Earnings Review
Coal India Q1 PAT growth largely flat YoY but beats view
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--Coal India Apr-Jun consol net profit INR 88.52 bln
--Analysts saw Coal India Apr-Jun consol net profit at INR 86.88 bln
--Coal India Apr-Jun consol revenue INR 462.55 bln
--Analysts saw Coal India Apr-Jun consol revenue at INR 439.24 bln
--Coal India Apr-Jun consol PAT INR 88.52 bln vs INR 87.97 bln yr ago
--Coal India Apr-Jun consol revenue INR 462.55 bln vs INR 429.19 bln yr ago
--Coal India to pay INR 5.50 per share interim dividend
--Coal India interim dividend record date Jul 31
--Coal India Apr-Jun consol EBITDA INR 143.49 bln vs INR 143.48 bln yr ago
--Coal India Apr-Jun consol EBITDA margin 31% vs 33% year ago
--Coal India Q1 sales volume in e-auction 26.52 mln tn vs 21.25 mln tn yr ago
--Coal India Q1 avg realisation per tn INR 2,276.62 vs INR 2,208.23 yr ago
By Astha Oriel
NEW DELHI – Coal India Ltd. Monday reported consolidated bottom line for the June quarter that was flat on a year-on-year basis against analysts' expectation of a decline. This was despite a moderate year-on-year growth in revenues for the quarter. The company's net profit growth was held back as its total expenses grew faster than revenue from operations and total income.
The company's consolidated net profit grew 0.6% on year to INR 88.52 billion, against INR 87.97 billion in the year-ago quarter. However, the net profit beat analysts' consensus estimate of INR 86.88 billion.
The consolidated revenues from operations grew almost 8% on year to INR 462.55 billion, also beating the Street's expectation of INR 439.24 billion. The company's net sales for the year-ago quarter had added up to INR 429.19 billion.
A year-on-year increase in average realisations as well as sales volume supported the revenue growth for the quarter. The company's total income grew over 8% on year to INR 482.95 billion. However, its total expenses grew nearly 12% on year to INR 368.16 billion. Of this, the cost of materials consumed grew over 27% on year to INR 32.60 billion.
The other expenses, which accounted for almost 32% of total expenses, grew 14% on year to INR 116.58 billion. The expenses related to changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress grew nearly 849% on year to INR 14.18 billion. The contractual expenses grew nearly 11% on year to INR 86.58 billion.
However, the expenses related to employee benefits, which accounted for 30% of the total expenses, remained flat on year at INR 110.23 billion. The expenses related to depreciation and amortisation also remained flat at INR 23.03 billion.
The average realisation per tonne for the June quarter was INR 2,276.62 against INR 2,208.23 in the year-ago quarter. The company's sales volumes through electronic auctions grew to 26.52 million tonnes from 21.25 million tonnes a year ago. The sales volumes through fuel supply agreements grew to 168.07 million tonnes from 165.77 million tonnes. The sales volumes from washed coal and other categories grew to 3.64 million tonnes from 3.54 million tonnes. The overall sales volume grew to 198.23 million tonnes from 190.56 million tonnes.
Coal India's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation for the reporting quarter remained flat on year at INR 143.49 billion. Its EBITDA in the year-ago quarter was INR 143.48 billion. The EBITDA margin contracted to 31% from 33% in the year-ago quarter.
Coal India's board of directors approved INR 5.50 per share as an interim dividend for the financial year 2026-27 (Apr-Mar). The company fixed Jul. 31 as the record date for the dividend.
Coal India announced its June-quarter earnings after market hours. Monday, its shares closed at INR 427.50 on the National Stock Exchange, flat against Friday's close. End
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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