Key Highlight
- Vedanta successfully allocates ₹5,000 crore worth of non-convertible debentures through private placement.
- The NCD issuance strengthens Vedanta’s capital structure to support ongoing and future business expansions.
Vedanta's share price rose on Thursday after the board approved the allotment of ₹5000 crore in non-convertible debentures (NCDs) through private placement. Vedanta shares were up by 0.14 percent to ₹437.40.
In the first series, the company made sure 2,40,000 Denominated Unsecured, Rated, Listed, Redeemable, Non-Convertible Debentures of ₹1,00,000 each, for a total of ₹2,400 crore were allotted.
Series 2 of the company comprised Unsecured, Redeemable, Rated, Listed, Non-Convertible Debentures, with INR 1,00,000 face values each, amounting to INR 850 crores.
A total of ₹ 5,000 Crores of the Series 3, 1 and 2 Debentures was issued by private placement to qualified institutional investors.
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Results of Vedanta for the fourth quarter of 2025
The company’s fourth-quarter consolidated profit grew 154% compared to the same period last year and amounted to ₹3,483 crore. The company’s revenue from operations rose by 14% this year compared to last year to ₹40,455 crore.
Consolidated EBITDA in the quarter was ₹11,618 crore and increased by 30% over the previous year and 3% since the previous quarter. The margin of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) was at 35%, the record high for the previous 12 quarters.
Even while costs increased, the company managed to bring down its hot metal cost (except for alumina) to $920 per tone for the first time since 2018.
Vedanta produced more mined and refined zinc in a quarter than any other time in the company’s history. Thanks to better efficiency and stronger ore, the cost of mining zinc was $994 per ton in the latest quarter, the lowest in more than a year. Silver production also went up from the previous quarter to reach 177 tones in Q4.
