Kajaria Ceramics Board Approves Dividend, Buyback, and Expansion Plans
Kajaria Ceramics announced its Q4 and FY26 results. The board approved a final dividend of ₹6 per share and a buyback of up to 21.50 lakh shares at ₹1380 each, totaling ₹296.70 crores. The company will also invest ₹210 crores to expand its Srikalahasti plant capacity by 10 MSM and subscribe ₹45 crores in Kerovit Global Private Limited.
The buyback, significant capacity expansion, and strategic investments in subsidiaries are material events that can significantly impact the company's financial structure, market position, and shareholder value.
The announcement includes positive developments such as a recommended dividend, a share buyback program, capacity expansion, and strategic investments in subsidiaries, indicating financial health and growth initiatives.
Kajaria Ceramics Limited's Board of Directors, in a meeting held on April 30, 2026, approved the Audited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026. The Board recommended a final dividend of ₹6 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, subject to shareholder approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Key strategic decisions included the approval of a buyback of up to 21.50 lakh equity shares at a price of ₹1380 per share, aggregating up to ₹296.70 crores. This buyback is subject to shareholder approval via a special resolution through postal ballot and other applicable statutory approvals.
The Board also approved the appointment of M/s Ernst & Young LLP as the Internal Auditors for the financial year 2026-27. Furthermore, the company will expand its manufacturing facility at Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, by increasing annual production capacity by 10 MSM (Million Square Meters) with an investment of ₹210 Crores, expected to be completed by March 2027, financed through internal accruals.
In a move to strengthen its subsidiary, Kajaria Ceramics will subscribe to 4,50,00,000 non-convertible redeemable Preference Shares of ₹10 each in Kerovit Global Private Limited (a step-down subsidiary) at a consideration of up to ₹45 crores. Additionally, the company approved the acquisition of 44,11,764 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares of ₹10 each in Kajaria Bathware Private Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary) for a total consideration of ₹50 crores, aimed at providing an exit to an existing investor.
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