September 02, 2016 / 19:09 IST
Religare's research report on Bharat Petroleum
BPCL reported a below-expected operating performance, with Q1 GRMs at US$ 6.1/bbl underperforming. Marketing inventory gains of Rs 12.8bn shored up EBITDA to Rs 38bn, adjusted for which marketing margins likely declined ~25% YoY. The only positive was an 8.4% increase in market sales volumes which outperformed the industry, implying market share gains. While the Kochi expansion by Q4 is on track, GRM improvement from this segment seems to be priced in. Maintain SELL; Sep’17 TP Rs 585.
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