ZENTEC · Capital Goods
Zen Technologies Ltd. reported revenue of ₹242 cr for July to September 2024, +266.7% on the year and −5.1% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹80.0 cr, a margin of 33.1%, +427 bps on the year and −1,047 bps on the quarter. Over the last 6 quarters the margin has ranged from 28.8% to 52.3%, averaging 39.2%. Operating costs grew +244.7% against revenue growth of +266.7%, so more of each rupee of sales reached operating profit.
Net profit was ₹63.0 cr, +350.0% on the year and −20.3% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹6.94. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew 335.3%, so 15 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate was 23% against an average of 31% over the previous 5 quarters, which lifted profit this quarter.
Capital goods and EPC revenue follows project execution, which makes quarters uneven; the order book and new orders tell more about the year than one quarter does. The quarterly statements do not carry the order book, new orders and working capital; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹23.88 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,651.00 trades at 69.1 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 | ₹66.0 cr | ₹100 cr | ₹141 cr | ₹255 cr | ₹242 cr | ₹152 cr | ₹325 cr | ₹158 cr | ₹174 cr | ₹178 cr | ₹178 cr | ₹142 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +93% | +267% | +52% | +130% | −38% | −28% | +17% | −45% | −10% |
| EBITDA margin | 28.8% | 42.0% | 35.5% | 43.5% | 33.1% | 28.9% | 42.5% | 40.5% | 37.4% | 37.6% | 28.1% | 26.8% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 23% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 37% | 16% | 29% | 31% | 22% | 36% | 36% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 37% | 32% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 28% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 30% |
| Net profit | ₹14.0 cr | ₹30.0 cr | ₹38.0 cr | ₹79.0 cr | ₹63.0 cr | ₹43.0 cr | ₹114 cr | ₹53.0 cr | ₹62.0 cr | ₹56.0 cr | ₹47.0 cr | ₹32.0 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +65% | +350% | +43% | +200% | −33% | −2% | +30% | −59% | −40% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | +62% | +335% | −7% | +174% | −50% | −23% | +54% | −68% | −46% |
| EPS | ₹1.82 | ₹3.64 | ₹4.16 | ₹9.14 | ₹6.94 | ₹4.40 | ₹11.19 | ₹5.29 | ₹6.58 | ₹6.07 | ₹3.49 | ₹3.82 |
| Flags | · | · | · | 1 | ✓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 2 | 1 |
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Zen Technologies Ltd. reported revenue of ₹242 cr (+266.7% on the year) and net profit of ₹63.0 cr (+350.0% on the year) for July to September 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +335.3% on the year, against +350.0% for reported profit.
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