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  • Dec 21, 2015 - GIPCL: Stranded Gas Based Power Projects Dents Revenues

GIPCL: Stranded Gas Based Power Projects Dents Revenues

Dec 21, 2015 | Updated on Oct 30, 2019
Gujarat Industrial Power Co Ltd (GIPCL) declared its results for the quarter ended September 2015. Here is our analysis of the results.

Performance summary

  • Revenues declined by 8.5% YoY. Vadodara Station-I (145 MW) and Vadodara Station-II (165 MW) which are gas based power plants reported a lower Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 53.53% and 2.65% respectively which led to lower revenues.
  • Operating profits declined by 13.8% YoY on account of lower revenues.
  • Net profits declined at a slower pace as compared to decline in operating profits due to significant reduction in interest and taxation expenses.

Standalone financial performance

Rs (m) 2QFY15 2QFY16 Change 1HFY15 1HFY16 Change
Net revenue 3,338 3,054 -8.5% 6,806 6,408 -5.9%
Expenditure 2,311 2,169 -6.2% 4,290 4,437 3.4%
Operating profit 1,027 885 -13.8% 2,516 1,971 -21.7%
EBIDTA margin (%) 30.8% 29.0%   37.0% 30.8%  
Other Income 174 77 -55.7% 263 150 -43.1%
Depreciation 283 285 0.8% 871 566 -35.1%
Interest 236 154.4 -34.6% 443 328 -25.9%
Profit before tax 682 522 -23.4% 1,466 1,227 -16.3%
Tax 278 141 -49.1% 576 301 -47.6%
Effective tax rate 40.7% 27.0%   39.3% 24.6%  
Profit after tax/ (loss) 404 381 -5.7% 890 925 4.0%
Net profit margin (%) 12.1% 12.5%   13.1% 14.4%  
No. of shares (m)         151.3  
Diluted earnings per share (Rs)*         9.8  
Price to earnings ratio (x)*         8.0  

*On a trailing 12 months basis

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