NEW DELHI: Adani Ports & SEZ is likely to report over 20-30 per cent drop in net profit for the December quarter, partly led by foreign exchange gains in the year-ago quarter. Sales are seen falling in single digits, analysts said.
The company’s cargo (ex-Gangavaram) declined 12 per cent YoY to 67.2 million tonnes in the December quarter, led by weak coal and iron ore cargo. Container cargo remained flat YoY.
All eyes would be on the management volume guidance for FY22, given the weak cargo performance in the September and December quarters, Centrum Broking said.
ICICIdirect is expecting the Adani group company to report a 25.8 per cent YoY drop in profit at Rs 1,172.2 crore while it sees sales falling 8 per cent to Rs 3,445.5 crore. Topline fall is seen led by lower coal offtake — elevated international prices and higher supply of domestic coal.
“Similarly, Ebitda is expected to de-grow 14 per cent YoY due to adverse product mix. Ebitda margins are expected to contract 461 bps to 61.8 per cent. PAT will be hit due to the presence of a Rs 206 crore foreign exchange gain in the base quarter,” the brokerage added.
Centrum Broking, meanwhile, is expecting consolidated revenue to decline 7 per cent to Rs 3,490 crore and Ebitda by 21 per cent to Rs 2,140 crore. Unlike year-ago quarter’s strong forex gains, Centrum sees forex losses this time at Rs 39.60 crore.
PAT is likely to decline 31 per cent YoY to Rs 1,080 crore, the brokerage said.
Phillip Capital sees profit falling 19.4 per cent to Rs 1,271 crore. The topline growth, it said, will be driven by higher SEZ income while port revenues may remain muted, it said, adding that update on FY22 cargo and revenue guidance, and integration of Sarguja/Gangavaram will be sought.
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