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Non-financial private companies record 10.9% decline in net profit in Q1: RBI study

30 Sep 2013 Evaluate

As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report based on abridged financial results of 2,768 listed non-government non-financial (NGNF) companies, listed non-financial private companies posted a decline of 10.9 percent in net profit in the first quarter of the current fiscal, reflecting slowdown in the economy. Indian economy’s growth slowed down to four year low at 4.4 percent in the April-June quarter, FY13. Meanwhile, the decline in net profit was 10.7 percent in the first quarter of last fiscal.

The report highlighted that in the April to June quarter, sales growth of NGNF fell by 2.6 percent on YoY basis, while, total expenditure also declined by 2.2 percent mainly due to the contraction in raw material expenses. Further, sales contraction was spread across most of the industries include steel, cement, coke and refined petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel and electrical machinery and apparatus industries among other. Referring to the manufacturing sector, it added that sales growth remained stagnant with a growth of only 0.8 per cent in the first quarter. 

By adding further, RBI’s report said that operating profits grew marginally by 1.1 percent in the reported period against near stagnation seen in the previous quarter with some industries like cement, iron & steel and construction witnessed significant contraction in the operating profit. Meanwhile, apex bank mentioned that coverage of companies in different quarters varies to some extent, depending on date of declaration of quarterly results, but it does not alter the aggregate position significantly.

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