IOC · Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1.99 lakh cr for January to March 2024, — on the year and −0.6% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹11,975 cr, a margin of 6.0%, — on the year and −234 bps on the quarter.
Net profit was ₹5,488 cr, — on the year and −40.5% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹3.65.
Refining and marketing profits swing with crude and product margins, and inventory gains or losses can move a single quarter sharply. The quarterly statements do not carry refining margins, throughput and inventory gains or losses; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹29.55 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹129.68 trades at 4.4 times trailing earnings.
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.
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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 | ₹1.79 lakh cr | ₹2.00 lakh cr | ₹1.99 lakh cr | ₹1.94 lakh cr | ₹1.75 lakh cr | ₹1.94 lakh cr | ₹1.95 lakh cr | ₹1.92 lakh cr | ₹1.79 lakh cr | ₹2.05 lakh cr | ₹2.08 lakh cr | ₹2.66 lakh cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −2% | −2% | −3% | −2% | −1% | +2% | +6% | +7% | +39% |
| EBITDA margin | 12.9% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 1.5% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 5% | 16% | 23% | 23% | — | 70% | 15% | 20% | 12% | 9% | 12% | — |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 26% | 23% | 26% | 23% | — | 22% | 17% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 23% | — |
| Net profit | ₹13,713 cr | ₹9,225 cr | ₹5,488 cr | ₹3,723 cr | −₹449 cr | ₹2,147 cr | ₹8,368 cr | ₹6,808 cr | ₹8,191 cr | ₹13,502 cr | ₹15,176 cr | −₹1,141 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −75% | −103% | −77% | +52% | +83% | — | +529% | +81% | −117% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | −80% | −118% | −92% | +49% | +88% | — | +1,852% | +104% | −130% |
| EPS | ₹9.29 | ₹6.39 | ₹3.65 | ₹2.50 | −₹0.12 | ₹1.50 | ₹5.75 | ₹4.83 | ₹5.54 | ₹9.21 | ₹10.24 | −₹1.15 |
| Flags | · | · | · | 1 | 2 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2 |
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1.99 lakh cr (— on the year) and net profit of ₹5,488 cr (— on the year) for January to March 2024.
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