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Business EconomyPosted at: Aug 11 2022 9:29PM


GOCL Q1 net profit jumps five-fold to Rs 125 cr

Hyderabad, Aug 11 (UNI) Hinduja Group firm, GOCL Corporation Limited, on Thursday has posted a five-time increase in consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022,at Rs 125 crore as compared to Rs 23 crore in the corresponding period in previous year.
The Hyderabad-based company also reported a stellar performance with a growth of 177 per cent increase in income in Q1FY23, with Consolidated Income at Rs. 486 crores, against Rs. 176 crores in Q1FY22..
The resilient growth and strong performance, achieving double-digit growth in income despite the Covid-19 third wave impact and unprecedented inflationary cost of raw materials was a result of strategic initiatives undertaken by GOCL, the company said in a release here..
Commenting on the performance of the Company during the quarter, Pankaj Kumar, CEO/Whole-Time Director at Gocl Corp Ltd said, “Over the next few years, our focus will be on diversifying the products portfolio and increasing the market share in established business. Business challenges like softening demand, rising inputs costs and volatility in input prices are slowly getting normalised as can be seen from recovery in EBITDA margins. We believe that by improving the current product offering and stepping into new verticals will provide additional impetus to the balance sheet.”
In the Energetic and Explosive segment, Energetic division has set a new benchmark with quarterly income of Rs.45 crores during the Q1 of F23. The division registered a staggering growth of 41 ptrny compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Increase in manufacturing of value-added products, non-electric detonators and boosters has contributed to the growth of the division.
The wholly-owned subsidiary, IDL Explosives Limited (IDLEL) reported an income of Rs 202 crores during the quarter as compared to Rs 115 crore during Q1 of the previous year.
In the realty segment, the company sees a big opportunity in the growing and lucrative realty sector, and is planning to monetize its large land bank at Bangalore, Kukatpally and Bhiwandi.
At Kukatpally, the Company has concluded the sale of 32 acres of land for a consideration of 327 Crores. The income and the resulting profit have been accounted during this quarter. Sale proposal of the balance 12 acres land is expected to be concluded in the near future.
In line with the growing demand for warehouses in Mumbai, the Company is looking to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure on the Company owned land in Bhiwandi, the release said.
The Company through its overseas subsidiary HGHL had made an investment of USD 24 million in 57 Whitehall Investment SARL, Luxembourg. This investment is utilized to develop the historical Old War Office (OWO) property located in central London, into luxurious hotel and residential apartments. This project will be a part of the iconic Raffles brand which is one of the top 10 hotel brands in 2022.
The OWO project is expected to be completed by March 2023.
The Company expects HGHL to get significant returns on their investment, over and above the capital invested, on completion of the project from the operations of the Hotel and sale of luxurious residential apartments.
The Company is getting Guarantee Commission from its wholly-owned subsidiary, HGHL Holdings Ltd. in UK, and Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited, a non-related party, of Rs. 30 crores per annum. In this quarter, we have accrued income of Rs.8.63 crores on this account.
The Company has a healthy order book of Rs. 1180 crores for the next 2 years.
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