Results     27-Apr-23
Analysis
Voltas
Net down 21% largely as OPM decline by 240 bps
Consolidated net sales (including other operating income) of Voltas for the quarter ended Mar 2023 has increased 10.88% to Rs 2956.8 crore.  Operating profit margin has declined from 9.79% to 7.38%, leading to 16.41% decline in operating profit to Rs 218.17 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 50.36% to 51.14%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 26.12% to 27.82%.   Employee cost decreased from 6.19% to 5.53%. Other expenses rose from 7.23% to 8.32%.   Other income rose 25.43% to Rs 46.66 crore.  PBIDT fell 11.19% to Rs 264.83 crore.  Provision for interest fell 0.56% to Rs 12.44 crore.  PBDT fell 11.66% to Rs 252.39 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 9.84% to Rs 10.38 crore.  Profit before tax down 12.39% to Rs 242.01 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 2.36% higher at Rs -28.17 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 70.61 crore, compared to Rs 64.69 crore.  Effective tax rate was 33.02% compared to 26.15%. Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 21.23% to Rs 143.92 crore.  Profit before and after tax was  impacted during the current quarter ended Mar 2023 due to provisions made on delayed collection in the international project business.

 

  • Sales of Electro Mechanical Projects segment has gone up 7.80% to Rs 745.79 crore (accounting for 25.39% of total sales).  Sales of Engineering Products and services segment has gone up 15.26% to Rs 142.35 crore (accounting for 4.85% of total sales).  Sales of Unitary Cooling Products segment rose 12.66% to Rs 2,048.62 crore (accounting for 69.76% of total sales).  
  • Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has slumped 11.68% to Rs 247.54 crore.  PBIT of Electro Mechanical Projects reported loss of Rs 14.01 crore compared to profit of Rs 47.57 crore.  PBIT of Engineering Products and services segment rose 36.99% to Rs 55.88 crore (accounting for 22.57% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Unitary Cooling Products segment rose 7.16% to Rs 205.67 crore (accounting for 83.09% of total PBIT).  
  • PBIT margin of Electro Mechanical Projects segment fell from 6.88% to 1.88%.  PBIT margin of Engineering Products and services segment rose from 33.03% to 39.26%.  PBIT margin of Unitary Cooling Products segment fell from 10.55% to 10.04%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 10.64% to 8.43%.  

 

Full year results analysis

Net sales (including other operating income) has increased 19.72% to Rs 9498.77 crore.  Operating profit margin has declined from 8.59% to 6.03%, leading to 16.02% decline in operating profit to Rs 572.37 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 49.70% to 52.12%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 25.18% to 24.89%.   Employee cost decreased from 7.61% to 7.23%.   Other expenses rose from 9.10% to 9.55%.   Other income fell 10.96% to Rs 168.45 crore.  PBIDT fell 14.92% to Rs 740.82 crore.  Provision for interest rose 14.38% to Rs 29.59 crore PBDT fell 15.82% to Rs 711.23 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 6.33% to Rs 39.62 crore.   Profit before tax down 16.84% to Rs 671.61 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 9.37% lower at Rs -120.65 crore.  EO Expense were Rs 243.82 crore against nil. The exceptional item (Rs. 243.82 crore) pertains to provisions made due to termination of contract and encashment of bank guarantees for two overseas projects in Dubai and Qatar, respectively. The company has initiated legal proceedings against the main contractors for recovery of the proceeds of bank guarantees and amounts due from them. Thus the PBT after EO was down 56% to Rs 307.14 crore. Provision for tax was expense of Rs 170.92 crore, compared to Rs 191.3 crore.  Effective tax rate was 55.65% compared to 27.43%. Minority interest decreased 36.65% to Rs 1.21 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 73.22% to Rs 135.01 crore.  

  • Sales of Electro Mechanical Projects segment has gone down 2.74% to Rs 2,402.91 crore (accounting for 25.56% of total sales).  Sales of Engineering Products and services segment has gone up 6.81% to Rs 521.96 crore (accounting for 5.55% of total sales).  Sales of Unitary Cooling Products segment rose 32.62% to Rs 6,474.50 crore (accounting for 68.88% of total sales).  
  • Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has slumped 14.65% to Rs 680.32 crore.  PBIT of Electro Mechanical Projects reported loss of Rs 58.23 crore compared to profit of Rs 125.77 crore.  PBIT of Engineering Products and services segment rose 27.12% to Rs 200.72 crore (accounting for 29.50% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Unitary Cooling Products segment rose 4.76% to Rs 537.83 crore (accounting for 79.06% of total PBIT).  
  • PBIT margin of Electro Mechanical Projects segment fell from 5.09% to 2.42%.  PBIT margin of Engineering Products and services segment rose from 32.31% to 38.46%.  PBIT margin of Unitary Cooling Products segment fell from 10.52% to 8.31%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 10.17% to 7.24%.  

Other developments

Carryforward order book of the Electro Mechanical Projects & Services segment was higher at Rs.8154 crores as compared to Rs. 5360 crorea in the corresponding quarter last year. Domestic projects booked orders worth Rs.1910 crore during the quarter as compared to Rs 848 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year.

To pay a dividend of  Rs 4.25 per share of Rs 1 face value each  for the year 2022·23. 

Equity capital stood at Rs 33.08 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 33.08 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 30.30% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 30.30% as of 31 March 2022 .  

Loan funds rose to Rs 650.58 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 360.83 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories declined from Rs 1,661.39 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 1,591.97 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 2,191.85 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 2,109.67 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 708.38 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 571.67 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Investments declined from Rs 3,615.39 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 3,108.64 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 550.61 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 370.66 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets stood at Rs 72.31 crore.  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 159.38 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 584.23 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 179.93 crore, compared to Rs 48.16 crore during the year ended March 2022.  

 

Voltas : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear ended
Particulars202303202203Var.(%)202303202203Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)2,956.802,666.5810.889,498.777,934.4519.72
OPM (%)7.389.79-241 bps6.038.59-256 bps
OP218.17261.01-16.41572.37681.55-16.02
Other Inc.46.6637.2025.43168.45189.19-10.96
PBIDT264.83298.21-11.19740.82870.74-14.92
Interest12.4412.51-0.5629.5925.8714.38
PBDT252.39285.70-11.66711.23844.87-15.82
Depreciation10.389.459.8439.6237.266.33
PBT242.01276.25-12.39671.61807.61-16.84
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates-28.17-28.852.36-120.65-110.31-9.37
PBT before EO213.84247.4-13.57550.96697.3-20.99
EO Income00--243.820-
PBT after EO213.84247.4-13.57307.14697.3-55.95
Taxation70.6164.699.15170.92191.3-10.65
PAT143.23182.71-21.61136.22506-73.08
Minority Interest (MI)-0.690.01LP1.211.91-36.65
Net profit143.92182.7-21.23135.01504.09-73.22
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations143.92182.7-21.23135.01504.09-73.22
EPS (Rs)*4.355.52-21.238.4815.23-44.31
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 33.09 crore, Face value of Rs 1, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


Voltas : Consolidated Segment Results
 Quarter endedYear ended
% of (Total)202303202203Var.(%)% of (Total)202303202203Var.(%)
Sales
Electro Mechanical Projects25.39745.79691.817.8025.562,402.912,470.49-2.74
Engineering Products and services4.85142.35123.5015.265.55521.96488.666.81
Unitary Cooling Products69.762,048.621,818.4112.6668.886,474.504,881.9232.62
Total Reported Sales100.002,936.762,633.7211.51100.009,399.377,841.0719.87
Less: Inter segment revenues 0.000.00- 0.000.00-
Net Sales100.002,936.762,633.7211.51100.009,399.377,841.0719.87
PBIT
Electro Mechanical Projects-5.66-14.0147.57PL-8.56-58.23125.77PL
Engineering Products and services22.5755.8840.7936.9929.50200.72157.9027.12
Unitary Cooling Products83.09205.67191.937.1679.06537.83513.404.76
Total PBIT100.00247.54280.29-11.68100.00680.32797.07-14.65
Less : Interest12.4412.51-0.5629.5925.8714.38
Add: Other un-allcoable-21.26-20.38-4.32-99.77-73.90-35.01
PBIT Margin(%)
Electro Mechanical Projects -1.886.88-875.47 -2.425.09-751.42
Engineering Products and services 39.2633.03622.70 38.4632.31614.22
Unitary Cooling Products 10.0410.55-51.54 8.3110.52-220.95
PBT100.00213.84247.40-13.57100.00550.96697.30-20.99
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