The demand-supply imbalance and margin pressures would be a key monitorable in the near to medium-term
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Consolidated net profit after tax fell to 2.53 billion rupees (about $30 million) for the three months ended Dec.31 from 5.11 billion rupees a year ago
Chemical firm SRF Ltd on Friday reported a 37 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 300.78 crore for the September quarter on lower income and announced a total capex of Rs 510 crore for setting up of facilities to produce agrochemical intermediate and packaging film. Its net profit stood at Rs 480.99 crore in the year-ago period. Total income fell to Rs 3,206.48 crore during the July-September period of the 2023-24 financial year from Rs 3,760.52 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a regulatory filing. SRF Chairman and Managing Director Ashish Bharat Ram said, "During the (second) quarter, we felt the brunt of the destocking and inventory rationalisation phenomenon in our chemicals business. Having said that, we are now beginning to see some positive traction that should bode well for a better second half of FY24. The overcapacity in our packaging films business will continue for some more time." The board has approved projects for
The management said the significant drop in profit was mainly due to the expected downcycle of the packaging films business and is expected to continue for the medium-term
Revenue for the company's packaging films business, which constitutes 32.8% of total revenue, fell 26.8%, while the chemicals segment's revenue, which comprises 49.7%, fell 3.6%
Revenue for the company's packaging films business, which constitutes 32.8% of total revenue, fell 26.8%, while the chemicals segment's revenue, which comprises 49.7%, fell 3.6%
In FY24, SRF's primary focus will be on profitability enhancement and further rationalisation of operating cost and working capital in the packaging film biz, its FY23 annual report said
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Consolidated net profit after tax stood at 5.62 billion rupees ($68.7 million) for the three months ended March 31, compared with 6.06 billion rupees a year earlier
SRF saw strong demand from overseas markets, higher capacity-utilisation of facilities and significant cost-savings across all product streams
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Company has increased capex for the business to tap into new opportunities
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This could aid overall profitability, even though other segments may see margin moderation
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While there are multiple positives across SRF's key segments, investors should await for a better opportunity to enter the stock
Q3 performance was led by strong demand/realisations in the chemicals business
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