S Chand and Co Ltd (BOM:540497)
₹ 213.9 -1.15 (-0.53%) Market Cap: 7.53 Bil Enterprise Value: 7.19 Bil PE Ratio: 14.33 PB Ratio: 0.79 GF Score: 67/100

Q1 2025 S Chand and Company Ltd Earnings Call Transcript

Aug 13, 2024 / 07:30AM GMT
Release Date Price: ₹217.2 (-3.98%)

Key Points

Positve
  • S Chand and Co Ltd (BOM:540497) achieved the highest ever gross margin in the company's history at 72%, up from 69% last year.
  • The company reported the lowest working capital metrics for Q1 in its history, with net working capital days reduced to 132 days.
  • Strong cash flow generation led to an increased net cash balance of 82 million versus 600 million at the end of Q4.
  • The company has engaged in content licensing partnerships with leading technologies, opening a new vertical for higher education.
  • S Chand and Co Ltd (BOM:540497) expects double-digit operating revenue growth for the year and has upgraded its EBITDA margin band to 17%-19% from 16%-18% last year.
Negative
  • The company reported a minor PAT loss of 3 million versus a profit of 11 million in the same period last year.
  • Increased expenses on account of NCS content development and implementations resulted in lower EBITDA and profits.
  • There have been delays in admissions and results, affecting the company's performance.
  • The adoption of the new curriculum by schools has been slower than expected, impacting sales.
  • The company anticipates lower paper procurement due to higher than expected raw material inventory from the previous year.
Operator

Perfect, ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to the first German Company Limited Q1 FY 25 earnings conference call hosted by Prabhudas Lilladher Private Limited. As a reminder, all participant lines will be in the listen-only mode and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions after the presentation concludes. Should you need assistance during this conference, please signal an operator by pressing star and then zero on your touchtone phone. Please note that this conference is being recorded. I now hand the conference over to Ms. to the barrier from potentially that I thank you and over to you.

Stuti Beria
Prabhudas Lilladher - Moderator

Thank you. On behalf of Prabhudas Lilladher, I welcome you all to the 1Q FY 25 earnings call of Aixtron Limited. We have with us the management represented by Mr. Himanshu Gupta, MD, Mr. Saurabh necessity effort, and Mr. essentially Head Investor Relations strategy. And I would now like to hand over the call to the management for their opening remarks, after which we can open the floor for Q&A. Thank you,

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