UPL · Chemicals
UPL Ltd. reported revenue of ₹14,078 cr for January to March 2024, — on the year and +42.4% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹1,848 cr, a margin of 13.1%, — on the year and +1,245 bps on the quarter.
The net loss was ₹80.0 cr, with earnings per share of ₹0.47.
Agri inputs are seasonal and move with the monsoon and with subsidy payments, so quarters are best compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The quarterly statements do not carry volumes, the monsoon and subsidy receivables; those come with the filing read.
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.
Half or more of pre-tax profit came from other income. What is it, and does it repeat?
Other income was 220% of profit before tax.
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Headline vs core profit, Tax rate lifting profit, Exceptional items that recur, Operating margin on the year, Depreciation falling, Finance cost rising, Swing to loss or profit, 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).
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 | ₹9,887 cr | ₹14,078 cr | ₹9,067 cr | ₹11,090 cr | ₹10,907 cr | ₹15,573 cr | ₹9,216 cr | ₹12,019 cr | ₹12,269 cr | ₹18,335 cr | ₹10,181 cr | ₹11,860 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +1% | +9% | +10% | +11% | +2% | +8% | +12% | +18% | +10% | −1% |
| EBITDA margin | 0.7% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 11.0% | 15.4% | 20.3% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 14.2% | 18.5% |
| Other income, % of PBT | — | 220% | — | — | 27% | −12% | — | 32% | 5% | 9% | — | 30% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −₹142 cr | — | — | ₹9.0 cr | ₹1.0 cr |
| Tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | — | 22% | 27% | 32% | — | 27% |
| Net profit | −₹1,607 cr | −₹80.0 cr | −₹527 cr | −₹585 cr | ₹853 cr | ₹1,079 cr | −₹176 cr | ₹612 cr | ₹490 cr | ₹1,294 cr | −₹73.0 cr | ₹452 cr |
| YoY | — | — | −617% | — | — | — | — | — | −43% | +20% | — | −26% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +144% | +12% | — | −37% |
| EPS | −₹14.41 | ₹0.47 | −₹4.55 | −₹5.25 | ₹9.81 | ₹10.61 | −₹1.04 | ₹6.75 | ₹4.70 | ₹12.57 | ₹0.12 | ₹4.99 |
| Flags | · | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | ✓ | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
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.
UPL Ltd. reported revenue of ₹14,078 cr (— on the year) and net profit of −₹80.0 cr (— on the year) for January to March 2024.
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