ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd's Q3FY19 standalone net profit rises 26.7% yoy to Rs37.31cr

ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd Q3FY19

Standalone Results Q3FY19: (in Rs cr)

***EBITDA margin change is bps
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• Gross profit for the December quarter increased 15.4% yoy to Rs293.5cr as against Rs254.3cr in the same quarter last year.
• However, the gross profit margin declined from 38.4% in Q3FY18 to 27.9% in Q3FY19, mainly owing to a surge in the cost of materials (85.8% yoy to Rs759cr).
• Bottom-line performance was mainly driven by strong performance at the top-line, further supported by a jump in other income of the company (up 40.9 yoy to Rs10.6cr)
• Interest costs was Rs6.8cr in Q3FY19, a more than four-fold jump from Rs1.6cr in Q3FY18.
• Employee expenses rose 14.3% yoy to Rs75.1cr in the December quarter as compared to Rs65.7cr for the same quarter last year.
• Other expenses increased 9.7% yoy to Rs147.7cr in Q3FY19 vs. Rs134.7cr in Q3FY18.
• Tax expenses for the quarter under consideration surged 44.2% yoy to Rs20.7cr vs. Rs14.4cr in Q3FY18.

Technical View:

ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd ended at Rs5,041.40, down 105.25 points, or 2.05%, from its previous close of Rs5,146.65 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs5,100 and touched a high and low of Rs5,119.55 and Rs5,010, respectively. A total of 651 (NSE+BSE) shares were traded on the counter. The stock traded above its 200-DMA.