PVRINOX · Media Entertainment & Publication
PVR INOX Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,622 cr for July to September 2024, −18.9% on the year and +36.2% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹479 cr, a margin of 29.5%, −582 bps on the year and +837 bps on the quarter. Over the last 6 quarters the margin has ranged from 21.2% to 35.4%, averaging 27.6%. Operating costs grew −11.6%, faster than revenue at −18.9%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
The company swung to a net loss of ₹12.0 cr from a profit of ₹166 cr a year earlier, with earnings per share of −₹1.20. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 128.8%, so 22 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business.
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.
Swung to a loss from a profit a year ago. One quarter, or a trend?
Source: Quarterly statements
Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
Source: Quarterly statements
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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.
| 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 | ₹1,546 cr | ₹1,256 cr | ₹1,191 cr | ₹1,622 cr | ₹1,717 cr | ₹1,230 cr | ₹1,450 cr | ₹1,823 cr | ₹1,850 cr | ₹1,547 cr | ₹1,622 cr | ₹2,105 cr |
| YoY | — | — | −9% | −19% | +11% | −2% | +22% | +12% | +8% | +26% | +12% | +15% |
| EBITDA margin | 30.5% | 22.1% | 21.2% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 23.5% | 27.9% | 33.6% | 33.8% | 29.2% | 32.6% | 36.5% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 328% | — | — | — | 91% | — | — | 25% | −8% | 127% | 34% | 10% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 27% | — | — | — | 23% | — | — | 26% | 20% | 3% | 25% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹13.0 cr | −₹130 cr | −₹179 cr | −₹12.0 cr | ₹36.0 cr | −₹125 cr | −₹54.0 cr | ₹106 cr | ₹95.0 cr | ₹186 cr | ₹56.0 cr | ₹263 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −107% | +177% | — | — | — | +164% | — | — | +148% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | −129% | — | — | — | — | +3,100% | — | — | +199% |
| EPS | ₹1.30 | −₹13.20 | −₹18.21 | −₹1.20 | ₹3.66 | −₹12.73 | −₹5.50 | ₹10.76 | ₹9.75 | ₹19.01 | ₹5.75 | ₹26.79 |
| Flags | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | 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.
PVR INOX Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,622 cr (−18.9% on the year) and net profit of −₹12.0 cr (−107.2% on the year) for July to September 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −128.8% on the year, against −107.2% for reported profit.
2 checks raised a question: Swung to a loss from a profit a year ago. One quarter, or a trend?
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