AURIONPRO SOLN Announces Quarterly Results (2QFY19); Net Profit Up 40.0%

Tue, 6 Nov

AURIONPRO SOLN has announced its results for the quarter ended September 2018. Here is a detailed performance review of the same:

AURIONPRO SOLN Quarterly Financials

No. of Mths Qtr. Ending		3 Sep-17*	3 Jun-18*	3 Sep-18*	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Net Sales	Rs m	1,686	1,202	1,339	11.4%	-20.6%
Other income	Rs m	0	30	37	23.0%
Turnover	Rs m	1,686	1,232	1,376	11.7%	-18.4%
Expenses	Rs m	1,389	961	1,049	9.2%	-24.5%
Gross profit	Rs m	298	241	290	20.5%	-2.5%
Depreciation	Rs m	92	77	77	0.8%	-15.6%
Interest	Rs m	56	26	29	12.5%	-47.7%
Profit before tax	Rs m	150	168	221	31.2%	46.8%
Tax	Rs m	13	42	28	-32.5%	120.1%
Profit after tax	Rs m	137	127	192	52.1%	40.0%
Gross profit margin	%	17.7	20.1	21.7
Effective tax rate	%	8.5	24.8	12.7
Net profit margin	%	8.2	10.3	14.0

Year-on-Year Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter fell 20.6% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. The expenses were down by 24.5% YoY during the same period.
• The company's operating profit declined by 2.5% YoY during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a growth and stood at 21.7% in 2QFY19 as against 17.7% in 2QFY18.
• Depreciation charges declined by 15.6% and finance costs declined by 47.7% YoY, respectively.
• Other income declined by 30700.0% YoY during the quarter.
• Net profit for the quarter increased by 40.0% YoY. Net profit margins during the quarter increased from 8.2% in 2QFY18 to 14.0% in 2QFY19.

Quarter-on-Quarter Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter grew 11.4% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis. The expenses were up by 9.2% QoQ during the same period.
• The company's operating profit increased by 20.5% QoQ during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a growth and stood at 21.7% in 2QFY19 as against 20.1% in 1QFY18.
• Net profit for the quarter increased by 52.1% QoQ, while net profit margins increased from 10.3% in 1QFY18 to 14.0% in 2QFY19.

To see how AURIONPRO SOLN has performed over the last eight quarters, please visit here.

AURIONPRO SOLN Share Price Performance

Over the last one year, AURIONPRO SOLN share price has moved up from Rs 175.0 to Rs 170.0, registering a Loss of Rs 5.0 or around 2.9%.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE IT Index is trading at Rs 14,210.7 (up 0.9%). Over the last one year it has moved up from 10,474.4 to 14,210.7, a gain of 3,736 points (up 35.7%).

Overall, the S&P BSE SENSEX is up 4.2% over the year.

Current Valuations

At the current price of Rs 170.0, the price to earnings (P/E) ratio of AURIONPRO SOLN stands at 5.5 times its trailing twelve months earnings, while its price to book value (P/BV) ratio stands at 0.5 times.