NSLNISP · Metals & Mining
NMDC Steel Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,023 cr for April to June 2024, — on the year and +9.6% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was −₹401 cr, a margin of −19.8%, — on the year and +3,197 bps on the quarter.
The net loss was ₹547 cr, with earnings per share of −₹1.87.
Metal margins move with the spread between product prices and coal and ore costs, so large quarterly swings are normal here and say more about prices than about the business. The quarterly statements do not carry volumes, realisation per tonne and the cost of coal and ore; those come with the filing read.
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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Could not run on this quarter: Headline vs core profit, Other income carrying profit, Exceptional items that recur, Operating margin on the year, Depreciation falling, Finance cost rising, 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).
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 | ₹277 cr | ₹926 cr | ₹1,846 cr | ₹2,023 cr | ₹1,522 cr | ₹2,120 cr | ₹2,838 cr | ₹3,365 cr | ₹3,390 cr | ₹3,008 cr | ₹3,879 cr | ₹3,662 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | — | +449% | +129% | +54% | +66% | +123% | +42% | +37% | +9% |
| EBITDA margin | −26.0% | −44.2% | −51.8% | −19.8% | −29.0% | −30.9% | −10.3% | 12.1% | 6.1% | 3.3% | 20.8% | 10.9% |
| Other income, % of PBT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56% | — | — | 5% | 58% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29% | — | — | 19% | 32% |
| Net profit | −₹131 cr | −₹568 cr | −₹861 cr | −₹547 cr | −₹595 cr | −₹758 cr | −₹473 cr | ₹26.0 cr | −₹115 cr | −₹244 cr | ₹392 cr | ₹51.0 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +96% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +94% |
| EPS | −₹0.45 | −₹1.94 | −₹2.94 | −₹1.87 | −₹2.03 | −₹2.59 | −₹1.62 | ₹0.09 | −₹0.39 | −₹0.83 | ₹1.34 | ₹0.17 |
| Flags | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 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.
NMDC Steel Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,023 cr (— on the year) and net profit of −₹547 cr (— on the year) for April to June 2024.
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