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--Central Mine Planning Jul-Sept net profit INR 1.95 bln
--Central Mine Planning Jul-Sept revenue INR 5.93 bln
--Central Mine Jul-Sept net profit INR 1.95 bln vs INR 1.77 bln yr ago
--Central Mine Jul-Sept revenue INR 5.93 bln vs INR 5.52 bln yr ago
--Central Mine Apr-Sept net profit INR 3.11 bln vs INR 2.53 bln yr ago
--Central Mine Apr-Sept revenue INR 10.75 bln vs INR 9.61 bln yr ago
--Central Mine to pay INR 1.05 per share interim dividend
--Central Mine interim dividend record date is Oct 29

 

By Aman Gupta

 

MUMBAI – Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. Friday reported a double-digit year-on-year increase in net profit for the September quarter, driven by higher revenue and a fall in taxes.

 

The company's net profit for the September quarter rose 10% on year and nearly 68% on quarter to INR 1.95 billion. Revenue rose nearly 8% on year to INR 5.93 billion, while tax expenses fell 2% on year to INR 646.7 million.

 

Total expenses rose 8% on year to INR 3.57 billion. Of this, other expenses, which made up nearly half of total expenses, rose 15% on year to INR 1.78 billion, while employee benefit expenses increased marginally to INR 1.63 billion during the reporting quarter. 

 

The company announced an interim dividend of INR 1.05 per share with the record date of Oct. 29.
 

For the six months ended September, Central Mine Planning's revenue from operations rose nearly 12% on year to INR 10.75 billion and net profit grew 23% to INR 3.11 billion. The company said its exploration expense for the first half rose 18% on year to INR 2.58 billion, mainly due to higher outsourced drilling meterage. Exploration expenses accounted for nearly 75% of other expenses of INR 3.46 billion in Apr-Sept. For Jul-Sept, exploration expenses rose 25% to INR 1.3 billion, while other expenses, excluding exploration, fell 5% to INR 473 million.

 

Employee benefits expenses in Apr-Sept rose marginally on year to INR 3.24 billion, mainly due to a revision in non-executive salary provision. Central Mine Planning said its cost of materials consumed for the first half rose over 45% on year to INR 149 million, driven by higher diesel prices and increased use of drilling accessories and other tools

 

The company's other income during the Apr-Sept period rose 30% on year to INR 463.2 million, mainly due to a surge in fixed deposit interest. As of Sept. 30, the company's total debt stood at INR 9.84 billion.

 

For the Apr-Sept period, the company's planning and design sales rose 23% on year to INR 2.19 billion, while exploration sales increased 13% to INR 4.98 billion. Geomatics sales rose 5% on year to INR 1.75 billion, and environment sales rose 4% to INR 1.82 billion.

 

Central Mine Planning's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose nearly 23% on year to INR 4.36 billion in Apr-Sept. Its EBITDA margin rose to 40.54% from 36.97% in the corresponding period last year.

 

Friday, Central Mine Planning shares ended at INR 183.97 on the National Stock Exchange, down 0.5% from the previous close. The company's shares fell nearly 2?ter it announced the September quarter results.  End

 

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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