GRAPHITE · Capital Goods
Graphite India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹793 cr for July to September 2023, — on the year and +6.2% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was −₹30.0 cr, a margin of −3.8%, — on the year and +840 bps on the quarter.
Net profit was ₹802 cr, — on the year and — on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹41.15.
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.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Half or more of pre-tax profit came from other income. What is it, and does it repeat?
Other income was 105% of profit before tax.
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Headline vs core profit, Exceptional items that recur, Operating margin on the year, Depreciation falling, Finance cost rising, Swing to loss or profit, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
This quarter's filing carries a balance sheet and a cash flow statement. The cash, receivables and borrowing checks run once the filing read is in.
| 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 | ₹793 cr | ₹690 cr | ₹720 cr | ₹728 cr | ₹643 cr | ₹523 cr | ₹666 cr | ₹665 cr | ₹729 cr | ₹642 cr | ₹816 cr | ₹842 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −3% | −19% | −24% | −7% | −9% | +13% | +23% | +23% | +27% |
| EBITDA margin | −3.8% | −1.9% | −1.4% | 15.5% | 17.1% | −1.5% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 6.5% | −17.0% | 17.1% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 105% | 252% | 195% | 68% | 67% | — | 83% | 90% | 85% | 84% | — | 45% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 19% | 32% | 57% | 17% | 23% | — | 29% | 20% | 28% | 31% | — | 20% |
| Net profit | ₹802 cr | ₹17.0 cr | ₹16.0 cr | ₹236 cr | ₹194 cr | −₹21.0 cr | ₹49.0 cr | ₹133 cr | ₹76.0 cr | ₹67.0 cr | −₹105 cr | ₹171 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | — | −76% | −224% | +206% | −44% | −61% | — | −314% | +29% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −81% | −81% | — | −1,600% | +588% |
| EPS | ₹41.15 | ₹0.92 | ₹0.82 | ₹12.13 | ₹9.98 | −₹1.02 | ₹2.56 | ₹6.86 | ₹3.94 | ₹3.48 | −₹5.32 | ₹8.80 |
| Flags | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ✓ |
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.
Graphite India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹793 cr (— on the year) and net profit of ₹802 cr (— on the year) for July to September 2023.
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