OIL · Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels
Oil India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹7,247 cr for July to September 2024, −3.3% on the year and −10.8% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹2,536 cr, a margin of 35.0%, −1,128 bps on the year and −370 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 6 quarters (range 35.0% to 46.3%). Operating costs grew +17.0%, faster than revenue at −3.3%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹2,069 cr, +223.3% on the year and +2.6% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹12.40. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 38.7%, so 262 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate of 21% is in line with its recent average.
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 ₹51.58 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹436.60 trades at 8.5 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.
Most of the profit growth did not come from the business. What lifted the gap?
Source: Quarterly statements
Other income is carrying a large and rising share of profit. Treasury gains, interest, or one-off?
Source: Quarterly statements
Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Exceptional items that recur, 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.
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 | ₹7,497 cr | ₹9,614 cr | ₹9,147 cr | ₹8,120 cr | ₹7,247 cr | ₹8,337 cr | ₹8,808 cr | ₹7,929 cr | ₹8,394 cr | ₹8,330 cr | ₹9,293 cr | ₹12,503 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +31% | −3% | −13% | −4% | −2% | +16% | −0% | +6% | +58% |
| EBITDA margin | 46.3% | 35.8% | 35.7% | 38.7% | 35.0% | 30.5% | 29.4% | 29.7% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 35.3% | 46.3% |
| Other income, % of PBT | −280% | 19% | 19% | 13% | 37% | 16% | 17% | 39% | 35% | 34% | 29% | 10% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 10% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 24% | 32% | 18% | 20% | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| Net profit | ₹640 cr | ₹2,608 cr | ₹2,333 cr | ₹2,016 cr | ₹2,069 cr | ₹1,457 cr | ₹1,497 cr | ₹2,047 cr | ₹1,644 cr | ₹1,436 cr | ₹2,424 cr | ₹4,027 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +44% | +223% | −44% | −36% | +2% | −21% | −1% | +62% | +97% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | +48% | −39% | −39% | −26% | −35% | −20% | −22% | +21% | +214% |
| EPS | ₹2.59 | ₹14.43 | ₹13.16 | ₹11.59 | ₹12.40 | ₹8.23 | ₹8.05 | ₹11.66 | ₹8.78 | ₹7.35 | ₹12.91 | ₹22.32 |
| Flags | · | · | · | ✓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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.
Oil India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹7,247 cr (−3.3% on the year) and net profit of ₹2,069 cr (+223.3% on the year) for July to September 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −38.7% on the year, against +223.3% for reported profit.
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