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Record Revenue, par Novelis fire ka impact?
Hindalco ki latest earning report mein thoda mila-jula pic dikh raha hai. Company ka net profit saal dar saal 51% kam ho gaya, jiska bada reason hai ₹4,565 crore ke exceptional expenses jo Novelis Oswego facility mein lagi aag ki wajah se aaye. Is bade jhatke ke baad bhi, Hindalco ne quarter mein apna highest-ever consolidated revenue aur EBITDA record kiya, jisme EBITDA 8.8% badhkar ₹11,197 crore ho gaya. Yeh performance operations ki underlying strength dikhata hai, jabki market US-centric volatility ko lekar thoda cautious hai.
India waale operations ne jamaaya rang, jabki Novelis mein gadbad
Profit mein yeh kami mostly Novelis ke temporary operational issues ki wajah se hai, jo Hindalco ke revenue ka lagbhag 59% contribute karta hai. Oswego mein problems ke chalte Novelis mein rolled product shipments 12% kam ho gayi, haalanki uska EBITDA per tonne 10% badh gaya, jo core business efficiency ko dikhata hai. Usi taraf, Hindalco ke domestic aluminium aur copper business ne apna best-ever quarterly result report kiya. Yeh success higher base metal prices aur ek favourable product mix se aaya. Pure fiscal year ke liye, India business ne record EBITDA ₹22,671 crore deliver kiya, jo ek important buffer ka kaam kar raha hai.
Abhi bhi kuch risks hain aur recovery kab hogi?
Analyst ke positive outlook ke bawajood, structural risks abhi bhi hain. Novelis mein hui aag ki ghatnao ne company ka net leverage ratio badha diya hai, jisme estimated pre-tax losses $925 million ke kareeb hain. Management ko insurance se 70-80% recovery ki ummeed hai, par immediate cash flow par kaafi impact padega. Oswego hot mill June 2026 mein restart hone wala hai, par agar technical requalification mein koi bhi deri hui toh recovery FY2027 tak ja sakti hai. Iske alawa, West Asia jaise potential geopolitical risks input costs ko sequentially 5% tak badha sakte hain, jaisa ki management ne warn kiya hai.
Naye fiscal year ke liye cautious optimism
Jaise hi Hindalco naye fiscal year mein enter kar raha hai, market sentiment mein ek cautious optimism hai. Analysts volume recovery trajectory par closely nazar rakhe hue hain, khaas kar Oswego restart aur expected second-half 2026 mein Bay Minette cold mill ke commissioning ko lekar. Current brokerage estimates ke hisaab se profit mein yeh dip ek temporary issue hai, na ki fundamental decline. Investors stock ko value kar rahe hain, jo roughly 15x-18x ke P/E multiple par trade kar raha hai, ek taraf one-time losses ka immediate impact aur doosri taraf downstream capacity expansion aur stabilizing global aluminium prices se long-term growth prospects ko balance karte hue.