Socho, pichhle saal jahaan ₹7.29 Crore ka loss tha, wahi HML ne FY25 mein ₹14.90 Crore ka zabardast Profit After Tax (PAT) dikhaya hai! Ye asli game changer hai. Unki total operating income bhi 5.28% badh kar ₹513.91 Crore ho gayi. Aur EBITDA toh lagbhag double ho gaya, ₹23.51 Crore ho gaya FY25 mein, jo FY24 mein sirf ₹10.46 Crore tha. Is recovery se company ka interest coverage ratio bhi sudhar kar 1.80x ho gaya hai, pichhle saal ke 0.80x se kaafi better. Matlab debt chukane ki capacity badh gayi hai. Capital structure bhi 0.67x gearing ke saath comfortable hai.
Yeh sab kaise hua? Aasani se samjho, rubber aur tea ke prices steady rahe aur tea ki yield bhi badhi. Sirf rubber sales se hi ₹297 Crore aa gaye, jo pichhle saal se 14.5% zyada hai. Company ne ek property sale se ₹9.6 Crore bhi kama liye, aur tourism business ko badhane ke liye ₹35 Crore ka naya loan bhi approve karwa liya hai, jo future mein kaam aayega.
Haan, industry mein agro-climatic issues aur commodity prices ki price volatility toh chalti rehti hai, par abhi HML ka performance kaafi strong dikh raha hai aur rating agency ka bharosa bhi badha hai.
