The Indian equity markets have had a turbulent March quarter, so far, as the economy faces uncertainty over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has sent prices of commodities, including oil, zooming, fanning fears of even higher inflation. Companies’ earnings and margins will likely face pressures as Europe’s worst crisis since World War II disrupts the movement of goods and supply chains, pushing up costs for businesses.
In April, Indian companies will share their March quarter results. Moneycontrol looked at the performance of companies with a market value of Rs 1,000 crore and more in the March quarter over the past five years and found 13 delivered net profit margins exceeding 25 percent in each of the five quarters (Data Source: ACE Equity). According to Moneycontrol SWOT analysis, 8 of these 13 stocks have more strengths than weaknesses. Take a look:
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Dolat Algotech Ltd. | The company's net profit margin during the March quarter over the last five years: in the 2017 March quarter it was at 66 percent, March 2018 48 percent, March 2019 46 percent, March 2020 48 percent, and in March 2021 it stood at 63 percent.
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Gujarat Pipavav Port | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter in the last five years: March quarter 2017 it was 38 percent, March 2018 29 percent, March 2019 28 percent, March 2020 30 percent, and in March 2021 it came in at 34 percent.
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Hindustan Oil Exploration Company | The company's net profit margin during the March quarter over the last five years: in the March quarter 2017, it was 123 percent, March 2018 71 percent, March 2019 63 percent, March 2020 36 percent and in March 2021, PAT margin was at 70 percent.
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Hindustan Zinc | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 was 49 percent, March 2018 40 percent, March 2019: 7 percent, March 2020:30 percent and in March 2021, teh company's margin stood at 36 percent.
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ICRA | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 was at 33 percent, March 2018 33 percent, March 2019 32 percent, March 2020 40 percent and in March 2021, it stood at 27 percent.
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Indian Energy Exchange | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 was at 53 percent, March 2018 57 percent, March 2019 67 percent, March 2020 66 percent and in March 2021 it was a percentage point down at 65 percent.
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JSW Holdings | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 stood at 69 percent, March 2018 74 percent, March 2019 76 percent, March 2020 81 percent, and in March 2021, it was 68 percent.
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Multi Commodity Exchange Of India| The company's net profit margin track record during the March quarter over a period of last five years - in the March quarter 2017: 35 percent, in March 2018: 48 percent, in March 2019: 77 percent, in March 2020: 58 percent, and in March 2021: 40 percent.
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National Standard (India) | The company's net profit margin track in the 2017 March quarter was at 287 percent, March 2018 42 percent, March 2019 411 percent, March 2020 198 percent and in March 2021, it stood at 42 percent.
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Nesco| The company's net profit in the March quarter of 2017 was reported at 44 percent, March 2018 57 percent, March 2019 55 percent, March 2020 45 percent and in March 2021, the number was 53 percent.
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Oberoi Realty | The company's net profit margin in the 2017 March quarter was at 35 percent, March 2018 at 41 percent, March 2019 reading was 27 percent, March 2020 41 percent, and in March 2021, it dropped to 36 percent.
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SJVN | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 was at 54 percent, March 2018, it was 39 percent, March 2019 58 percent, March 2020 73 percent and it rose to 133 percent in March 2021.
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Sun TV Network | The company's net profit margin in the March quarter of 2017 was 40 percent, again 40 percent in March 2018, March 2019, it was 32 percent, March 2020 was 33 percent, and in March 2021, it grew to 59 percent.
