Hindustan Zinc Limited Results for the First Quarter Ended 30 June 2013
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Results for the First Quarter Ended 30 June 2013
"Continued profit growth on higher metal production; Mined metal production up 27%"
MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hindustan Zinc Limited ("HZL" or the "Company") today announced its results for the first quarter ended 30 June 2013.
Highlights for the quarter
Mined metal production up 27%
Integrated zinc metal production up 10%
EBITDA up 6% to Rs 1,506 Crore
Mr. Agnivesh Agarwal (Chairman, Hindustan Zinc) - "We delivered growth on all fronts in the quarter and are committed to consistently deliver superior performance and maintain our leadership position."
Financial Summary | ||||||||
(In Rs Crore, except as stated) | ||||||||
*financial and production numbers are rounded-off; | ||||||||
Q1 | Q4 | |||||||
Particulars | 2014 | 2013 | Change | 2013 | ||||
Net Sales/Income from Operations | ||||||||
Zinc1 | 1,986 | 1,816 | 9% | 2,655 | ||||
Lead | 402 | 342 | 18% | 443 | ||||
Silver | 408 | 388 | 5% | 611 | ||||
Others | 143 | 167 | -14% | 141 | ||||
Total | 2,939 | 2,713 | 8% | 3,850 | ||||
EBITDA | 1,506 | 1,426 | 6% | 2,127 | ||||
Profit After Taxes | 1,660 | 1,581 | 5% | 2,166 | ||||
Earnings per Share (Rs) | 3.93 | 3.74 | 5% | 5.13 | ||||
Mined Metal Production ('000 MT) | 238 | 187 | 27% | 260 | ||||
Refined Metal Production ('000 MT) | ||||||||
Total Refined Zinc | 174 | 161 | 8% | 182 | ||||
- Refined Zinc - Integrated | 173 | 157 | 10% | 181 | ||||
Total Refined Lead2 | 33 | 31 | 5% | 35 | ||||
- Refined Lead - Integrated | 29 | 29 | 1% | 32 | ||||
Total Refined Saleable Silver3 (in MT) | 96 | 73 | 31% | 108 | ||||
- Refined Saleable Silver - Integrated | 77 | 71 | 9% | 91 | ||||
Wind Power (in million units) | 162 | 182 | -11% | 79 | ||||
Zinc CoP without Royalty (Rs / MT) | 46,765 | 45,759 | 2% | 44,901 | ||||
Zinc CoP without Royalty ( $ / MT) | 836 | 844 | -1% | 829 | ||||
Zinc LME ($ / MT) | 1,840 | 1,928 | -5% | 2,033 | ||||
Lead LME ($ / MT) | 2,049 | 1,974 | 4% | 2,301 | ||||
Silver LBMA ($ / oz.) | 23.1 | 28.3 | -18% | 30.1 | ||||
USD-INR | 55.9 | 54.2 | 3% | 54.2 | ||||
(1) | Including Zinc concentrate sale of nil in Q1 FY 2014 as compared to nil in corresponding prior quarter and 61,097 MT MIC in Q4 FY 2013 | |
(2) | Including captive consumption of 1,644 MT in Q1, as compared with 1,641 MT in corresponding prior quarter and 1,777 MT in Q4 FY 2013 | |
(3) | Excluding captive consumption of 8.8 MT in Q1, as compared with 8.6 MT in corresponding prior quarter and 9.2 MT in Q4 FY 2013 | |
Operational Performance
Mined metal production was 237,825 MT in Q1, as compared with 186,642 MT in the corresponding prior period. The increase was in line with our plan to deliver 1.0 million MT mined metal production for the year.
Integrated production of refined zinc was up 10% y-o-y to 173,000 MT in Q1 on higher smelter utilization rate. Integrated production of refined lead was flat at 29,110 MT. Integrated saleable silver production was up 9% to 77 MT in Q1 on higher contribution from Sindesar Khurd and Zawar mines.
Financial Performance
Revenues were up 8% to Rs. 2,939 Crore, compared with the corresponding prior quarter. The increase was driven by higher sales volume and rupee depreciation, partially offset by lower metal prices. EBITDA for the quarter was Rs 1,506 Crore, up 6% on higher sales, partially offset by higher operating costs. Net profit for the quarter was up by 5% to Rs. 1,660 Crore.
The zinc metal cost of production before royalty during the quarter was Rs. 46,800 per MT ($836), 2% higher in Rupee and 1% lower in USD terms from a year ago. The increase was primarily due to lower sulphuric acid credits and higher excavation costs, partially offset by lower coal price, lower specific coal consumption and benefits of higher volume.
Liquidity and investment
The Company follows a conservative Investment Policy and invests in high quality debt instruments & debt mutual funds and fixed deposit with banks. As on 30 June 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of Rs. 22,365 Crore, out of which Rs. 14,743 Crore was invested in debt mutual funds, Rs. 2,217 Crore in bonds and Rs 5,398 Crore were in fixed deposits with banks.
For further information, please contact:
HZL Investor Relation +91 22 6646 1531 |
About Hindustan Zinc
HZL is the world's largest integrated producer of Zinc-Lead. It has a metal production capacity of over 1.0 million MT per annum with its primary smelter operations situated in Chanderiya, Debari and Dariba. HZL has Lead-Zinc mines in Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba and Zawar, all in Rajasthan. The Company is a subsidiary of the NYSE listed, Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (NYS: SLT) and London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mining major, Vedanta Resources plc.
Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "should" or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behavior of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
Ashwin Bajaj
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Investor Relations
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
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or
Preeti Dubey, CFA
General Manager
Investor Relations
Hindustan Zinc Limited
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Neelam Sharma
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