of the current fiscal rose 6.7 per cent to ₹2,40 lakh crore, compared to ₹2.25 lakh crore in the year-ago period. RIL’s retail business benefited from strong festive demand, while its telecom unit was bolstered by higher cellular tariffs and a rise in 5G subscribers.

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RIL’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 7.7 per cent to ₹43,789 crore compared to ₹40,656 crore in the year-ago quarter, with the EBITDA margin improving to 18.3 per cent from 18.1 per cent.

“It gives me great pleasure to see Reliance grow exponentially over the years and set new benchmarks that demonstrate the inherent strength and resilience we have across all our businesses. The delivery of record EBITDA and PAT at a consolidated level for this quarter is a testament to this,” said Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries.

Reliance Q3 Results: Key Metrics

-RIL’s EBITDA growth in the December quarter came in despite an almost seven per cent rise in finance cost due to higher debt ( ₹3.5 lakh crore as of December 31, 2024, compared to ₹3.36 lakh crore in September 2024, and ₹3.11 lakh crore in December 2023).

-Reliance Jio Infocomm, its telecom arm, reported a 26 per cent rise in quarterly profit to ₹6,861 crore, as it benefits from tariff hikes initiated last year and subscribers upgraded to 5G services. About 12 per cent growth in average revenue per user, a key profit metric, and steady subscriber addition aided the performance. Its 5G is on track to surpass 4G traffic.

-The retail unit, its second-biggest revenue driver, reported a rise of seven per cent in revenue from operations to ₹79,595 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal, driven by the festive season and wedding demand. A total of 779 new stores were opened during the December quarter,

-The revenue from its oils-to-chemicals (O2C) operations, which accounts for about two-thirds of the overall revenue, rose six per cent to 1.5 lakh crore in the quarter as production climbed. EBITDA for the segment rose to ₹14,402 crore, compared to ₹14,064 crore YoY. However, the EBITDA margin dipped slightly to 9.6 per cent from 10 per cent YoY.