Tata Power Announces Q2 FY 2018-19 Result with 85% Increase in Consolidated PAT; Reaffirms Strong Operating Performance

Reports 19% Increase in Renewables Ebitda at Rs 631 crore

• Reports strong all-round performance in H1 FY19. Consolidated underlying business EBITDA stood at Rs 2,668 crore for the quarter due to strong operating performance of all businesses
• Q2 FY19 Consolidated PAT was up 85% at Rs 393 crore as compared to Rs 213 crore in previous year mainly due to good performance from Renewables and all regulated businesses. There was also favorable regulatory order impact. The corresponding period last year had a one-time charge of DOCOMO provision of rs.113 crore and Rs 35 crore in Rithala.
• Q2FY19 Standalone continues to show strong Regulatory and other business performance with PAT at Rs 265 crore as compared to Rs 52 crore in previous year higher Renewables, lower finance cost, lower taxes and favorable Regulatory order impact. The quarterly results were also adversely impacted due to pricing pressures and higher fuel cost.
• H1 FY19 Consolidated PAT was up at Rs 2,128 crore (244% rise as it includes exceptional gain of Rs 1,483 crore and favorable Mumbai operations(MO) Tariff order of Rs 98 crore) as compared to Rs 618 Crore in the same period last year. Revenue was up by 13% at Rs 14373 crore  as compared to Rs 12775 Crore in the same period last year.

Editorial Synopsis: Key Financial Highlights: Q2 FY19 vs Q2 FY18 Consolidated PAT was up at Rs 393 crore as compared to Rs 213 crore in the corresponding period last year Standalone PAT was up at Rs 265 crore as compared to Rs 52 crore Consolidated Revenue* rose to Rs 7,234 crore as compared to Rs 6,610 crore in the corresponding period last year Standalone Revenue* was up at Rs 1,922 crore as compared to Rs 1,769 crore in the corresponding period last year Key Business and Growth Highlights Q2FY19: Tata Power and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up commercial-scale charging stations for Electric Vehicles at the HPCL retail outlets and other locations across India Tata Power Solar commissioned world’s largest solar rooftop stadium installation of 820kWp at Cricket Club of India in Mumbai. Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra did the inauguration of the stadium. Tata Power Solar recently launched a complete residential rooftop solution across the country CGPL completed refinancing of the outstanding ECB loans amounting to ~USD 770 million (appx Rs. 5,500 Cr) through a mix of INR-denominated debt instruments and equity funding from proceeds of divestment of non-core assets. The refinancing of USD loans of CGPL will help in rescheduling the cash requirements as well reducing the effective interest cost apart from reducing foreign exchange related volatility for CGPL. The lenders of Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited (PPGCL), a 3X660MW coal-based power project based in UP have issued a Letter of Intent to Resurgent Power Ventures Pte. Ltd., (Resurgent Power) for acquisition of 75.01% stake in PPGCL. Resurgent Power is a Joint Venture based out of Singapore with 26% stake by Tata Power through its wholly owned Singapore based subsidiary. CGPL bagged FAME Excellence Safety Award (Gold) for best safety practices and implementing workplace safety norms Becomes country’s first power utility to open two All-Women Customer Relations Centre (CRC) for its consumers in Mumbai The Company for the first time won the ‘Best CSR Community Initiative Award’ under the category of “Livelihood & Employability” at a recently held seminar by Odisha CSR Forum in Bhubaneswar

Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, today announced its results for the quarter ended 30^th September 2018, reporting a 85% increase in consolidated profit.  During this quarter, Tata Power introduced various future-ready technological deployments for the benefit of its customers like the QR Code for easy bill payments and installing Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure in Mumbai, thereby reaffirming its positioning of being a tech forward integrated power company.

Q2 FY19: PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: CONSOLIDATED

• On a consolidated basis, Tata Power Group’s Q2 FY19 Revenue* stood at Rs 7,234 crore as compared to Rs 6,610 crore last year mainly due to capacity addition in renewables, increase in fuel cost and increase in shipping tonnage
• Consolidated PAT was up 85% at Rs 393 crore as compared to Rs 213 crore in Q2 FY18 mainly due to good performance from Renewables and all regulated businesses. There was also a favourable regulatory order impact. Tata Power’s renewables business profits for Q2 FY19 stood at rs.159 crore. The quarterly results were also lower due to pricing pressures and higher fuel cost in the Indonesian coal mines.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: STANDALONE

• For the Quarter ended September 30, 2018, Standalone Revenue* was up by 9% at Rs 1,922 crore as against Rs 1,769 crore due to higher fuel cost and favourable tariff order
• PAT stood at Rs 265 crore due to higher wind PLF, lower finance cost, lower taxes and favorable MO tariff order impact as compared to rs.52 crore in corresponding period last year in Q2 FY18.

Commenting on the Company’s performance, Mr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power said, “We are happy to report that all our businesses have done well and our operations continue to perform well. Our growth agenda now is more focused on renewables, rooftop solar solutions and using the Resurgent Power platform to acquire value adding assets. In the coming years, we have identified key growth areas which includes Renewable Generation, Transmission, and Distribution along with new value-added businesses including Rooftop Solar, Smart Metering, Home Automation, Micro Grids in rural areas and setting up of Electric Vehicle charging units.

During the quarter, we also rolled out our retail rooftop solutions nationwide that has received good response from the customers.”