The company reported a consolidated
profit of Rs 13,248 crore for the first quarter of FY21.
Reliance Industries (RIL)
share price slipped in the opening trade on July 31 after the company came out
with its June quarter earnings.
The company reported a
consolidated profit of Rs 13,248 crore for the first quarter of FY21, with
Jio's ARPU growth of 7.4 percent QoQ at Rs 140.3 per subscriber per month
beating Street expectations.
Consolidated profit during the
June quarter 2020 (which included exceptional gain of Rs 4,966 crore from stake
sale to BP in Reliance BP Mobility) increased 102.4 percent sequentially and
the year-on-year increase was 30.6 percent.
Consolidated profit in the
March quarter 2020 stood at Rs 6,348 crore and Rs 10,141 crore in the corresponding
period of last year.
Here is what brokerages have to
say about the stock and the company:
Prabhudas
Lilladher | Rating: Buy | Target: Raised to Rs 2,170 from Rs 1,828
The brokerage house raised the
price target on the stock factoring in higher valuation in Jio and retail
business on rollover to FY23E versus earlier September 22 to factor in a higher
multiple. It valued the hydrocarbon business in the September 22 valuation at
EV/E of 8.5x vs 8x earlier.
Despite a sharp run-up in stock
prices (+140% in the past four months), Prabhudas Lilladher believes positive
news flow on global partnerships or stake sale is likely to keep valuations
elevated.
Sharekhan
| Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 2,400
Recent fund-raising strengthens
RIL’s balance sheet; potential monetisation of the stake in retail business and
Jio’s likely listing could create long-term value for investors. It expects PAT
to clock CAGR of 20 percent during FY20-FY22E driven by digital and retail
businesses.
It revised FY2021E-FY2022E EPS
to factor in lower refining margin offset by higher other income (given a sharp
rise in cash levels) and introduced FY2023E EPS and factored in an increased
equity base of Rs 676 crore (for rights issues) over FY2022E-FY2023E.
The potential listing of Jio
and stake sale in retail business could further unlock value from
consumer-centric business and create long-term wealth for investors
Goldman
Sachs | Rating: Buy
The Q1 was in-line, strong
relative outperformance versus peers in a subdued quarter. The weaker energy
was offset by stronger-than-expected retail performance.
Both retail and energy saw
EBITDA decline due to local/global lockdowns, while telecom EBITDA grew 50
percent YoY on tariff hikes and higher data consumption.
The research house sees more
upside in the stock in the near future and expects EBITDA to double by FY25
driven by hyper-growth from consumer businesses, CNBC-TV18 reported.
"Reliance Retail's topline
performance was resilient considering the adverse operating environment.
Reliance Jio’s performance was broadly in line but the ARPU at Rs 140 surprised
positively," said Deepak Jasani, Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities.
"Reliance’s reported
bottomline growth was helped by low tax rates due to new rates and deferred tax
credit due to planned O2C restructuring and exceptional income of Rs 4,966
crore (net of taxes of Rs 1,508 crore) due to profit on the divestment of stake
in domestic fuel retailing business."
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