Earnings Review
Sona BLW Q1 PAT, revenue beat estimates; margin down
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--Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol net profit INR 1.81 bln
--Analysts saw Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol net profit INR 1.74 bln
--Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol revenue INR 13.10 bln
--Analysts saw Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol revenue INR 12.78 bln
--Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol net profit up 45% on year, revenue up 54% on year
--Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol EBITDA INR 3.03 bln, up 49% on year
--Sona BLW Apr-Jun consol EBITDA margin 23.1% vs 23.8% year ago
--Sona BLW Q1 revenue from battery EV ops INR 4.36 bln, up 107% on year
--Sona BLW net order book INR 240 bln on Jun 30 vs INR 237 bln qtr ago
--Sona BLW Q1 EBITDA margin YoY down due to higher input prices, product mix
By Pratyush Kumar
MUMBAI – Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. Thursday reported a sharp rise in its consolidated net profit and revenues for the June quarter, beating analysts' estimates. The company reported the highest on-year growth in profit in the last 11 quarters and the highest on-year revenue growth in 19 quarters.
Sona BLW reported a bottom line of INR 1.81 billion for the June quarter, up 45% on year from INR 1.25 billion. The company's revenue from operations, including forex gains, rose 54% on year to INR 13.10 billion from INR 8.51 billion. Analysts had estimated net profit of INR 1.74 billion and net sales of INR 12.78 billion for the June quarter. On quarter, the company's net profit fell 6% while revenues rose 3%.
The company's total expenses increased 52% on year to INR 10.95 billion for the June quarter. Sona BLW's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation for the June quarter rose 49% to INR 3.03 billion. The company's EBITDA margin contracted 70 basis points to 23.1% from 23.8% in the year-ago quarter.
"We delivered our highest-ever quarterly revenue, BEV (battery electric vehicle) revenue, and BEV revenue share," Vivek Vikram Singh, the company's managing director and group chief executive officer, said. "BEV revenue more than doubled, and its share of automotive revenue reached an all-time high of 44% despite continued weakness in the US EV market."
The passenger vehicles segment contributed 51% to the company's revenues in the June quarter while 12% came from electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers, 7% from commercial vehicles, 29% from non-automotive (including railways), and 1% from the robotics and physical artificial intelligence market. The company's net order book was INR 240 billion as of Jun. 30.
Thursday, Sona BLW's shares ended at INR 719.75 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, down nearly 1% from Wednesday. The company announced its earnings after market hours. End
Edited by Shubhayan Bhattacharya
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