SUBEX LTD Announces Quarterly Results (4QFY19); Net Profit Down 14.2%

Wed, 15 May

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

SUBEX LTD Quarterly Financials

No. of Mths Qtr. Ending		3 Mar-18*	3 Dec-18*	3 Mar-19*	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Net Sales	Rs m	807	823	1,019	23.8%	26.3%
Other income	Rs m	4	3	4	48.1%	8.1%
Turnover	Rs m	810	826	1,023	23.9%	26.2%
Expenses	Rs m	725	760	801	5.3%	10.5%
Gross profit	Rs m	199	63	218	246.9%	9.9%
Depreciation	Rs m	10	12	14	19.0%	34.0%
Interest	Rs m	6	5	5	0.0%	-6.9%
Profit before tax	Rs m	186	49	203	317.7%	9.1%
Tax	Rs m	36	28	74	164.3%	107.3%
Profit after tax	Rs m	150	21	129	526.2%	-14.2%
Gross profit margin	%	24.6	7.6	21.4
Effective tax rate	%	19.2	57.6	36.5
Net profit margin	%	18.6	2.5	12.6

Year-on-Year Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter grew 26.3% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. The expenses were up by 10.5% YoY during the same period.
• The company's operating profit increased by 9.9% YoY during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a decline and stood at 21.4% in 4QFY19 as against 24.6% in 4QFY18.
• Depreciation charges increased by 34.0% and finance costs declined by 6.9% YoY, respectively.
• Other income increased by 8.1% YoY during the quarter.
• Net profit for the quarter declined by 14.2% YoY. Net profit margins during the quarter declined from 18.6% in 4QFY18 to 12.6% in 4QFY19.

Quarter-on-Quarter Performance:

• The company's operating income during the quarter grew 23.8% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis. The expenses were up by 5.3% QoQ during the same period.
• The company's operating profit increased by 246.9% QoQ during the quarter. Consequently, operating profit margins witnessed a growth and stood at 21.4% in 4QFY19 as against 7.6% in 3QFY18.
• Net profit for the quarter increased by 526.2% QoQ, while net profit margins increased from 2.5% in 3QFY18 to 12.6% in 4QFY19.

To see how SUBEX LTD has performed over the last eight quarters, please visit here.

SUBEX LTD Share Price Performance

Over the last one year, SUBEX LTD share price has moved up from Rs 6.7 to Rs 7.0, registering a Gain of Rs 0.3 or around 4.4%.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE IT Index is trading at Rs 15,445.1 (up 0.8%). Over the last one year it has moved up from 13,239.7 to 15,445.1, a gain of 2,205 points (up 16.7%).

Overall, the S&P BSE SENSEX is up 5.6% over the year.

Current Valuations

At the current price of Rs 7.0, the price to earnings (P/E) ratio of SUBEX LTD stands at 4.7 times its trailing twelve months earnings, while its price to book value (P/BV) ratio stands at 0.2 times.