Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy has posted a 35.63% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 456.57 crore for the quarter ended September 30, buoyant on a rise in power demand.
It had posted a net profit of Rs 336.62 crore for the same quarter of the previous financial year.
During the quarter under review, its consolidated total income rose 16% to Rs 2,596.27 crore from Rs 2,237.36 crore in the comparable year-ago period. The rise in total revenue was largely due to increase in fuel costs, which are pass-through in nature, a company statement said.
A consensus estimate of Bloomberg analysts had expected the firm to post aconsolidated net profit of Rs 670 crore (three brokerages) on revenues of Rs 2,711.80 crore (five brokers).
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During the quarter, the demand for power across the country rose by 5.9% on a year-on-year basis. Peak power demand touched a high of 200 GW in September.
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The rise is primarily attributable to the contribution from the 225 MW solar capacity addition at Vijayanagar and 45 MW uprating at Karcham Wangtoo and partially offset by lower short-term sales on a year-on-year basis.
The company’s finance cost rose by 7% y-o-y to Rs 204 crore due to additional borrowings needed for ongoing growth capex. Weighted average cost of debt rose by 7 basis points on a quarter-on-quarter basis to 7.94%.
As of September 30, the firm had a cash balance of Rs 3,327 crore.
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The firm is also looking to expand its installed capacity to 10 GW by FY25 and 20 GW by FY30. With a locked-in capacity of 9.9 GW, the company expects to achieve its FY25 target well ahead of the timeline.
The total locked-in portfolio (2.2 GW under-construction, letter of intent received for 0.4 GW) comprises 61% renewable capacity, which is expected to rise to about 81% by FY30.