Q1 2025 VRL Logistics Ltd Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- VRL Logistics Ltd (BOM:539118) achieved a revenue growth of around 9% year-on-year, increasing from INR683 crores to INR742 crores.
- The company saw an 8% increase in volumes, from 10,00,000 tonnes to 10,70,000 tonnes.
- Price realization improved by 1%, from INR6650 to INR6724 per tonne.
- VRL Logistics Ltd (BOM:539118) expanded its branch network by adding 36 new branches in the current quarter, contributing to a 3.55% increase in tonnage.
- The customer base increased from 8 lakh to 9 lakh customers over the past year, indicating strong market penetration and customer acquisition.
- The company faced operational challenges due to long absentees of staff during elections and extreme heatwaves, impacting efficiency and causing delays.
- EBITDA decreased by 8% in absolute terms, from INR111 crores to INR102 crores, and as a percentage of revenue, it decreased by around 2%.
- Employee costs increased by 1.5% to revenue, from 16% to 17.81%, due to annual increments and internal promotions.
- Toll charges increased due to the rise in the number of toll booths and higher toll rates, impacting operational costs.
- The company experienced a significant decline in PAT, which decreased by 60% from INR34 crores to INR13 crores.
Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to the VRL Logistics Q1 FY25 earnings conference call, hosted by Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. (Operator Instructions) Please note that this conference is being recorded.
I now hand the conference over to Mr. Alok Deora. Thank you, and over to you, sir.
Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Q1 FY25 earnings conference call of VRL Logistics. We have with us today Mr. Sunil Nalavadi, the CFO of the company.
So I'll now hand over the call to Mr. Nalavadi to give some opening remarks and discussion on the performance, and then we can take up the Q&A session. Thank you, and over to you, sir.
Yes. Thank you. Good morning to all participants. I'm Sunil Nalavadi here, CFO of VRL Logistics. I once again welcome all of you for the earnings conference call for the quarter one of financial year '25.
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