Results     13-May-23
Analysis
Vedanta
NP down 68%
Vedanta consolidated net sales declined 4.75% to Rs 37930 crore in Q4FY23 compared to Q4FY22.  Sales of Iron Ore segment has gone up 18.92% to Rs 2,219.00 crore (accounting for 5.94% of total sales).  Sales of Power segment has gone up 12.27% to Rs 1,894.00 crore (accounting for 5.07% of total sales).  Sales of oil & Gas segment has gone down 16.85% to Rs 3,276.00 crore (accounting for 8.78% of total sales).  Sales of copper segment has gone up 17.38% to Rs 5,107.00 crore (accounting for 13.68% of total sales).  Sales of Aluminum segment has gone down 19.90% to Rs 12,396.00 crore (accounting for 33.21% of total sales).  Sales of others segment has gone up 18.04% to Rs 3,017.00 crore (accounting for 8.08% of total sales).  Sales of Zinc International has gone down 6.20% to Rs 1,165.00 crore (accounting for 3.12% of total sales).  Sales of Zinc & Lead - India segment has gone down 6.81% to Rs 7,037.00 crore (accounting for 18.85% of total sales).  Sales of Silver - India segment rose 17.47% to Rs 1,217.00 crore (accounting for 3.26% of total sales).  Inter-segment sales came down from Rs 362.00 crore to Rs 103.00 crore. 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has slumped 32.00% to Rs 9,362.00 crore.  PBIT of Iron Ore segment fell 34.67% to Rs 358.00 crore (accounting for 3.82% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Power segment rose 90.43% to Rs 358.00 crore (accounting for 3.82% of total PBIT).  PBIT of oil & Gas segment fell 18.22% to Rs 1,679.00 crore (accounting for 17.93% of total PBIT).  PBIT of copper segment rose 233.33% to Rs 50.00 crore (accounting for 0.53% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Aluminum segment fell 64.33% to Rs 1,861.00 crore (accounting for 19.88% of total PBIT).  PBIT of others segment fell 2.06% to Rs 285.00 crore (accounting for 3.04% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Zinc, Lead & Silver fell 13.25% to Rs 4,327.00 crore (accounting for 46.22% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Zinc International fell 4.93% to Rs 444.00 crore (accounting for 4.74% of total PBIT). 

Operating profit margin has declined from 34.23% to 24.94%, leading to 30.62% decline in operating profit to Rs 9,459.00 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 27.98% to 30.36%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 0.09% to 0.12%.   Employee cost increased from 1.78% to 2.13%.   Other expenses rose from 36.46% to 42.40%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 15.44% to 17.73%.  

Other income rose 15.38% to Rs 705 crore.  PBIDT fell 28.64% to Rs 10164 crore.  Provision for interest rose 35.41% to Rs 1805 crore. 

PBDT fell 35.26% to Rs 8359 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 16.23% to Rs 2765 crore.  

Profit before tax down 46.89% to Rs 5,594.00 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Extraordinary items were decreased to Rs -1,336.00 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 1126 crore, compared to Rs 2935 crore.  Effective tax rate was 26.44% compared to 28.79%.

Minority interest decreased 14.43% to Rs 1,251.00 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 67.56% to Rs 1,881.00 crore. 

Equity capital stood at Rs 372.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 372.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00. 

Promoters’ stake was 68.11% as of 31 March 2023 compared to 69.69% as of 31 March 2022.  Promoters pledged stake was 99.99% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 99.99% as of 31 March 2022.

Mr Sunil Duggal, Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta, said “Our commitment to operational excellence has helped us deliver record performance across our key businesses. We have delivered the highest-ever free cash flow (pre-capex) of ?28,068 crore, enabling us to reinvest for business growth and provide our valued shareholders with attractive dividends. Our progress on ESG transformation has been recognized by leading rating agencies, making it a remarkable year for us. We finalized 1868 MW renewable power delivery agreements which brings us one step closer towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner. Going ahead, we remain committed to operational excellence, shareholder value creation and transforming for good.”

Full year results analysis

Net sales (including other operating income) of Vedanta has increased 10.98% to Rs 147308 crore.  Sales of Iron Ore segment has gone up 2.41% to Rs 6,503.00 crore (accounting for 4.45% of total sales).  Sales of Power segment has gone up 23.60% to Rs 7,201.00 crore (accounting for 4.93% of total sales).  Sales of oil & Gas segment has gone up 20.98% to Rs 15,038.00 crore (accounting for 10.29% of total sales).  Sales of copper segment has gone up 15.44% to Rs 17,491.00 crore (accounting for 11.96% of total sales).  Sales of Aluminum segment has gone up 2.99% to Rs 52,403.00 crore (accounting for 35.84% of total sales).  Sales of others segment has gone up 15.97% to Rs 9,245.00 crore (accounting for 6.32% of total sales).  Sales of Zinc International has gone up 16.17% to Rs 5,209.00 crore (accounting for 3.56% of total sales).  Sales of Zinc & Lead - India segment has gone up 17.67% to Rs 28,732.00 crore (accounting for 19.65% of total sales).  Sales of Silver - India segment rose 4.33% to Rs 4,388.00 crore (accounting for 3.00% of total sales).  Inter-segment sales rose Rs 526.00 crore to Rs 806.00 crore. 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has slumped 22.24% to Rs 35,241.00 crore.  PBIT of Iron Ore segment fell 56.67% to Rs 988.00 crore (accounting for 2.80% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Power segment fell 21.35% to Rs 851.00 crore (accounting for 2.41% of total PBIT).  PBIT of oil & Gas segment rose 29.87% to Rs 7,782.00 crore (accounting for 22.08% of total PBIT).  PBIT of copper segment rose 96.52% to Rs -4.00 crore (accounting for -0.01% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Aluminum segment fell 66.33% to Rs 5,837.00 crore (accounting for 16.56% of total PBIT).  PBIT of others segment fell 63.87% to Rs 379.00 crore (accounting for 1.08% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Zinc,Lead and Silver_India segment rose 8.12% to Rs 17,474.00 crore (accounting for 49.58% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Zinc International rose 26.16% to Rs 1,934.00 crore (accounting for 5.49% of total PBIT). 

Operating profit margin has declined from 33.77% to 23.37%, leading to 23.21% decline in operating profit to Rs 34,422.00 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 27.75% to 30.11%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.10% to 0.04%.   Employee cost increased from 2.09% to 2.10%.   Other expenses rose from 36.81% to 44.44%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 15.54% to 20.96%.  

Other income rose 9.65% to Rs 2851 crore.  PBIDT fell 21.40% to Rs 37273 crore.  Provision for interest rose 29.77% to Rs 6225 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 66,628.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 53,583.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 15,012.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 14,313.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 4,014.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 4,946.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 15,355.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 9,254.00 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Investments declined from Rs 17,291.00 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 13,150.00 crore as of 31 March 2023. 

PBDT fell 27.16% to Rs 31048 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 18.66% to Rs 10555 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 1,11,041.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 1,06,220.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 3,125.00 crore to Rs 4,232.00 crore. 

Profit before tax down 39.25% to Rs 20,493.00 crore.  Extraordinary items were increased to Rs -217.00 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 5770 crore, compared to Rs 9255 crore.  Effective tax rate was 28.46% compared to 28.08%.

Minority interest decreased 19.95% to Rs 3,929.00 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 43.76% to Rs 10,574.00 crore. 

Equity capital stood at Rs 372.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 372.00 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00. 

Promoters’ stake was 68.11% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 69.69% as of 31 March 2022 .  Promoters pledged stake was 99.99% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 99.99% as of 31 March 2022 . 

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 33,065.00 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 34,963.00 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 13,787.00 crore, compared to Rs 10,630.00 crore during the year ended March 2022. 

The scrip is currently trading at Rs 275

 

Vedanta : Consolidated Results

Particulars

2303 (03)

2203 (03)

Var.(%)

2303 (12)

2203 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

37,930

39,822

-5

1,47,308

1,32,732

11

OPM (%)

24.9

34.2

 

23.4

33.8

 

OP

9,459

13,633

-31

34,422

44,824

-23

Other Inc.

705

611

15

2,851

2,600

10

PBIDT

10,164

14,244

-29

37,273

47,424

-21

Interest

1,805

1,333

35

6,225

4,797

30

PBDT

8,359

12,911

-35

31,048

42,627

-27

Depreciation

2,765

2,379

16

10,555

8,895

19

PBT

5,594

10,532

-47

20,493

33,732

-39

Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates

0

0

-

-3

1

PL

PBT before EO

5594

10532

-47

20490

33733

-39

EO Income

-1336

-336

-298

-217

-768

72

PBT after EO

4258

10196

-58

20273

32965

-39

Taxation

1126

2935

-62

5770

9255

-38

PAT

3132

7261

-57

14503

23710

-39

Minority Interest (MI)

1251

1462

-14

3929

4908

-20

Net profit

1881

5799

-68

10574

18802

-44

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

28.8

51.8

 

Notes

* EPS is on current equity of Rs 371.72 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

 

Vedanta : Consolidated Segment Results

Particulars

% of (Total)

2303 (03)

2203 (03)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2303 (12)

2203 (12)

Var.(%)

Sales

Iron Ore

6

2219

1866

19

4

6503

6350

2

Power

5

1894

1687

12

5

7201

5826

24

oil & Gas

9

3276

3940

-17

10

15038

12430

21

copper

14

5107

4351

17

12

17491

15151

15

Aluminum

33

12396

15475

-20

36

52403

50881

3

others

8

3017

2556

18

6

9245

7972

16

Zinc International

3

1165

1242

-6

4

5209

4484

16

Zinc & Lead - India

19

7037

7551

-7

20

28732

24418

18

Silver - India

3

1217

1036

17

3

4388

4206

4

Total Reported Sales

100

37328

39704

-6

100

146210

131718

11

Less: Inter segment revenues

 

103

362

-72

 

806

526

53

Net Sales

 

37225

39342

-5

 

145404

131192

11

PBIT

Iron Ore

4

358

548

-35

3

988

2280

-57

Power

4

358

188

90

2

851

1082

-21

oil & Gas

18

1679

2053

-18

22

7782

5992

30

copper

1

50

15

233

0

-4

-115

97

Aluminum

20

1861

5218

-64

17

5837

17337

-66

others

3

285

291

-2

1

379

1049

-64

Zinc, Lead & Silver

46

4327

4988

-13

50

17474

16161

8

Zinc International

5

444

467

-5

5

1934

1533

26

Total PBIT

100

9362

13768

-32

100

35241

45319

-22

Less : Interest

 

1805

1333

35

 

6225

4797

30

Add: Other un-allcoable

 

-3299

-2239

-47

 

-8740

-7558

-16

PBT

 

4258

10196

-58

 

20276

32964

-38

 

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