JAIPRAKASH POWER Announces Quarterly Results (4QFY19); Net Profit Down 55.3%

Tue, 14 May

JAIPRAKASH POWER has announced its results for the quarter ended March 2019. Here is a detailed performance review of the same:

JAIPRAKASH POWER Quarterly Financials

No. of Mths Qtr. Ending		3 Mar-18*	3 Dec-18*	3 Mar-19*	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Net Sales	Rs m	7,012	9,244	7,710	-16.6%	9.9%
Other income	Rs m	154	743	155	-79.2%	0.1%
Turnover	Rs m	7,167	9,987	7,864	-21.3%	9.7%
Expenses	Rs m	4,946	6,311	6,778	7.4%	37.0%
Gross profit	Rs m	2,066	2,933	931	-68.2%	-54.9%
Depreciation	Rs m	1,192	1,197	1,163	-2.9%	-2.5%
Interest	Rs m	3,535	3,287	3,627	10.4%	2.6%
Profit before tax	Rs m	-2,507	-808	-3,704
Tax	Rs m	-934	151	-1,261	-935.7%
Profit after tax	Rs m	-1,573	-959	-2,443
Gross profit margin	%	29.5	31.7	12.1
Effective tax rate	%	37.2	-18.7	34.0
Net profit margin	%	-22.0	-9.6	-31.1

Year-on-Year Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter grew 9.9% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. The expenses were up by 37.0% YoY during the same period.
• The company's operating profit declined by 54.9% YoY during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a decline and stood at 12.1% in 4QFY19 as against 29.5% in 4QFY18.
• Depreciation charges declined by 2.5% and finance costs increased by 2.6% YoY, respectively.
• Other income increased by 0.1% YoY during the quarter.
• Net profit for the quarter declined by 55.3% YoY. Net profit margins during the quarter declined from -22.0% in 4QFY18 to -31.1% in 4QFY19.

Quarter-on-Quarter Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter fell 16.6% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis. The expenses were up by 7.4% QoQ during the same period.
• The company's operating profit declined by 68.2% QoQ during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a decline and stood at 12.1% in 4QFY19 as against 31.7% in 3QFY18.
• Net profit for the quarter declined by 154.7% QoQ, while net profit margins declined from -9.6% in 3QFY18 to -31.1% in 4QFY19.

To see how JAIPRAKASH POWER has performed over the last eight quarters, please visit here.

JAIPRAKASH POWER Share Price Performance

Over the last one year, JAIPRAKASH POWER share price has moved up from Rs 3.7 to Rs 3.0, registering a Loss of Rs 0.7 or around 18.7%.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE POWER Index is trading at Rs 1,845.2 (up 0.0%). Over the last one year it has moved down from 2,145.7 to 1,845.2, a gain of 301 points (down 14.0%).

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

Current Valuations

At the current price of Rs 3.0, the price to book value (P/BV) ratio of JAIPRAKASH POWER stands at 0.1 times.