Results     22-Apr-22
Analysis
Hindustan Zinc
Stellar performance
Hindustan Zinc consolidated net sales increased 26.63% to Rs 8797 crore in Q4FY22 compared to Q4FY21 led by higher zinc volumes & zinc LME prices as well as favourable exchange rates while partly offset by lower lead & silver volumes. Over the year, zinc & lead LME prices were up 36.5% & 15.7% respectively. Sales of Zinc, Lead and Silver segment has gone up 28.16% to Rs 8,587.00 crore (accounting for 99.70% of total sales).  Sales of Wind Energy segment has gone up 4.00% to Rs 26.00 crore (accounting for 0.30% of total sales). 

Operating profit margin has jumped from 55.78% to 56.41%, leading to 28.05% rise in operating profit to Rs 4,962.00 crore.  Employee cost decreased from 2.41% to 2.12%.   Other expenses rose from 42.56% to 42.91%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 12.68% to 13.05%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 6.66% to 8.52%.

Other income fell 6.10% to Rs 277 crore.  PBIDT rose 25.64% to Rs 5239 crore.  Provision for interest fell 49.62% to Rs 66 crore.  Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) have jumped 31.59% to Rs 4,224.00 crore.  PBIT of Zinc, Lead and Silver segment rose 31.77% to Rs 4,214.00 crore (accounting for 99.76% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Wind Energy segment fell 16.67% to Rs 10.00 crore (accounting for 0.24% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Zinc, Lead and Silver segment rose from 47.73% to 49.07%.  PBIT margin of Wind Energy segment fell from 48.00% to 38.46%.  Overall PBIT margin rose from 47.73% to 49.04%. 

PBDT rose 28.08% to Rs 5173 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 17.24% to Rs 816 crore. Profit before tax grew 30.33% to Rs 4,357.00 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 1429 crore, compared to Rs 862 crore.  Effective tax rate was 32.80% compared to 25.79%.

Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 18.02% to Rs 2,928.00 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. 

Commenting on the performance, Mr Arun Misra, CEO, said: “Hindustan Zinc delivered bestever annual mined metal production & touched the record one million tonne mark this year. Our production of refined metal was also highest ever. With the exit run-rate for refined metal at 1.2mtpa, we are fully geared for another stellar performance this year. Our focus is to produce more and more of world-class value-added zinc alloy products with the use of latest technology & equipment. Hindustan Zinc is committed to decarbonize its mining operations and deliver on its ESG road map to achieve net zero by 2050.”

Mr Sandeep Modi, Interim CFO, said: “Hindustan Zinc delivered record breaking performance with highest-ever annual Revenue, EBITDA & PAT. With stringent cost & cash conversion discipline, we continue to deliver industry leading returns, while investing towards a sustainable business. With ongoing asset optimization & integration initiatives as well as proactive measures towards combating input commodity inflation, we will continue to produce essential resources for the world & thereby create long lasting value for all stakeholders.”

Operational Performance

Mined metal production for the quarter was at 295 kt, up 2.6% y-o-y on account of higher ore production at Rajpura Dariba, Sindesar Khurd & Rampura Agucha mines. Sequentially mined metal production grew by 17.2% on account of higher ore production from Rajpura Dariba, Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd & Zawar mines supported by better mining grades.

For the full year, we had our best ever mined metal production of 1,017 kt, up 4.6% Y-o-Y. The one million mark was crossed for the first time owing to higher ore production across all our locations.

Integrated metal production for the quarter was 260 kt, up 1.6% y-o-y, while remaining almost flat sequentially. Quarterly production was supported by better plant & mined metal availability and improved operating parameters. Integrated zinc production was 211 kt, up 8.1% y-o-y and was 1.3% lower sequentially. Integrated lead production for the quarter was 49kt, up 4.7% sequentially but was down 19.3% y-o-y as Pyro plant at CLZS was run in the Zinc-Lead mode in place of Lead-only mode.

For the full year, overall refined metal production was 967 kt up 4.0% y-o-y on account of better plant & concentrate availability.

Integrated silver production was 162 MT, down 20.2% y-o-y & 6.2% sequentially in line with lead metal production. For the full year, silver production was 8.3% lower y-o-y to 647 MT in line with the lower lead metal production and reduction of silver WIP.

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 tax grew 34.61% to Rs 14,234.00 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 344 

 

Hindustan Zinc : Consolidated Results

Particulars

2203 (03)

2103 (03)

Var.(%)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

8,797

6,947

27

29,440

22,629

30

OPM (%)

56.4

55.8

 

55.1

51.6

 

OP

4,962

3,875

28

16,225

11,672

39

Other Inc.

277

295

-6

1,216

1,819

-33

PBIDT

5,239

4,170

26

17,441

13,491

29

Interest

66

131

-50

290

386

-25

PBDT

5,173

4,039

28

17,151

13,105

31

Depreciation

816

696

17

2,917

2,531

15

PBT

4,357

3,343

30

14,234

10,574

35

Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates

0

0

-

0

0

-

PBT before EO

4,357

3,343

30

14,234

10,574

35

EO Income

0

0

-

-134

0

-

PBT after EO

4,357

3,343

30

14100

10574

33

Taxation

1,429

862

66

4471

2594

72

PAT

2,928

2,481

18

9629

7980

21

Minority Interest (MI)

0

0

-

0

0

-

Net profit

2,928

2,481

18

9629

7980

21

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

23.0

18.9

 

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)

2203 (03)

2103 (03)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Sales

Zinc, Lead, Others

86

7,551

5,350

41

83

24,418

17,550

39

Silver Metal

12

1,036

1,350

-23

14

4,206

4382

-4

Wind Energy

0

26

25

4

1

166

139

19

Revenue from operations

98

8,613

6,725

28

98

28,790

22,071

30

Other Operating Income

2

184

222

-17

2

650

558

16

Total Operating Income

100

8,797

6,947

27

100

29,440

22,629

30

PBIT

Zinc, Lead, Others

78

3,315

1,972

68

72

9,667

5400

79

Silver Metal

21

899

1,226

-27

28

3,738

3851

-3

Wind Energy

0

10

12

-17

1

100

78.00

28

Total PBIT

100

4,224

3,210

32

100

13,505

9,329

45

Less : Interest

 

66

131

-50

 

290

386

-25

Add: Other un-allcoable

 

199

264

-25

 

885

1,631.00

-46

PBT

 

4,357

3,343

30

 

14,100

10,574

33

 

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