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Informist, Wednesday, May 21, 2025

 

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--NHPC Jan-Mar net profit INR 8.94 bln vs INR 6.93 bln year ago 
--NHPC Jan-Mar revenue INR 20.59 bln vs INR 16.49 bln year ago 
--NHPC FY25 net profit INR 30.84 bln vs INR 37.22 bln year ago 
--NHPC FY25 revenue INR 89.94 bln vs INR 83.96 bln year ago 
--NHPC to pay INR 0.51 per share final dividend for FY25 
--NHPC Jan-Mar operating margin 32.89% vs 46.32% year ago 

 

By Akash Mandal

 

MUMBAI – NHPC Ltd.'s bottom line saw robust growth during the March quarter mainly on the back of a strong top line growth. The company's bottom line saw a year-on-year growth for the first time in four quarters and its top line grew at the fastest pace since the June quarter of 2019. 

 

The public sector hydropower company's net profit for the quarter rose 29% on year to INR 8.94 billion. It was higher than both Elara Securities Pvt. Ltd. and Kotak Institutional Securities' estimates of INR 7.21 billion and INR 7.24 billion, respectively. Revenue from operations for the quarter rose 25% on year to INR 20.59 billion. Sequentially, the net profit tripled while revenue rose 4%. 

 

Total expenses for the March quarter rose over 9% on year but fell over 33% sequentially to INR 14.05 billion. Other expenses--the company's biggest expense by far in the quarter--rose 27% on year to INR 6.78 billion. Employee benefits expenses fell slightly on year and declined 44% on quarter to INR 3.67 billion. The public sector undertaking's depreciation and amortisation expenses rose 5% both on year and sequentially to INR 2.93 billion.

 

Operating margin for the March quarter fell to 32.89% from 46.32% a year ago. However, it rose from 28.47% it had reported in the December quarter.

 

In 2024-25 (Apr-Mar), NHPC's net profit slumped 17% on year to INR 30.84 billion. However, its revenue from operations rose 7% to INR 89.94 billion. The company, which detailed its earnings late Tuesday, declared a final dividend of INR 0.51 per share for FY25. On Tuesday, shares of the company ended 2.7% lower at INR 86.61 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

 

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