Earnings Review
NALCO Q2 PAT rises on high sales, beats Street view
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--NALCO Jul-Sept net profit INR 14.33 bln
--Analysts saw NALCO Jul-Sept net profit at INR 10.61 bln
--NALCO Jul-Sept revenue INR 42.92 bln
--Analysts saw NALCO Jul-Sept revenue at INR 39.41 bln
--NALCO to pay INR 4 per share interim dividend
--NALCO interim dividend record date is Nov 14
--NALCO Jul-Sept net profit INR 14.33 bln vs INR 10.62 bln year ago
--NALCO Jul-Sept revenue INR 42.92 bln vs INR 40.01 bln year ago
--NALCO Apr-Sept net profit INR 24.97 bln vs INR 16.63 bln year ago
--NALCO Apr-Sept revenue INR 80.99 bln vs INR 68.58 bln year ago
--NALCO Jul-Sept chemicals revenue INR 18.34 bln vs INR 17.03 bln year ago
--NALCO Jul-Sept aluminium revenue INR 28.80 bln vs INR 27.27 bln year ago
By Udita S. Jaiswal
MUMBAI – National Aluminium Co. Ltd. reported a rise in its bottom line due to a rise in its top line and a fall in its total expenses in the September quarter. The company outperformed analysts' expectations on both net profit and net sales. The company reported a fall in its total expenses in the reporting quarter despite a rise in its raw materials consumed as its cost of power and fuel fell.
The government-owned aluminium company reported a nearly 35% on-year rise in net profit to INR 14.33 billion. This is more than the Street's estimates of INR 10.61 billion for the September quarter. This is the ninth straight quarter in which NALCO has seen an on-year rise in its net profit.
The company's net sales rose over 7% on year to INR 42.92 billion. The revenue was higher than the analysts' estimate of INR 39.41 billion. The company's other income rose 111% on year to INR 1.51 billion.
The company's tax outgo was INR 4.62 billion, up over 23%. The company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation was INR 20.77 billion in the September quarter, up 28% on year. Depriciation and amortisation were INR 1.81 billion, up nearly 0.3% on year and 1.1% on quarter.
The total expense of the company in the September quarter fell over 3% on year, despite the cost of raw materials consumed rising nearly 15% on year to INR 5.65 billion as the cost of power and fuel consumed fell nearly 10% on year to INR 7.33 billion. The company's employee benefits expense fell almost 8% on year to INR 4.40 billion.
The company will pay a final dividend of INR 4 per share for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar). The record date for the payment of the interim dividend is Nov. 14. The company's revenue from the aluminum segment was INR 28.80 billion and revenue from the chemical segment was INR 18.34 billion.
For the half year, the company's net profit was INR 24.97 billion and its net sales were INR 80.99 billion.
On Friday, shares of NALCO ended nearly 2% higher at INR 234.73 on the National Stock Exchange of India. End
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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