POWERGRID · Power
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹11,278 cr for July to September 2024, +0.1% on the year and +2.5% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹9,597 cr, a margin of 85.1%, −109 bps on the year and −159 bps on the quarter. Over the last 6 quarters the margin has ranged from 82.8% to 88.1%, averaging 85.6%. Operating costs grew +8.0%, broadly with revenue, so operating profit kept pace with sales.
Net profit was ₹3,793 cr, +0.3% on the year and +1.9% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹4.08. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 5.6%, so 6 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate of 19% is in line with its recent average.
Most power earnings are regulated returns on equity, with fuel costs passed through, so revenue can swing with fuel prices while profit moves far less. The quarterly statements do not carry plant load factor, capacity added and regulated equity; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹16.89 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹250.80 trades at 14.8 times trailing earnings.
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| 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 | ₹11,267 cr | ₹11,550 cr | ₹11,978 cr | ₹11,006 cr | ₹11,278 cr | ₹11,233 cr | ₹12,275 cr | ₹11,196 cr | ₹11,476 cr | ₹12,395 cr | ₹11,666 cr | ₹11,497 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −0% | +0% | −3% | +2% | +2% | +2% | +10% | −5% | +3% |
| EBITDA margin | 86.2% | 88.1% | 82.8% | 86.7% | 85.1% | 84.9% | 83.0% | 81.3% | 78.9% | 85.6% | 45.5% | 82.0% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 16% | 8% | 208% | 5% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 13% | 16% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 24% | — | 20% |
| Net profit | ₹3,781 cr | ₹4,028 cr | ₹4,166 cr | ₹3,724 cr | ₹3,793 cr | ₹3,862 cr | ₹4,143 cr | ₹3,631 cr | ₹3,566 cr | ₹4,185 cr | ₹4,546 cr | ₹3,598 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +4% | +0% | −4% | −1% | −2% | −6% | +8% | +10% | −1% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | +7% | −6% | −1% | −1% | −6% | −5% | +14% | −104% | +6% |
| EPS | ₹4.07 | ₹4.33 | ₹4.48 | ₹4.00 | ₹4.08 | ₹4.15 | ₹4.45 | ₹3.90 | ₹3.83 | ₹4.50 | ₹4.89 | ₹3.87 |
| Flags | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✓ | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 3 | ✓ |
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Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. reported revenue of ₹11,278 cr (+0.1% on the year) and net profit of ₹3,793 cr (+0.3% on the year) for July to September 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −5.6% on the year, against +0.3% for reported profit.
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