Daily Earnings Snapshot: Q4 FY25 Results (April 25, 2025) - Reliance, Hindustan Zinc, Alphabet Set Markets Abuzz!
Reliance Hits ₹10L Cr, Alphabet Shines with Dividend Surprise!
Reliance Industries became the first Indian company to cross ₹10 lakh crore in net worth, as strong showings from Jio (PAT +26%) and Retail (PAT +29%) powered a solid quarter.
Hindustan Zinc, Force Motors, and Dr. Lal PathLabs stole the spotlight with 2–3x profit growth, marking them as this quarter’s top outperformers.
On the global front, Alphabet Inc. reported a 46% profit jump and declared its first-ever dividend plus a $70B buyback, while BYD's Q1 profit doubled, reaffirming EV sector strength.
Not all gains — Motilal Oswal Financial posted a rare Q4 loss due to fair value changes, despite hitting a record ₹2,016 crore full-year operating PAT.
Financials saw a split: PSU banks and NBFCs posted strong numbers, while private lenders like RBL Bank remained under pressure from rising provisions.
Financial Services
Shriram Finance: Q4 PAT rose 10% YoY to ₹2,139 crore; total income grew to ₹11,460 crore.
Bank of Maharashtra: Q4 PAT increased 23% YoY to ₹1,493 crore; NIM strong at 4.01%.
DCB Bank: Q4 PAT up 13.7% YoY to ₹177 crore; healthy operating performance.
RBL Bank: Q4 PAT plunged 80% YoY to ₹68.7 crore amid higher provisions.
Poonawalla Fincorp: Q4 PAT fell 81% YoY to ₹62.3 crore due to expense surge.
Cholamandalam Investment: Q4 PAT rose 24% YoY to ₹1,058 crore; NII up 30.8%.
Motilal Oswal Financial Services: Q4 FY25 reported a net loss of ₹64.8 crore, versus a profit of ₹723 crore a year ago; revenue dropped 44.7% YoY to ₹1,190 crore. Full-year operating PAT, however, hit a record ₹2,016 crore (+31% YoY).
Information Technology & Digital Services
Reliance Jio (Telecom & Digital Services): Q4 PAT surged 26% YoY to ₹7,022 crore; revenue rose 18% YoY to ₹33,986 crore.
Oracle Financial Services Software: Q4 PAT fell 31% YoY to ₹482.1 crore.
Zensar Technologies: Net profit up 2% to ₹176 crore, revenue grows 11%.
Tata Technologies: Q4 PAT increased 20% YoY to ₹189 crore; revenue marginally declined 1.2%.
Tejas Networks: Telecom firm swings to ₹71.8 crore loss as margins shrink.
Consumer & Retail
Reliance Retail: Q4 PAT jumped 29% YoY to ₹3,545 crore; EBITDA rose 14.3%.
Orient Electric: Q4 PAT more than doubled to ₹31.26 crore; revenue up 9.4% YoY.
Automobiles & Auto Components
Maruti Suzuki: Q4 PAT declined 4.3% YoY to ₹3,711 crore; margins contracted.
Force Motors: Q4 PAT tripled to ₹435 crore; revenue grew 17.1% YoY.
Metals & Mining
Hindustan Zinc: Q4 PAT rose 47% YoY to ₹3,003 crore; highest-ever quarterly profit.
Energy/Oil & Gas
Reliance Industries: Q4 PAT rose 2.4% YoY to ₹19,407 crore; revenue up 8.3%.
Chennai Petroleum Corp: Q4 PAT fell 25% YoY to ₹470 crore due to margin pressure.
Hospitality
Oriental Hotels: Q4 profit at Rs 17.69 cr, EBITDA surged 33%.
Chemicals & Materials
Atul Ltd: Q4 PAT more than doubled YoY to ₹126.5 crore; revenue rose 19.8%.
Pharmaceuticals & Diagnostics
Zenotech Laboratories: Q4 PAT rose 86% at Rs. 1.22 crore YoY but slipped sequentially.
Dr. Lal PathLabs: Q4 PAT surged 83.2% YoY to ₹155 crore; revenue up 10.5%.
Media & Entertainment
NDTV: Reported a Q4 net loss of ₹61.97 crore amid expansion investments.
Global Markets
Technology & Internet
Alphabet Inc. (USA): Q1 revenue rose 12% YoY to $90.2 billion; net profit surged 46% YoY to $34.5 billion. Announced first-ever dividend and $70 billion buyback.
Automotive & EVs
BYD (China): Q1 PAT doubled to RMB 9.2 billion (~$1.26 billion); revenue up 36.4%, driven by robust EV sales.
Oil & Energy
Schlumberger (Global Oilfield Services): Q1 revenue stable; dividend raised.