PowerGrid Q1 results preview: Net profit likely to rise 5% to Rs 3,991 crore, margin may expand by 294 bps

State-run power transmission firm PowerGrid is all set to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 2023 on Monday, July 31. Analysts expect the company to stage a steady quarterly performance driven by robust asset capitalisation and improved margin. 

According to Zee Business research, PowerGrid is estimated to report a consolidated net profit of Rs 3,991 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year, translating to growth of five per cent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. The analysts expect the company's revenue to come in at Rs 11,860 crore for the June quarter as against Rs 10,905.2 crore for the year-ago period. 

PowerGrid is estimated to post Rs 10,407 crore in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ammortisation (EBITDA), a 12.5 per cent year-on-year increase compared with the year-ago period, according to the research. 

Zee Business analysts peg the company's margin — a key measure of profitability — at 87.75 per cent for the April-June period as against 84.81 per cent for the quarter ended June 2022.

The analysts expect the company's full-year guidance for asset capitalisation at Rs 10,000 crore.

How PowerGrid performed in March quarter

For the final quarter of the financial year 2022-23, PowerGrid had reported a net profit of Rs 4,320.4 crore, a 3.9 per cent rise compared with the year-ago period. 

Its revenue expanded 14.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 12,263.7 crore for the quarter ended March 2023.

PowerGrid shares: Past performance 

PowerGrid shares finished the June quarter with a gain of 13 per cent, in line with a 10.5 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty index.

As of July 28, the PowerGrid stock had grown 20.7 per cent in the past year as against a 14.5 per cent rise in the headline gauge. 

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