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Passenger Traffic Toh Badhti Hi Ja Rahi Hai!
Dekho, saal 2026 ki shuruaat GMR Airports ke liye kaafi solid rahi. January mein passenger traffic 3.9% badh kar 11.13 million ho gaya. International travel 4.4% aur domestic travel 3.7% badha. Delhi Airport toh bhai, 4.7% growth ke saath 7.23 million passengers handle kar raha hai. Aircraft movements bhi 5.1% up hain, matlab airport pe kaafi activity chal rahi hai. Yeh continuous traffic growth revenue ke liye bahut important hai.
Q3 Results: Revenue Super Hit, Profit Thoda Down
Ab baat karte hain Q3 FY26 ke results ki. GMR Airports ne operation se ₹3,994.03 crore ka revenue generate kiya hai, jo pichhle saal ke muqable 50.5% zyaada hai (₹2,653.24 crore). Aur EBITDA toh ekdum zabardast raha, ₹1,700 crore, jo 71% YoY up hai aur analyst ke 8% estimate se bhi zyada! Lekin ek chiz jo thodi disappointing hai woh hai net profit, jo 14% gir kar ₹173.96 crore ho gaya (pichhle saal yeh ₹202.1 crore tha). Isse pata chalta hai ki operational performance aur ancillary businesses mast chal rahe hain, par interest expenses ne thoda bottom line ko affect kiya.
Future Cash Flow Ki Hope: Debt Aur Capex Ko Discount Karke?
Market ka positive reaction isi wajah se hai ki future mein cash flow badhne ki umeed hai. JM Financial ke analysts keh rahe hain ki GMR Airports FY27 mein ek low capital expenditure (capex) phase mein enter kar raha hai, yani bade projects almost complete ho gaye hain. Iske saath hi, debt refinancing se interest costs bhi kam ho rahe hain, jisse free cash flow mein achha improvement dekhne ko mil sakta hai. Company ka net debt lagbhag ₹34,500 crore pe stable hai, jise ab kam capex burden aur operational improvements ke context mein dekha ja raha hai.
Sector Ki Challenges Aur GMR Ka Advantage
Indian aviation sector mein overall profitability ki issues hain fuel prices aur operating costs ki wajah se. Lekin GMR Airports ko kuch specific cheezon se fayda mil raha hai, jaise Delhi Airport pe tariff resets, non-aeronautical segments mein expansion, aur Goa (Mopa) airport ka turnaround. Agar competitors dekho toh Adani Ports jaise companies ka market cap ₹3.50 trillion ke aas paas hai, aur unka P/E 28.51 hai, lekin woh alag business mein hain. GMR apne existing assets aur future growth potential ka fayda utha raha hai.
Debt Ka Bojh Aur Margin Pressure Ka Risk
Haan, ek baat hai ki GMR Airports pe debt kaafi substantial hai, ₹8,643.86 crore se lekar ₹34,500 crore tak figures sunne mein aate hain. Company ka P/E ratio negative mein hai, jo future earnings ko lekar thodi uncertainty dikhata hai. EBITDA growth achhi hai, lekin kya woh consistent net profit mein convert ho payegi, interest manage kar payegi, aur balance sheet ko deleverage kar payegi, yeh dekhna hoga. Tariff resets aur non-aeronautical revenue pe zyada depend karna bhi ek risk ho sakta hai.
Analysts Kya Keh Rahe Hain?
Analysts overall positive hain. JM Financial ne ₹120 ka target price maintain kiya hai. Baaki analysts ka bhi average target price lagbhag ₹112.67 ke aas paas hai, aur maximum target ₹128 tak jaa sakta hai. Yeh dikhata hai ki unko bhi future cash flows aur operational improvements se kaafi umeed hai, jo stock mein 20% tak ka upside de sakta hai.