Results     12-Feb-24
Analysis
BASF India
Sales up 15%, OP up 289%
BASF India standalone net sales increased 14.77% to Rs 3,326.26 crore in Q3FY24 compared to Q3FY23. Sales of Agricultural Solution segment was up 19% to Rs 342.44 crore (accounting for 10% of total sales).  Sales of Materials segment increased 20% to Rs 1026.11 crore (accounting for 31% of total sales).  Sales of Industrial Solutions segment rose 5% to Rs 532.96 crore (accounting for 16% of total sales).  Sales of Surface Technologies segment has gone up 15% to Rs 205.69 crore (accounting for 6% of total sales).  Sales of Nutrition & Care segment rose 18% to Rs 784.94 crore (accounting for 24% of total sales).  Sales of Chemicals segment was up 7% to Rs 399.52 crore (accounting for 12% of total sales).  Sales of Others segment was up 13% to Rs 34.6 crore (accounting for 1% of total sales). 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) rose 637% to Rs 186.03 crore.  PBIT of Agricultural Solution segment rose to Rs 33.99 crore (accounting for 18% of total PBIT) compared to Rs 2.59 crore.  PBIT of Materials increased to Rs 46.28 crore (accounting for 25% of total PBIT) compared to loss of Rs 23.2 crore.  PBIT of Industrial Solutions segment rose 120% to Rs 39.44 crore (accounting for 21% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Surface Technologies segment reported loss of Rs 54 lakh.  PBIT of Nutrition & Care segment reported 79% increase to Rs 31.16 crore.  PBIT of Chemicals segment reported profit of 23.29 crore compared to loss of Rs 3.37 crore.  PBIT of Others segment rose 10% to Rs 12.41 crore (accounting for 7% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Agricultural Solution segment rose from 0.9% to 9.9%.  PBIT margin of Materials segment rose from negative 2.7% to 4.5%.  PBIT margin of Industrial Solutions segment rose from 3.5% to 7.4%.  PBIT margin of Surface Technologies segment fell from 1.4% to negative 0.3%.  PBIT margin of Nutrition & Care segment rose from 2.6% to 4%.  PBIT margin of Chemicals segment rose from negative 0.9% to 5.8%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 0.9% to 5.6%. 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 1.89% to 6.39%, leading to 288.52% rise in operating profit to Rs 212.48 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) decreased from 36.26% to 30.62%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 48.49% to 51.08%.   Employee cost decreased from 3.46% to 2.94%.   Other expenses fell from 9.77% to 8.60%.

Other income up 121.29% to Rs 26.51 crore.  PBIDT rose 258.47% to Rs 238.99 crore.  Provision for interest up 1.45% to Rs 2.79 crore.  Loan funds remained nil. 

PBDT rose 269.52% to Rs 236.2 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 6.41% to Rs 48.8 crore. 

Profit before tax grew 937.65% to Rs 187.40 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 47.34 crore, compared to Rs 7.42 crore.  Effective tax rate was 25.26% compared to 41.09%.

Profit after tax rose 1,216.35% to Rs 140.06 crore. 

Promoters’ stake was 73.33% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 73.33% as of 31 December 2022. 

For year-to-date (YTD) results analysis

Net sales (including other operating income) of BASF India has increased 0.38% to Rs 10,407.51 crore.  Sales of Agricultural Solution segment was up 11% to Rs 1570.98 crore (accounting for 15% of total sales).  Sales of Materials segment increased 5% to Rs 3010.9 crore (accounting for 29% of total sales).  Sales of Industrial Solutions segment fell 11% to Rs 1600.65 crore (accounting for 15% of total sales).  Sales of Surface Technologies segment has gone up 26% to Rs 641.88 crore (accounting for 6% of total sales).  Sales of Nutrition & Care segment rose 8% to Rs 2243.19 crore (accounting for 22% of total sales).  Sales of Chemicals segment was down 23% to Rs 1255.49 crore (accounting for 12% of total sales).  Sales of Others segment was down 2% to Rs 84.42 crore (accounting for 1% of total sales). 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) rose 25% to Rs 582.21 crore.  PBIT of Agricultural Solution segment rose 114% to Rs 344.27 crore (accounting for 59% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Materials decreased 29% to Rs 61.61 crore (accounting for 11% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Industrial Solutions segment rose 5% to Rs 112.98 crore (accounting for 19% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Surface Technologies segment reported profit of Rs 5.5 crore (accounting for 1% of total PBIT) compared to loss of Rs 1.67 crore.  PBIT of Nutrition & Care segment reported 66% fall to Rs 23.8 crore (accounting for 4% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Chemicals segment reported 19% fall in profit to 25.5 crore (accounting for 4% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Others segment fell 17% to Rs 8.55 crore (accounting for 1% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Agricultural Solution segment rose from 15.2% to 25.8%.  PBIT margin of Materials segment fell from 8.6% to negative 0.2%.  PBIT margin of Industrial Solutions segment fell from 7.4% to 4.6%.  PBIT margin of Surface Technologies segment fell from 6.3% to 2.3%.  PBIT margin of Nutrition & Care segment rose from 4.2% to  0.9%.  PBIT margin of Chemicals segment rose from 3.1% to 2.8%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 4.5% to 5.6%. 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 5.33% to 6.19%, leading to 16.48% rise in operating profit to Rs 644.19 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) decreased from 34.21% to 33.57%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 49.68% to 49.06%.   Employee cost increased from 2.68% to 2.90%.   Other expenses fell from 8.07% to 8.02%.  

Other income up 102.06% to Rs 51.08 crore.  PBIDT rose 20.22% to Rs 695.27 crore.  Provision for interest up 9.79% to Rs 12.78 crore.  Loan funds remained nil. 

PBDT rose 20.43% to Rs 682.49 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 5.47% to Rs 142.95 crore. 

Profit before tax grew 25.13% to Rs 539.54 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 137.7 crore, compared to Rs 110.67 crore.  Effective tax rate was 25.52% compared to 25.67%.

Profit after tax rose 25.38% to Rs 401.84 crore. 

Promoters’ stake was 73.33% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 73.33% as of 31 December 2022 .

 

The scrip is currently trading at Rs 3379

  

BASF India : Standalone Results

Particulars

2312 (03)

2212 (03)

Var.(%)

2312 (09)

2212 (09)

Var.(%)

2303 (12)

2203 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

3,326.26

2,898.10

15

10,407.51

10,367.88

0

13,644.77

13,099.73

4

OPM (%)

6.4

1.9

 

6.2

5.3

 

5.0

7.0

 

OP

212.48

54.69

289

644.19

553.07

16

686.64

911.4

-25

Other Inc.

26.51

11.98

121

51.08

25.28

102

37.44

24

56

PBIDT

238.99

66.67

258

695.27

578.35

20

724.08

935.40

-23

Interest

2.79

2.75

1

12.78

11.64

10

13.91

17.47

-20

PBDT

236.20

63.92

270

682.49

566.71

20

710.17

917.93

-23

Depreciation

48.8

45.86

6

142.95

135.54

5

182.08

170.57

7

PBT

187.40

18.06

938

539.54

431.17

25

528.09

747.36

-29

EO Income

0

0

 

0

0

 

15.31

12.56

22

PBT after EO

187.40

18.06

938

539.54

431.17

25

543.40

759.92

-28

Taxation

47.34

7.42

538

137.7

110.67

24

140.51

165.08

-15

PAT

140.06

10.64

999

401.84

320.5

25

402.89

594.84

-32

PPA

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

PAT after PPA

140.06

10.64

999

401.84

320.5

25

402.89

594.84

-32

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

#

#

 

90.4

135.1

 

Notes

* EPS is on current equity of Rs 43.29 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.

# EPS is not annualised

Var (%) exceeding 999 is restricted to 999

Figures in Rs crore

Source: Capitaline Corporate Database

 

BASF India : Standalone Segment Results

 

% of (Total)

2312 (03)

2212 (03)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2312 (09)

2212 (09)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2303 (12)

2203 (12)

Var.(%)

Sales

Agricultural Solution

10

342.44

288.04

19

15

1570.98

1409.82

11

13

1,797.11

1,538.69

17

Materials

31

1026.11

855.12

20

29

3010.9

2,862.14

5

28

3,840.23

3,527.77

9

Industrial Solutions

16

532.96

508.81

5

15

1600.65

1793.46

-11

17

2,349.82

2,294.30

2

Surface Technologies

6

205.69

178.91

15

6

641.88

508.18

26

5

697.17

577.78

21

Nutrition & Care

24

784.94

662.98

18

22

2243.19

2080.01

8

20

2,758.31

2,479.67

11

Chemicals

12

399.52

373.55

7

12

1255.49

1628.41

-23

15

2,095.51

2,570.11

-18

Others

1

34.6

30.69

13

1

84.42

85.86

-2

1

106.62

111.41

-4

Total Reported Sales

100

3,326.26

2,898.10

15

100

10,407.51

10,367.88

0

100

13,644.77

13,099.73

4

Less: Inter segment revenues

 

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

Net Sales

 

3,326.26

2,898.10

15

 

10,407.51

10,367.88

0

 

13,644.77

13,099.73

4

PBIT

Agricultural Solution

18

33.99

2.59

999

59

344.27

161.15

114

40

231.48

106.51

117

Materials

25

46.28

-23.2

-299

11

61.61

87.03

-29

10

58.43

370

-84

Industrial Solutions

21

39.44

17.94

120

19

112.98

107.36

5

23

132.15

159.75

-17

Surface Technologies

0

-0.54

2.55

PL

1

5.5

-1.67

LP

2

13.28

-31.03

-143

Nutrition & Care

17

31.16

17.45

79

4

23.8

70.2

-66

18

103.81

71.75

45

Chemicals

13

23.29

-3.37

LP

4

25.5

31.66

-19

7

39.73

110.61

-64

Others

7

12.41

11.29

10

1

8.55

10.3

-17

1

5.67

12.92

-56

Total PBIT

100

186.03

25.25

637

100

582.21

466.03

25

100

584.55

800.51

-27

Less : Interest

 

2.79

2.75

1

 

12.78

11.64

10

 

13.91

17.47

-20

Add: Other un-allcoable

 

4.16

-4.44

-194

 

-29.89

-23.22

29

 

-27.24

-23.12

18

PBT

 

187.4

18.06

938

 

539.54

431.17

25

 

543.4

759.92

-28

 

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