Construction & Engineering company J Kumar Infraprojects announced FY23 results:
- Revenue from Operations for FY23 grew by 19% to Rs 4,203 crore as compared to Rs 3,527 crore in FY22
- EBITDA for FY23 grew by 18% to Rs 597 crore as compared to Rs 505 crore in FY22. EBITDA margin for FY23 stood at 14.2%.
- PBT for FY23 grew by 32% to Rs 374 crore as compared to Rs 283 crore in FY22. PBT margin for FY23 stood at 8.9% as compared to 8.0% in FY22.
- PAT for FY23 grew by 33% to Rs 274 crore as compared to Rs 206 crore in FY22. PAT margin for FY23 stood at 6.5% as compared to 5.8% in FY22.
- Total Order book as on March 31, 2023, stood at Rs 11,854 crore. The order book inter alia includes Metro projects (elevated and underground) contributing ~ 53%, while Flyovers, Bridges & Roads projects contribute ~36% and others contributing ~11%.
On the performance Kamal J. Gupta, Managing Director commented, “The performance for FY 2023 has been remarkable as we continued to accelerate profitable growth and build our position as a leading urban infrastructure EPC company. With a strong foundation in place, we enhanced our capabilities to capitalise on the emerging opportunities. We will continue to expand our reach, invest in our talent pool and unlock efficiencies to deliver a robust performance year after year.
During the quarter, Mumbai Metro Project Line 2A and 7, comprised of 35 Km of viaduct and 30 stations constructed in 2 Phases were dedicated to Mumbaikars by Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji.
The government enhanced focus on infrastructure development reinforces the importance of the sector and the crucial role it plays in the growth of the economy. It plays a multiplier effect being the second-largest employment-generating sector. At J. Kumar, we are committed to nation-building and fulfilling dreams of world-class infrastructure for a new India. We are in the process of constructing a further ~61 Km of Metro Rail network across India.
Taking a cue from the budget announcements, we are confident that the project awarding should gain further momentum in the coming quarters. We were awarded projects worth Rs 2,652 crore during FY 23. We are aggressively targeting projects which we believe will help us to maintain our current growth and margin profile. We are confident of being awarded projects in excess of Rs 5,000 crore during FY 24. Our robust execution capabilities coupled with a strong repository of asset base enable efficient execution reflected in strong revenue growth.
With strong financial and technical metrics, we envisage becoming a USD 1 billion revenue company by FY27. Our continued focus on adding and diversifying project portfolio that involves sound technical capabilities, we are optimistic that this will help keep our margins healthy. We at JKIL always work towards the successful execution of continuing projects with a scope to scale up further.
With the sustained order inflow and our expertise in executing and delivering projects on time we are optimistic that we shall witness a healthy and sustainable growth. The Company has sufficient cash as well as unutilised working capital facilities to undertake large projects and also to ramp up execution of existing projects. The Company will continue its focus on working capital management and quality of order book.”