Ester Industries announces Q2 FY16 results PAT climbs 334% at 3.97 cr
CORPORATE / INDUSTRY
by Shrutee K/DNS
New
Delhi, 3rd November, 2015: Ester Industries Limited, India’s leading
manufacturer of Polyester Films, Engineering Plastics and Specialty Polymers, announced its results for the second quarter of the current financial year that
ended September 30, 2015. Directors
in the Board meeting have also approved shifting of registered office from
Uttarakhand to Haryana subject to shareholder approval.
Highlights Q-on-Q: FY16
- Net Sales has marginally reduced by 16% to Rs. 202.21 crores from Rs.
241.11 crores reported in the corresponding quarter last year.
- Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation &
Tax (EBIDTA) in the
present quarter increased 16.4% to
Rs. 21.86 Crores from Rs.18.78 Crores
- Profit after Tax (PAT)
has increased by 334% in the present quarter to Rs. 3.97 Crores from Rs.
0.91 Crores reported in the quarter ended September 2014.
- EPS on increased equity (conversion of
warrants aggregating 2.07 crore shares at Rs 10.10 each in May2015) is Rs.
0.45 against Rs. 0.15
Half-Yearly: FY16
- For the first six months of 2015-16, Net Sales declined by 13% to Rs. 413.18 crores.
- Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation &
Tax (EBIDTA) increased
by 19.9% to Rs. 46.14 Crores in the six month period ended September
30, 2015.
- For the 6 month period, Profit after Tax (PAT stood at Rs. 7.81 Crores, registering an increase of 191%.
- EPS on
increased equity is Rs. 0.97 against Rs. 0.32 on face value of Rs. 5 each.
Operation Highlights
- Focus on specialty Polymers has started to yield results. During
the half year, company sold 1968 MT of specialty polymers as compared to
583 MT during six months of corresponding year.
- Sale of polyester film in quantitative terms increased by 5% during the first half.
Commenting
on the performance for the period ended September 2015, Mr. Arvind Singhania,
Chairman & Managing Director,
Ester Industries Limited, said “Current quarter results continue to reflect the strategic course
correction measures initiated two years ago. Our efforts in R&D have started
yielding positive results in performance. In close association with our global
clients, we have developed innovative product solutions. Our focus continues to
be in offering differentiated products for the global markets.”
Company has already filed
applications for registration of Patents over seven products during the current
year (and 12 more in development)- one product like Heat Resistant PET can withstand
a hot fill temperature of upto 90 deg C as compared to normal PET resin which
cannot be hot filled beyond 65-70 deg C. This opens up a tremendous potential
to convert conventional packaging materials like glass and metal to Ester’s PET
product for products requiring hot filling. Hot filling is essential to
increase product shelf life. Another product
is an innovative PET Master Batch solution for imparting permanent stain
resistance to Nylon Carpets. This PET master batch can be added in small doses
to Nylon to impart permanent stain reistance. This is far more cost effective
compared to existing solutions and provides immense flexibility to carpet
manufacturers making it a very attractive proposition.
About
Ester Industries:
Ester
Industries Limited is a public limited company incorporated in 1985 promoted by
the Singhania family. The company is one of India’s leading producers of
Polyester Films, Engineering Plastics and Speciality Polymers having a track
record of continually developing new and innovative products for customers
across the globe. Ester Industries has state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities in khatima in Uttarakhand with the capacity of 67,000 TPA of
Polyester Resin, 57,000 TPA of Polyester Film, 30,000TPA of Specialty Polymers
and 16,500 TPA of Engineering Plastics. The company currently exports more than
30% of its production of Polyester Films with sales and distribution network in
more than 56 countries across the world resulting in strong customer relationship.
Specialty Polymers are manufactured primarily for the European and US markets.
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