Ircon International Q2 result: Navratna company reported a 44% rise in its net profit to ₹250.8 crore in the September quarter of FY24, against a net profit of ₹174.2 crore in the year-ago period.
Its consolidated total income increased to ₹3,136.3 crore in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal from ₹2,305.9 crore in the same quarter last year. The total order book of the company stood at ₹32,152 crore as on September 30, according to its BSE filing. IRCON is engaged in the railways and highways sectors and comes under the Ministry of Railways.
IRCON shares closed marginally lower at ₹153.50 per share on BSE on Thursday.
Its revenue from operations during the quarter jumped by 33.4% to ₹2986.8 crore against ₹2238.9 crore in the quarter under review. Its EBITDA increased by 41.7% YoY to ₹392.4 crore as compared to Rs.276.9 crore in the September quarter of FY2023-24. The Company’s EBITDA margin stood at 12.5%.
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Its EPS stood at Rs.2.67 per equity share of the face value of Rs.2/- per share. Its total order book, on 30 September, stood at ₹32,152 crore. Railway emerged as the most profitable segment of the company for the quarter under review. Its order book stood at Rs.23,651 crore. Whereas, Highways segment stood at Rs.6,535 crore, and others at Rs,1,966 crore.
The Navratna PSU works mainly in Railways and Highways. It directly reports to the Ministry of Railways. The company has executed projects operated in the areas of Railway construction including ballastless track, electrification, tunneling, signal, and telecommunication. There has been a leasing of locos, and construction of roads, highways, and commercial by the company. Its operations are spread in a range of Indian states and abroad as well. Outside India, the company is handling its business in Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, Algeria, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka). Till now, IRCON has completed more than 128 projects in 25 countries, said the company in its BSE filing.
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