Earnings Review
Aditya Birla AMC Q3 PAT up 22% YoY, exceeds Street view
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--Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec net profit INR 2.72 bln vs INR 2.22 bln yr ago
--Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec net profit INR 2.72 bln
--Analysts saw Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec net profit INR 2.54 bln
--Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec revenue INR 4.75 bln
--Analysts saw Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec revenue INR 4.72 bln
--Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec net profit INR 2.72 bln vs INR 2.22 bln yr ago
--Aditya Birla AMC Oct-Dec revenue INR 4.75 bln vs INR 4.38 bln year ago
--Aditya Birla AMC Apr-Dec net profit INR 7.94 bln vs INR 6.97 bln yr ago
--Aditya Birla AMC Apr-Dec revenue INR 13.76 bln vs INR 12.37 bln year ago
By Divya Moolayattil
MUMBAI - Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. saw a healthy growth in its net profit for the December quarter, on the back of a sharp rise in other income. The bottom line of the company exceeded the estimates from brokerages, but the top line was in line with the Street's projection.
The asset management company reported a net profit of INR 2.72 billion for the December quarter, up 22.4% on year and 11.3% on quarter. Brokerages had expected the company to report a net profit of INR 2.54 billion for the period. The asset manager's other income for the December quarter surged 121% on year and 87% on quarter to INR 840.3 million.
The company's revenue from operations rose over 8% on year and less than 4% sequentially to INR 4.75 billion. Brokerages had expected the company to report a revenue of around INR 4.72 billion for the reporting quarter.
The company declared its earnings during market hours. Despite the net profit exceeding estimates, shares of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC closed 1% lower at INR 774.25 on the National Stock Exchange. Intraday, the stock rose to a high of almost INR 800 while the low for the day was INR 767.
The asset manager's total income for the quarter was INR 5.59 billion, up over 17% from the year-ago quarter. The increase was mainly driven by rise in other income. Analysts had expected the company's other income to be around INR 700 million.
Aditya Birla AMC's total expenses for the December quarter stood at INR 1.95 billion, up 9.3% on year. Of these, the employee benefit expense increased 19% on year to INR 1.01 billion while other expenses were slightly lower at INR 657.4 million, capping the rise in expenses. The asset manager also notified an exceptional expense of INR 28.2 million on account of the statutory change in labour laws.
For the nine months ended Dec. 31, the company's net profit grew over 13% on year to INR 7.93 billion. Its revenue was up over 11% on year at INR 13.75 billion and its total income increased 10.7% on year to INR 16.2 billion.
The company's overall quarterly average assets under management for the December quarter increased to INR 4.81 trillion. In Oct-Dec, the average mutual fund assets under management totalled INR 4.43 trillion, 15% higher on year. The asset manager had a market share of 6.12%. Equity mutual fund average assets under management grew 11% on year to INR 1.99 trillion for the reporting quarter. The company's fixed income assets grew 19% on year to average INR 2.43 trillion in Oct-Dec, the company said in a presentation to investors. Individual monthly average assets under management saw a 7% increase on year during the quarter to INR 2.11 trillion.
Contributions towards systematic investment plans during the quarter were INR 10.8 billion across 4.04 million accounts. The company registered around 531,000 new systematic investment plan accounts during the quarter, whereas it had new registrations of 670,000 in the year-ago quarter. End
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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