Aakhir kaise hui itni badi growth?
Company ne sabko shock kar diya hai Q3FY26 ke results ke saath. Revenue 18% saal-dar-saal badhi hai aur ₹2,798 Crore tak pahunch gayi. Yeh sab hua hai shipments ki volume badhne se. Express parcels toh 43% tezi se badhe, total 295 million units ho gaye, aur PTL freight tonnage bhi 23% badh kar 507K MT ho gaya.
Aur haan, Adjusted EBITDA toh ₹147 Crore pe pahunch gaya hai, matlab 5.3% margin ke saath, jo company ka historical record hai. Agar reported EBITDA dekho toh woh ₹234 Crore hai, jiska margin 8.4% hai. Core operations se Profit After Tax (PAT) ₹110 Crore raha (3.8% margin). Lekin consolidated PAT ₹40 Crore dikh raha hai, jismein Ecom Express ke integration costs aur naye labor code ke liye provisions jaisi kuch exceptional cheezein add hain.
Margin Expansion: Sabse Badi Kahani
Margin expansion is quarter ki sabse badi khabar hai. Express Service mein EBITDA margin 18.1% ho gaya (pehle 15.6% tha). PTL Service mein toh dhamaal mach gaya, margin 11.0% pe pahunch gaya (pehle sirf 3.8% tha). Poori transportation service ka overall EBITDA margin 16.4% raha, jo pichhle saal Q3FY25 ke 12.8% se kaafi zyada hai. Yani operations mein kaafi sudhaar hua hai.
Aur agar 9 mahine (9MFY26) ka combined performance dekho, toh transportation service margin 15.0% hai, jo pichhle saal 13.0% tha. Yeh sustained operational efficiency dikhata hai.
Consolidated PAT aur operational PAT mein jo antar hai (₹40 Cr vs ₹110 Cr), woh isi exceptional items ke wajah se hai, jaise Ecom Express integration aur labor code provision. Investors ko yeh details dhyan mein rakhni chahiye.
Aage Kya Outlook Hai?
Management kaafi optimistic hai. Unko lagta hai ki e-commerce volume aane wale samay mein 15-20% saal-dar-saal badhega aur Delhivery market share badhaega. PTL Service mein EBITDA margin 16-18% tak jaane ka target hai agle 5-8 quarters mein. Capex bhi stable hoga around 4.0% revenue ka, lekin FY27 mein thoda zyada ho sakta hai growth investments ke karan. Corporate overheads bhi kam hokar 6-7% revenue ka ho jayenge. Company inorganic growth ke liye bhi opportunities dekh rahi hai, jaise acquisitions. Ecom Express integration ka zyadaatar kaam ab khatam ho gaya hai.