NATIONALUM Q3 FY25 earnings call.
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₹4,662 Cr
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NALCO reported its highest-ever Q3 and nine-month cumulative turnover, PAT, and EBITDA since inception, driven by significantly higher alumina realizations ($641/t average in Q3), increased alumina export volumes (3.66 million tons), and cost savings from captive coal utilization. Q3 standalone PAT surged 224% YoY to INR 1,583 crore, while nine-month PAT reached INR 3,246 crore, up 211% YoY. The company declared its highest-ever dividend of INR 4 per share (second interim). The 1 million tpa refinery expansion remains on track for December commissioning with commercial volumes from April FY27. The board-approved 0.5 million tpa smelter expansion (INR 17,153 crore) plus 1,200 MW CPP (INR 13,000 crore) is planned for FY2030, requiring debt financing. Key risks include alumina price volatility (spot at $530, expected $450-500 range), US tariff impacts on global aluminum demand, and execution delays in the refinery expansion. Management targets 5-10% volume growth next year while pursuing value-added products to improve earnings stability.
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Guidance to track
- Fifth stream expansion (1 million tpa) targeting trial commissioning by December 2025 with commercial volumes from April FY27, targeting 7-8 lakh tons production in FY27 first year.
- Utkal D&E coal blocks ramping up from 3 million tons in FY25 to 4 million tons in FY26, with 50-50 blend of captive and linkage coal required for CPP operations.
- Technology partner (AP Tech/Rio Tinto) negotiations nearly complete; tender for 0.5 million tpa smelter expansion to be floated within 6-8 months with INR 17,153 crore project cost.
- Management targets 5-10% volume growth in FY26 through operational improvements at existing facilities, excluding smelter expansion which will take time.
Risks flagged
- Spot alumina prices have already corrected to $530 from Q3's $641 average and could decline further to $450-500 range as global surplus emerges by end of 2025, impacting export realizations.
- 25% US tariffs on aluminum could redirect metal to other markets, pressuring LME prices, and potential smelter closures would reduce alumina demand.
- INR 106 crore impairment taken for Rajasthan wind plants due to lack of PPA; continued uncertainty around power offtake could impact future financials.
- Management deflected on specific EBITDA/ton projections for new smelter capacity, stating financials 'not yet worked out in detail' - full project returns remain unclear.
Key quotes
- Profit in 2024 has surged threefold. 2024 Q3... The cumulative PAT up to December 25 is higher by 211% compared to the previous nine-month period.
- Whatever expansions will be coming in the coming time, we will be able to fund our expansions in an easy manner
- We have to go for leveraging, definitely. We have to go for debt... with more than INR 17,000-17,500 net worth, company will be in very good position to finance entire capex of metal and power plant expansion through external financing.
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