Results     22-Jul-22
Analysis
Hindustan Zinc
Improved performance led by higher LME prices
Hindustan Zinc consolidated net sales has increased 43.73% to Rs 9387 crore led by higher zinc volumes & zinc LME prices as well as favourable exchange rates while partly offset by lower silver prices. Zinc LME prices and zinc metal sales increased 34.2% and 10.2% respectively as compared to Q1 FY22. Sequentially revenue increased 6.7%, primarily due to higher zinc LME, gain from strategic hedging and higher lead & silver volumes which was partially offset by lower zinc volumes and lower lead & silver prices. Sequentially lead and silver sales volumes increased by 8.6% & 9.5% respectively.

Sales of Zinc,Lead and Silver segment has gone up 45.11% to Rs 9,175.00 crore (accounting for 99.34% of total sales).  Sales of Wind Energy segment has gone up 10.91% to Rs 61.00 crore (accounting for 0.66% of total sales). 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) have jumped 56.20% to Rs 4,583.00 crore.  PBIT of Zinc,Leadand Silver segment rose 56.93% to Rs 4,540.00 crore (accounting for 99.06% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Wind Energy segment rose 4.88% to Rs 43.00 crore (accounting for 0.94% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Zinc, Lead and Silver segment rose from 45.75% to 49.48%.  PBIT margin of Wind Energy segment fell from 74.55% to 70.49%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 46.00% to 49.62%. 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 54.48% to 54.72%, leading to 44.38% rise in operating profit to Rs 5,137.00 crore.  Employee cost decreased from 2.86% to 2.25%.   Other expenses rose from 41.26% to 42.52%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 11.37% to 11.44%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 7.54% to 9.49%.  

Other income fell 11.17% to Rs 310 crore.  PBIDT rose 39.42% to Rs 5447 crore.  Provision for interest fell 52.17% to Rs 44 crore. 

PBDT rose 41.63% to Rs 5403 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 11.09% to Rs 731 crore. 

Profit before EO grew 47.99% to Rs 4,672.00 crore.  The company reported nil EO items during the quarter compared to EO expense of Rs 134 crore towards amount charged in respect of settlement of entry tax dispute under Amnesty scheme launched by government of Rajasthan. PBT after EO rose 55% to Rs 4672 crore.

Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 1580 crore, compared to Rs 1040 crore.  Effective tax rate was 33.82% compared to 34.40%.

Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 55.93% to Rs 3,092.00 crore on account of higher LME prices while being partially offset by the rising input commodity prices.. 

Promoters’ stake was 64.92% as of 30 June 2022 compared to 64.92% as of 30 June 2021. Promoters pledged stake was 86.05% as of 30 June 2022 compared to 22.83% as of 30 June 2021. 

Commenting on the performance, Mr Arun Misra, CEO, said: “Hindustan Zinc delivered best first-quarter production for mined metal, refined metal & silver. With the exit run-rate for both mined & refined metal crossing over one million tonnes, we are fully geared to deliver another stellar performance this year. Board approval received for setting-up of the Fertilizer plant & an additional Roaster is also a welcome move. With such synergetic growth projects along the value chain, we are confident to deliver long-lasting sustainable value for all stakeholders.”

Mr Sandeep Modi, Deputy & Interim CFO, said: “Hindustan Zinc touched a new milestone with highest ever quarterly Revenue, EBITDA and Net Profit. Our proactive approach to cash in the opportunity from higher LME through strategic hedging helped us to protect overall margin in an input commodity inflationary environment. As a management team, we continue to monitor the coal cost situation closely & all efforts are in place to ensure security over the short term and reduce dependence on Thermal in the medium to long term through right investments in renewable projects.”

Operational Performance

Mined metal production for the quarter was at 252 kt, up 13.8% y-o-y on account of higher ore production at Kayad, Sindesar Khurd, Rampura Agucha mines. Sequentially, mined metal production saw a dip of 14.7% owing to lower ore production at our mines and overall metal grades.

Integrated metal production for the quarter was 260 kt, up 9.9% y-o-y, while remaining almost flat sequentially. Quarterly integrated metal production was bolstered by better plant & mined metal availability and was further supported by improved operating parameters. Integrated zinc production was 206 kt, up 9.7% y-o-y and sequentially was 2.4% lower. Integrated lead production for the quarter was up 10.8% y-o-y and 9.2% sequentially to 54 kt on account of the Pyro plant being operated in the Lead-mode for a part of the quarter and better plant availability.

Integrated silver production for the quarter was 177 MT, up 10.2% y-o-y and 9.4% sequentially in line with lead metal production.

Full year results analysis

Net sales of Hindustan Zinc have increased 30.10% to Rs 29440 crore. Sales of Zinc,Leadand Silver segment has gone up 30.51% to Rs 28,624.00 crore (accounting for 99.42% of total sales).  Sales of Wind Energy segment has gone up 19.42% to Rs 166.00 crore (accounting for 0.58% of total sales). 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 51.58% to 55.11%, leading to 39.01% rise in operating profit to Rs 16,225.00 crore.  Employee cost decreased from 3.39% to 2.42%.   Other expenses fell from 44.48% to 42.99%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 12.32% to 12.34%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 7.74% to 8.25%.  

Other income fell 33.15% to Rs 1216 crore.  PBIDT rose 29.28% to Rs 17441 crore.  Provision for interest fell 24.87% to Rs 290 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 7,201.00 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 3,124.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 1,953.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 1,425.00 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 716.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 compared to Rs 406.00 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 9,376.00 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 5,763.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Investments rose to Rs 15,052.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 12,957.00 crore as of 31 March 2021 . 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 44.76% to Rs 13,505.00 crore.  PBIT of Zinc,Leadand Silver segment rose 44.90% to Rs 13,405.00 crore (accounting for 99.26% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Wind Energy segment rose 28.21% to Rs 100.00 crore (accounting for 0.74% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Zinc,Leadand Silver segment rose from 42.18% to 46.83%.  PBIT margin of Wind Energy segment rose from 56.12% to 60.24%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 42.27% to 46.91%. 

PBDT rose 30.87% to Rs 17151 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 15.25% to Rs 2917 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 19,240.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 18,369.00 crore as of 31 March 2021. Intangible assets declined from Rs 361.00 crore to Rs 231.00 crore. 

Profit before EO grew 34.61% to Rs 14,234.00 crore. The company reported EO expense of Rs 134 crore towards amount charged in respect of settlement of entry tax dispute under Amnesty scheme launched by government of Rajasthan compared to nil EO items during the quarter. PBT after EO was up 33% to Rs 14100 crore.

Provision for tax was expense of Rs 4471 crore, compared to Rs 2594 crore.  Effective tax rate was 31.71% compared to 24.53%.

Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 20.66% to Rs 9,629.00 crore. 

Promoters’ stake was 64.92% as of 31 March 2022 compared to 64.92% as of 31 March 2021. Promoters pledged stake was 86.05% as of 31 March 2022 compared to 22.83% as of 31 March 2021. 

Cash flow from operating activities increased to Rs 12,691.00 crore for year ended March 2022 from Rs 10,567.00 crore for year ended March 2021. Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2022 stood at Rs 2,998.00 crore compared to Rs 2,481.00 crore during the year ended March 2021. 

The scrip is currently trading at Rs 283 

 

Hindustan Zinc : Consolidated Results

Particulars

2206 (03)

2106 (03)

Var.(%)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

9,387

6,531

44

29,440

22,629

30

OPM (%)

54.72

54.48

 

55.11

51.58

 

OP

5,137

3,558

44

16,225

11,672

39

Other Inc.

310

349

-11

1,216

1,819

-33

PBIDT

5,447

3,907

39

17,441

13,491

29

Interest

44

92

-52

290

386

-25

PBDT

5,403

3,815

42

17,151

13,105

31

Depreciation

731

658

11

2,917

2,531

15

PBT

4,672

3,157

48

14,234

10,574

35

Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates

0

0

-

0

0

-

PBT before EO

4672

3157

48

14234

10574

35

EO Income

0

-134

-

-134

0

-

PBT after EO

4672

3023

55

14100

10574

33

Taxation

1580

1040

52

4471

2594

72

PAT

3092

1983

56

9629

7980

21

Minority Interest (MI)

0

0

-

0

0

-

Net profit

3092

1983

56

9629

7980

21

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

23.01

18.89

 

Notes

* EPS is on current equity of Rs 845.06 crore, Face value of Rs 2, Excluding extraordinary items.

# EPS is not annualised

bps : Basis points

EO : Extraordinary items

Figures in Rs crore

Source: Capitaline Corporate Database

   

Hindustan Zinc : Consolidated Segment Results

 

% of (Total)

2206 (03)

2106 (03)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Sales

Zinc,Leadand Silver

99

9,175.00

6,323.00

45

99

28,624.00

21,932.00

31

Wind Energy

1

61

55

11

1

166

139

19

Total Reported Sales

100

9,236.00

6,378.00

45

100

28,790.00

22,071.00

30

Less: Inter segment revenues

 

0

0

-

 

0

0

-

Net Sales

 

9,236.00

6,378.00

45

 

28,790.00

22,071.00

30

PBIT

Zinc,Leadand Silver

99

4,540.00

2,893.00

57

99

13,405.00

9,251.00

45

Wind Energy

1

43

41

5

1

100

78

28

Total PBIT

100

4,583.00

2,934.00

56

100

13,505.00

9,329.00

45

Less : Interest

 

44

92

-52

 

290

386

-25

Add: Other unallcoable

 

133

181

-27

 

885

1,631.00

-46

PBT

 

4,672.00

3,023.00

55

 

14,100.00

10,574.00

33

 

 

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