Nishat Chunian Power profit slumps 13%

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MG News | September 03, 2024 at 03:43 PM GMT+05:00

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September 03, 2024 (MLN): Nishat Chunian Power Limited (PSX: NCPL) recorded a net profit of Rs1.06 billion [EPS: Rs2.89] in April-June, down 13.1% year-on-year on account of a significant drop in sales.

The company's sales revenue plunged 37.2% to Rs2.74bn as compared to Rs4.35bn in SPLY.

Cost of sales also fell 37.9% but was not enough to offset the sales decline, worsening the gross profit by 35.6% to Rs918.66m in the latest quarter that ended June 2024.

The gross margins, however, improved slightly to 33.6% as compared to 32.8% in SPLY.

During the period under review, other income surged by 763.2% to Rs219.66m as compared to Rs25.45m in SPLY.

On the expense side, the company's administrative expenses rose 36.0% to Rs57.73m, while other operating expenses fell 7.8% to Rs6.22m compared to same period last year.

The company’s finance cost also decreased significantly by 98.6% and stood at just Rs2.41m as compared to Rs177.56m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid tax worth Rs7.63m, translating to an effective tax rate of 0.7%.

Unconsolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended June 30, 2024 (Rupees in '000)
  Jun 24 Jun 23 % Change
Sales 2,735,158 4,352,365 -37.16%
Cost of sales (1,816,497) (2,926,217) -37.92%
Gross Profit/ (loss) 918,661 1,426,148 -35.58%
Administrative Expenses (57,732) (42,439) 36.04%
Other Income 219,661 25,448 763.18%
Other Operating Expenses (6,217) (6,739) -7.75%
Finance Cost (2,411) (177,564) -98.64%
Profit/ (loss) before taxation 1,071,962 1,224,854 -12.48%
Taxation (7,631) (26) 29,250.00%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 1,064,331 1,224,828 -13.10%
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share 2.89 3.33 -

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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