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Profit Girne Ka Asli Reason: Margin Pressure!
Dekho, NCC Ltd ka net profit Q4 FY26 mein pichle saal ke comparison mein 18.8% neeche gir gaya, jo ab ₹206 Crore hai. Revenue 1.7% badh kar ₹6,232.7 Crore tak pahuncha, par profit isiliye kam hua kyuki EBITDA margin 9.1% se ghat kar 8.8% ho gaya. Iska matlab ya toh company ka kharcha badh gaya hai ya phir jo projects chal rahe hain, unse utna fayda nahi ho raha.
Operational Earnings Bhi Thode Kam
Operational earnings (EBITDA) bhi 1.1% gir kar ₹550.4 Crore pe aa gaye hain. Yeh cheez aur margin ka tight hona ye bata raha hai ki material ya labour ka kharcha badha hai. April 2026 mein company ko naye orders ₹1,703 Crore ke mile hain, par current results dikha rahe hain ki unhe profits mein badalne mein dikkat aa rahi hai. Poore saal FY25-26 ke liye net profit ₹675.32 Crore raha, jo pichle saal se kam hai.
Sector Toh Mast Chal Raha Hai, Par Company Ka Valuation Kam Kyun?
India ka infrastructure sector toh full speed mein hai, government ₹12.2 Lakh Crore kharch karne wali hai. Lekin NCC ka market valuation utna exciting nahi hai. Iska P/E ratio sirf 13.8x hai, jo BSE India Infrastructure Index (18.3x) aur sector average (20.2x-31x) se kaafi kam hai. Investors shayad iske margin performance ko dekh kar chintit hain. Dusri taraf, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) jaise competitors ka profit thoda hi gira hai par unka P/E 31.33x hai. PNC Infratech ke bhi Q3 mein profit kam hue the, jabki Kalpataru Projects International ne Q4 FY26 mein 92.63% ka profit surge dikhaya aur uska P/E 24.69x hai.
Profit Girne Ke Baad Bhi Dividend!
Itna sab hone ke baad bhi, NCC Ltd ne shareholders ko khush karne ke liye ₹2.20 per equity share ka dividend propose kiya hai FY2025-26 ke liye. Unka order book bhi mast hai, May 2026 tak ₹83,004 Crore ka, jo lagbhag teen saal ke revenue ke barabar hai. Yeh ek positive signal hai.
Kya Hai Risks? Margins, Costs Aur Execution!
Sabse bada risk NCC ke liye yehi hai ki margins tight hote rahein kyunki costs badh rahi hain. Stock ka valuation kam hone ka matlab hai ki market shayad iske execution risks ya project mix ko lekar thoda dar raha hai. Pehle bhi stock gira hai, government payments mein deri aur weak earnings ki wajah se. Government contracts par depend karna bhi risk hai. Dusre companies ke comparison mein profitability aur valuation mein difference dikhata hai ki NCC ko operational efficiency sudharni hogi.
Analysts Kya Kehte Hain?
Analysts ka view abhi bhi positive hai, average price targets 22-39% tak ka upside dikha rahe hain. Sector ki growth aur interest rates kam hone ki ummeed ek achha mahol bana rahi hai. Lekin agar company revenue growth ke saath margin recover nahi kar paati aur costs manage nahi karti, toh valuation badhana mushkil hoga.