Reliance Defence slips after weak Q4 earnings

Reliance Defence & Engineering fell 3.07% to Rs 66.40 at 10:38 IST on BSE after the company reported net loss in Q4 March 2017.

The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 11 April 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 141.52 points, or 0.48% to 29,646.83.

On the BSE, 5.83 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far, compared with average daily volumes of 6.78 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 68 and a low of Rs 65.75 so far during the day.

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 72.85 on 1 August 2016. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 48.40 on 22 November 2016.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 11 April 2017, rising 16.30% compared with 2.91% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 18.10% as against Sensex's 9.76% rise.

The mid-cap company has equity capital of Rs 736.21 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Reliance Defence & Engineering reported net loss of Rs 139.92 crore in Q4 March 2017 compared with net profit of Rs 102.44 crore in Q4 March 2016. Net sales jumped 140.6% to Rs 227.89 crore in Q4 March 2017 over Q4 March 2016.

The company reported net loss of Rs 523.43 crore in the year ended March 2017 compared with net loss of Rs 528.65 crore in the year ended March 2016. Net sales rose 69.4% to Rs 518.75 crore in the year ended March 2017 March 2017 over the year ended March 2017 March 2016.

On a consolidated basis, Reliance Defence & Engineering reported net loss of Rs 577.22 crore in the year ended March 2017 compared with net loss of Rs 592.42 crore in the year ended March 2016. Net sales rose 80.46% to Rs 563.34 crore in the year ended March 2017 March 2017 over the year ended March 2017 March 2016.

Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDEL) has a large ship building/repair infrastructure in India. It has one of the largest dry dock in the world.

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