Moser Baer had recently announced strong December quarter results, reporting topline and bottomline growth of 63% and 65% respectively on a YoY basis. The performance for the nine- month period has been equally promising with revenues and profits growing YoY by 63% and 57% respectively. The company's operating margins for 3QFY04 and 9mFY04 have improved by 240 and 220 basis points respectively.
(Rs m) | 3QFY03 | 3QFY04 | Change | 9mFY03 | 9mFY04 | Change |
Sales | 2,934 | 4,768 | 62.5% | 7,024 | 11,420 | 62.6% |
Other Income | 0 | 21 | 7855.6% | 189 | 131 | -30.8% |
Expenditure | 1,792 | 2,797 | 56.0% | 4,310 | 6,762 | 56.9% |
Operating Profit (EBDIT) | 1,142 | 1,971 | 72.6% | 2,714 | 4,658 | 71.6% |
Operating Profit Margin (%) | 38.9% | 41.3% | 38.6% | 40.8% | ||
Interest | 199 | 170 | -14.5% | 454 | 505 | 11.3% |
Depreciation | 294 | 708 | 140.7% | 831 | 1,701 | 104.7% |
Profit before Tax | 649 | 1,114 | 71.7% | 1,618 | 2,583 | 59.6% |
Tax | - | 43 | 15 | 73 | ||
Profit after Tax/(Loss) | 649 | 1,071 | 65.0% | 1,603 | 2,510 | 56.6% |
Net profit margin (%) | 22.1% | 22.5% | 22.8% | 22.0% | ||
No. of Shares | 48.4 | 96.8 | 48.4 | 96.8 | ||
Diluted Earnings per share* (Rs) | 26.8 | 44.2 | 22.1 | 34.6 | ||
P/E Ratio (x) | 8.7 | |||||
(* annualised) |