RIL records 6% dip in profitDespite doubling the refinery capacity and commissioning of natural gas production, India’s largest private sector company Reliance Industries
posted a 6% dip in its net
profit to Rs 3,852 crore in the September 2009 quarter.
However, the new businesses took the company’s gross profit and pre-
tax profit to their highest-ever levels, only to be hampered by a rise in depreciation due to new projects going live and MAT-induced tax.
Although its refinery throughput nearly doubled over the year-ago period, the profits from refining halved, denting the company’s bottomline, which could not be repaired by higher margins in the petrochemical business and doubling of oil & gas profits.
Global oversupply of refined products on the one hand and a crash in the differential between best and worst quality
crude oils resulted in pressure on RIL’s refining margins. RIL’s refineries are better-equipped to process the worst quality crude oil, which have traditionally been available at a significant discount to the best quality ones, thereby earning a better margin compared to peers. RIL’s gross refining margins (GRM) dipped to $6 per barrel, the lowest in at least five years.
The company’s
petrochemicals business, however, did much better against the market expectations, showing margin growth and recording its highest-ever quarterly profit in history at Rs 2,195 crore. Strong domestic demand and an11% depreciation in rupee value against the year-ago period helped the company improve its realisations.
RIL’s sales from petrochemicals business fell 14% despite a 8% y-o-y growth in volumes due to overall lower prices.
The oil & gas segment of the company, which is fast gaining prominence with growing gas volumes from KG basin fields, reported a three-fold rise in sales. Still, an erosion in margin resulted in restricting the profit growth at 90% y-o-y at Rs 1,226 crore.
Going forward, the ramping up of KG basin gas will keep propping up the company’s profitability while the refining business continues to suffer. The petrochemical business, too, is likely to witness increasing margin pressure over the next 2-3 quarters. However, the company would be able to reap full benefits of its expanded capacities once these cyclical businesses see an upturn.
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Mumbai, Oct. 29 Reliance Industries has posted a profit of Rs 3,852 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, a fall of 6.4 per cent from Rs 4,116 crore in the corresponding period last year.
For the half-year period, profits were down 8.5 per cent to Rs 7,518 crore (Rs 8,220 crore).
Gross refining margin fell to $6.3 a barrel from $14.4. In addition, the depreciation doubled to Rs 2,400 crore during the quarter while the tax outgo rose to Rs 800 crore (Rs 344 crore).
Total revenue increased by 6.1 per cent to Rs 48,843 crore (Rs 46,014 crore). However, for the first half, it was down 8.7 per cent to Rs 81,284 crore (Rs 88,998 crore). During the period, exports were down 26 per cent to Rs 43,035 crore.
“The timely completion of the new SEZ refinery and the deepwater, oil and gas KG D6 block and their safe and stable ramp-up are noteworthy accomplishments. These projects have contributed meaningfully in RIL achieving a record level of profits despite the challenging business and economic environment,” Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, said.
Operating profit before other income and depreciation was up 7.9 per cent to Rs 13,601 crore (Rs 12,608 crore). Other income was higher at Rs 1,337 crore (Rs 377 crore) due to higher interest income on account of higher cash and cash equivalents totalling Rs 19,421 crore.
Net capital expenditure for the quarter was Rs 7,831 crore. According to RIL, total gas production from the Krishna-Godavari D6 basin is now 40 million metric standard cubic metres (mmscm) a day.
Production has kicked off in 16 of the 18 wells at KG D6 and the total production during the quarter was 222,104 tonnes of crude oil and 4,813 mmscm of natural gas.
KG D6 has constantly been in the news with the latest relating to RIL’s letter to the Centre seeking new buyers for its gas fearing that the reserves could be damaged otherwise. Since then, a Government-appointed panel has allocated 50 mmscm of additional gas to power plants, refineries etc.
Experts say that the transport sector could also benefit from the KG D6 gas though this would call for creation of a national gas grid which could effectively supplement conventional fuels such as petrol and diesel.
RIL’s global exploration and production business comprises 14 blocks spread across Peru, Yemen, Oman, Northern Iraq, Colombia, East Timor and Australia.
At home, the Jamnagar refinery processed 27.63 million tonnes of crude oil, up from 16.34 million tonnes last year. The utilisation rate was nearly 90 per cent, which was higher than other refineries in North America (82.1 per cent), Europe (77.1 per cent) and Asia (79.3 per cent). Exports of refined products totalled $7.5 billion.
In the petrochemicals segment, domestic demand for most products remained strong with polymers demand higher by 25 per cent, polyester by 15 per cent, and fibre intermediates by seven per cent.
The company says there was a substantial improvement in the overall petrochemical margins as the industry was operating on a low level of inventory.
The RIL scrip closed at Rs 2003.85 on Thursday, down 1.56 per cent.
RIL Q2 net down, Tulsian sees stock correcting by Rs 70
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RIL net drops 6.4% on refining margin pinch
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India’s largest private sector company, reported a fourth straight decline in quarterly profits on shrinking refining margins and reduced exports due to a global economic downturn.
The company today posted a 6.4 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 3,852 crore for the second quarter (July-September) of this year compared to Rs 4,116 crore in the year-ago period.
Refining margins more than halved to $6 a barrel from $13.3 a barrel a year earlier. The results met the Street’s expectations because gas production from its Krishna-Godavari (KG) fields helped offset lower refining margins.
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(RIL’s Q4 performance in Rs crore) |
| | Q2 ‘09 | Q2 ‘10 | % Chg |
| Net turnover | 44,688 | 46,848 | 4.8 |
| Net profit | 4,116 | 3,852 | -6.4 |
| Refining margin ($) | 13.3/bbl | 6/bbl | -54.9 |
Kamlesh Kotak, Head, Asian Market Securities, said RIL’s performance was expected to be subdued anyway. “We see the refining margins low till December. The market is keenly watching the gas dispute (between the two Ambani brothers), as nothing else seems to be greatly positive,” he said.
RIL said the decline in profits was also due to higher depreciation and tax provisioning. Depreciation during the quarter went up 91.4 per cent to Rs 2,432 crore against Rs 1,270 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. The
provision for tax has more than doubled to Rs 800 crore against Rs 344 crore
in the corresponding previous quarter, owing to the higher minimum alternate tax (MAT) rate announced in the last Budget.
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said the timely completion of the new SEZ refinery and the deepwater oil and gas KG-D6 block and their safe and stable ramp-up are noteworthy accomplishments for the company. “These projects have contributed meaningfully in RIL achieving a record level of profits, despite the challenging business and economic environment,” he said.
During the quarter under review, revenue from the oil and gas segment, which includes exploration, development and production, more than tripled to Rs 2,937 crore against Rs 935 crore during the corresponding previous quarter.
Total income rose around 6 per cent to Rs 47,476 crore during the quarter from Rs 44,839 crore a year ago. While the company’s revenue from refining business grew nearly 9 per cent to Rs 39,564 crore, income from the petrochemical business stood at Rs 13,340 crore, down by 14.20 per cent.
The company, which began production of natural gas from its KG D6 facility this April, has ramped up the production to over 40 mscmd. During the period, the total production from KG D6 was 222,104 tonnes of crude oil and 4,813 million standard cubic meter per day of natural gas.
However, the company has said it was producing only about 60 percent of its 60 million standard cubic metres a day (mmscmd) capacity.
That meant it had been missing out on $100 million in monthly revenue since May, and it would delay hitting peak gas output of 80 mmscmd by at least a quarter until April-July 2010. Natural gas from KG D6 block was supplied to 15 fertilisers, 19 power, three steel, one LPG and two city gas distribution companies. For the half-year ended September 30 2009, the company achieved a turnover of Rs 81,284 crore reflecting a decrease of 8.7 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year.
During the period, exports were lower by 26 per cent at Rs 43,035 crore. For its international operations, RIL has farmed-out 30 per cent of its participating interest in Oman-Block 18 and 25 per cent in Oman-Block 41 to Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production.
The basic earning per share for the half year was Rs 45.8 against Rs. 54.0 for the corresponding period of the previous year.
Ahead of the results, RIL fell 1.56 per cent at Rs 2003.85 on the Bombay Stock Exchange today.
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Src: Economictimes, Businessline, BusinessStandard, Moneycontrol
