NCC · Construction
NCC Ltd. reported revenue of ₹5,345 cr for October to December 2024, +1.6% on the year and +2.9% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹441 cr, a margin of 8.3%, −135 bps on the year and −28 bps on the quarter. Over the last 7 quarters the margin has ranged from 6.4% to 9.6%, averaging 8.5%. Operating costs grew +3.1%, faster than revenue at +1.6%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹206 cr, −10.8% on the year and +17.7% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹3.08. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 25.0%, so 14 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate was 24% against an average of 29% 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 ₹12.83 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹125.70 trades at 9.8 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.
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Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
| Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹5,260 cr | ₹6,485 cr | ₹5,528 cr | ₹5,196 cr | ₹5,345 cr | ₹6,131 cr | ₹5,179 cr | ₹4,543 cr | ₹4,868 cr | ₹6,233 cr | ₹5,812 cr | ₹6,015 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +26% | +10% | +2% | −5% | −6% | −13% | −9% | +2% | +12% | +32% |
| EBITDA margin | 9.6% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 8.8% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 9% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 20% | 0% | 7% | 10% | 10% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 29% | 33% | 26% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Net profit | ₹231 cr | ₹239 cr | ₹223 cr | ₹175 cr | ₹206 cr | ₹265 cr | ₹205 cr | ₹167 cr | ₹135 cr | ₹217 cr | ₹229 cr | ₹199 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +21% | +103% | −11% | +11% | −8% | −4% | −34% | −18% | +12% | +19% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | +20% | +128% | −25% | −10% | −12% | −25% | −18% | −12% | +19% | +46% |
| EPS | ₹3.51 | ₹3.81 | ₹3.34 | ₹2.60 | ₹3.08 | ₹4.04 | ₹3.06 | ₹2.46 | ₹1.95 | ₹3.28 | ₹3.45 | ₹2.93 |
| Flags | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 |
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NCC Ltd. reported revenue of ₹5,345 cr (+1.6% on the year) and net profit of ₹206 cr (−10.8% on the year) for October to December 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −25.0% on the year, against −10.8% for reported profit.
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