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Profit toh bada, par kharcha bhi!
To bhaiyo, NHPC ne March quarter mein paisa toh achha kamaya hai. Net profit 71.4% laga kar ₹1,464 Crore ho gaya, aur revenue bhi 20% tez ho kar ₹2,816 Crore tak pahunch gaya. Generation toh badhi hai, yeh toh saaf hai.
Par asli game yahaan hai - kharch bhi toh bhada hai! Company ka EBITDA (yani operating profit) practically flat raha, bas 0.7% gira hai, ₹1,196 Crore par. Iski wajah se EBITDA margin seedha 51.3% se fisal kar 42.5% par aa gaya. Yahi wajah hai ki itna profit badhne ke baad bhi, stock 2.12% gir kar ₹76.79 par pahunch gaya.
Market ko lagta hai ki sirf headline profit nahi, margins bhi strong hone chahiye. Aur management expenses kaise control kar rahi hai, yeh dekhna padega.
Valuation aur Sector ka Future
Dekho, India ka power sector toh full growth mode mein hai, 2026 tak 520.51 GW capacity ka target hai. Par agar NHPC ko NTPC ya Power Grid jaise bade players se compare karein toh iska valuation thoda mehnga lag raha hai. P/E ratio 24.5x se 38.7x ke beech mein hai, jabki unka 15-24x aur 17-19x hai.
Dividend yield 2.49% ka acha hai, lekin El Niño ka risk hai jo monsoon ko affect kar sakta hai aur hydro power generation ghata sakta hai. Agar aisa hua toh thermal power wale, jaise NTPC, zyada faayde mein aa sakte hain.
Debt ka Bhaari Bojh
Margin pressure toh hai hi, upar se company par debt bhi kafi hai. Debt-to-equity ratio 1.67 times hai, jo thoda zyada hai. Aur interest coverage ratio sirf 1.38 hai, matlab interest pay karna hi mushkil ho sakta hai agar business mein koi dikkat aaye. Ye company ko interest rate changes aur slowdowns ke liye zyada vulnerable banata hai.
Analysts ki Raay
Analysts bhi bifurcated hain. Kuch log 'Buy' rating de rahe hain ₹88-90 ke target ke saath, toh kuch 'Strong Sell' bol rahe hain financials aur technicals ko dekh kar. Agle saal profit 38% badhne ka estimate hai, jo sector ke average se acha hai par competitors se piche reh sakta hai.
February 2024 mein bhi rising costs ki wajah se profit drop aur stock fall dekha gaya tha.
Dividend aur Aage ka Raasta
Company ne shareholder ko reward dene ke liye ₹2.10 ka final dividend aur ₹1.40 ka interim dividend propose kiya hai. Ye sustainable hoga ya nahi, ye toh company ke costs control karne, new projects manage karne aur energy market mein adapt karne par depend karta hai.