Results     04-Feb-23
Analysis
Aarti Industries
Sales down 20% due to termination fees in previous quarter
Aarti Industries consolidated net sales declined 19.68% to Rs 1667.68 crore in Q3FY23 compared to Q3FY22.  Operating profit margin has declined from 42.86% to 17.31%, leading to 67.56% decline in operating profit to Rs 288.68 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 35.18% to 52.80%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 3.67% to 7.30%.   Employee cost increased from 4.60% to 5.34%.   Other expenses rose from 13.72% to 17.91%.   Revenue from Operation for the previous period i.e. quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2021, is inclusive of accrual of termination fees of Rs. 631.25 crore arising on account of the termination of a long term supply contract by the customer. Hence to that extend the figure are not comparable.

Other income rose 250% to Rs 0.28 crore.  PBIDT fell 67.53% to Rs 288.96 crore.  Provision for interest rose 99.28% to Rs 46.97 crore. 

PBDT fell 72.07% to Rs 241.99 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 43.43% to Rs 82.1 crore. 

Profit before tax down 80.24% to Rs 159.89 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 23.36 crore, compared to Rs 83.72 crore.  Effective tax rate was 14.61% compared to 10.35%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 81.18% to Rs 136.53 crore. 

Promoters’ stake was 44.16% as of 31 December 2022 compared to 44.21% as of 31 December 2021 . 

For year-to-date (YTD) results analysis

Net sales (including other operating income) of Aarti Industries has increased 6.76% to Rs 4962.97 crore. 

Operating profit margin has declined from 31.37% to 16.87%, leading to 42.60% decline in operating profit to Rs 837.19 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 42.55% to 52.54%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 3.82% to 5.00%.   Employee cost increased from 5.59% to 5.64%.   Other expenses rose from 17.61% to 19.76%.  

Other income rose 6.25% to Rs 0.68 crore.  PBIDT fell 42.58% to Rs 837.87 crore.  Provision for interest rose 77.20% to Rs 135.22 crore. 

PBDT fell 49.19% to Rs 702.65 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 23.74% to Rs 226.74 crore. 

Profit before tax down 60.33% to Rs 475.91 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 79.36 crore, compared to Rs 159.19 crore.  Effective tax rate was 16.68% compared to 13.27%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 61.88% to Rs 396.55 crore. 

Promoters’ stake was 44.16% as of 31 December 2022 ,compared to 44.21% as of 31 December 2021 . 

Effect of the approval of Scheme of Arrangement

The Scheme of Arrangement for the demerger of Pharma Business Undertaking from Aarti Industries Limited (“the Company” or “the demerged company”) into its wholly owned subsidiary Aarti Pharmalabs Limited (“the resulting company”), ( “the Scheme”) was approved by Honourable National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad Bench on September 21, 2022 (which came into effect on October 17, 2022). Accordingly, all the assets and liabilities pertaining to the Pharma Business Undertaking, including supporting manufacturing units, employees, cash and cash equivalents and investments (including investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures), as defined in the Scheme, stand transferred and vested into the resulting company from its Appointed Date i.e. from July 01, 2021.

Pending receipt of the NCLT approval for scheme of arrangement, financial statements of the Company (before giving effect to scheme of arrangement) for the quarter and nine months ended 31st December 2021, year ended 31st March 2022 were  approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on February 5, 2022 and May 27, 2022 respectively. Pursuant to the approval of the said scheme, the company has recasted the historic audited financials from the Appointed date of 1st July 2021 to carry out the changes arising due to adoption of the scheme of arrangement. Hence the audited financials, mentioned above, in respect of the historic periods have been suitably recasted and thus are not comparable to the ones as announced in past in respective board meetings.

Pursuant to the approval of Scheme of Arrangement, Aarti Industries Limtied now has only one segment, ie specaility chemical segment. Hence segment reporting was not applicable.

Full year results analysis

Net sales of Aarti Industries has increased 35.05% to Rs 6085.51 crore.  Sales of Speciality Chemicals segment has gone up 62.60% to Rs 6,619.38 crore (accounting for 83.59% of total sales).  Sales of Pharmaceuticals segment has gone up 36.50% to Rs 1,299.93 crore (accounting for 16.41% of total sales).  Inter-segment sales rose Rs 517.18 crore to Rs 919.35 crore. 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 91.60% to Rs 1,834.26 crore.  PBIT of Speciality Chemicals segment rose 116.24% to Rs 1,613.93 crore (accounting for 87.99% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Pharmaceuticals segment rose 4.44% to Rs 220.33 crore (accounting for 12.01% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Speciality Chemicals segment rose from 18.33% to 24.38%.  PBIT margin of Pharmaceuticals segment fell from 22.15% to 16.95%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 19.06% to 23.16%. 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 21.78% to 28.27%, leading to 75.25% rise in operating profit to Rs 1,720.11 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 42.50% to 44.38%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 5.36% to 4.30%.   Employee cost decreased from 8.15% to 5.67%.   Other expenses fell from 22.47% to 18.33%.

Other income rose 10% to Rs 0.77 crore.  PBIDT rose 75.20% to Rs 1720.88 crore.  Provision for interest rose 18.48% to Rs 102.33 crore. 

PBDT rose 80.67% to Rs 1618.55 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 6.52% to Rs 246.4 crore. 

Profit before tax grew 106.48% to Rs 1,372.15 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 186.25 crore, compared to Rs 129.33 crore.  Effective tax rate was 13.57% compared to 19.46%.

Minority interest decreased 98.04% to Rs 0.23 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 126.50% to Rs 1,185.67 crore. 

Equity capital increased from Rs 87.12 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 181.25 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 5.00. 

Promoters’ stake was 44.19% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 46.82% as of 31 March 2021.   

The scrip trades at Rs 531

  

Aarti Industries : Consolidated Results

Particulars

2212 (03)

2112 (03)

Var.(%)

2212 (09)

2112 (09)

Var.(%)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

1,667.68

2,076.17

-20

4,962.97

4,648.79

7

6,085.51

4,506.10

35

OPM (%)

17.3

42.9

 

16.9

31.4

 

28.3

21.8

 

OP

288.68

889.8

-68

837.19

1,458.48

-43

1,720.11

981.53

75

Other Inc.

0.28

0.08

250

0.68

0.64

6

0.77

0.7

10

PBIDT

288.96

889.88

-68

837.87

1,459.12

-43

1,720.88

982.23

75

Interest

46.97

23.57

99

135.22

76.31

77

102.33

86.37

18

PBDT

241.99

866.31

-72

702.65

1,382.81

-49

1,618.55

895.86

81

Depreciation

82.1

57.24

43

226.74

183.24

24

246.4

231.31

7

PBT

159.89

809.07

-80

475.91

1199.57

-60

1372.15

664.55

106

Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates

0

0

-

0

0

-

0

0

-

PBT before EO

159.89

809.07

-80

475.91

1199.57

-60

1372.15

664.55

106

EO Income

0

0

-

0

0

-

0

0

-

PBT after EO

159.89

809.07

-80

475.91

1199.57

-60

1372.15

664.55

106

Taxation

23.36

83.72

-72

79.36

159.19

-50

186.25

129.33

44

PAT

136.53

725.35

-81

396.55

1040.38

-62

1185.9

535.22

122

Minority Interest (MI)

0

0.05

-

0

0.21

-

0.23

11.75

-98

Net profit

136.53

725.3

-81

396.55

1040.17

-62

1185.67

523.47

127

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

#

#

 

32.7

14.4

 

Notes

* EPS is on current equity of Rs 181.25 crore, Face value of Rs 5, Excluding extraordinary items.

# EPS is not annualised

bps : Basis points

EO : Extraordinary items

Figures in Rs crore

Source: Capitaline Corporate Database

 

 

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