BDL · Capital Goods
Bharat Dynamics Ltd. reported revenue of ₹832 cr for October to December 2024, +38.2% on the year and +52.7% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹127 cr, a margin of 15.3%, −450 bps on the year and −290 bps on the quarter. Over the last 7 quarters the margin has ranged from −27.2% to 37.0%, averaging 10.5%. Operating costs grew +46.0%, faster than revenue at +38.2%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹147 cr, +8.9% on the year and +19.5% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹4.01. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew 7.9%, so the profit growth came from the business itself. The tax rate was 24% against an average of 28% over the previous 6 quarters, which lifted profit this quarter.
Capital goods and EPC revenue follows project execution, which makes quarters uneven; the order book and new orders tell more about the year than one quarter does. The quarterly statements do not carry the order book, new orders and working capital; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹15.43 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,114.90 trades at 72.3 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
Source: Quarterly statements
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Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹616 cr | ₹602 cr | ₹854 cr | ₹191 cr | ₹545 cr | ₹832 cr | ₹1,777 cr | ₹248 cr | ₹1,147 cr | ₹567 cr | ₹480 cr | ₹572 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −36% | −12% | +38% | +108% | +30% | +110% | −32% | −73% | +131% |
| EBITDA margin | 21.8% | 19.8% | 37.0% | −27.2% | 18.2% | 15.3% | 16.8% | −18.1% | 16.4% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 40% | 47% | 23% | 727% | 52% | 44% | 26% | 378% | 42% | 94% | 77% | 62% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 24% | 29% | 26% | 36% | 26% | 24% | 28% | 21% | 25% | 29% | 26% | 28% |
| Net profit | ₹147 cr | ₹135 cr | ₹289 cr | ₹7.0 cr | ₹123 cr | ₹147 cr | ₹273 cr | ₹18.0 cr | ₹216 cr | ₹73.0 cr | ₹113 cr | ₹119 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −83% | −16% | +9% | −6% | +157% | +76% | −50% | −59% | +561% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | — | −31% | +8% | −7% | — | +109% | −94% | −87% | — |
| EPS | ₹4.01 | ₹3.68 | ₹7.88 | ₹0.20 | ₹3.34 | ₹4.01 | ₹7.44 | ₹0.50 | ₹5.89 | ₹1.99 | ₹3.09 | ₹3.24 |
| Flags | 1 | 1 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd. reported revenue of ₹832 cr (+38.2% on the year) and net profit of ₹147 cr (+8.9% on the year) for October to December 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +7.9% on the year, against +8.9% for reported profit.
1 check raised a question: Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
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