Kalpataru Projects International reported a healthy operating performance in the September 2024 quarter with a 7.6% and 17% increase in revenue and net earnings on a year-on-year basis. While decent execution supported revenue growth, a lower effective tax rate aided PAT growth. Segment-wise, T&D (domestic and international), Building and Factories, and Oil and Gas continue to do well whereas Railways and Water segments are seeing persistent challenges.
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The company has a global footprint in 75 countries and a diversified presence in high-growth sectors. Its order book is robust at Rs.60,631 crore (at the end of the September quarter), which provides strong revenue visibility. It is a beneficiary of the government’s continued focus on the infrastructure sector and India’s buoyant economic growth prospects. Expanding global population, urbanisation, escalating demand for electricity, a rising shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources and electrification of transport are some of the factors that are supporting the ordering momentum in domestic and global T&D segments. Government programs to enhance connectivity (roads, railways, metro, airports) and upgrade urban infrastructure are generating opportunities in the construction sector.
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