Profit after tax of Rs 2,637
Crore for FY 2019-20
Final Dividend declared of Rs
9.75 per share
Financial
Year 2019-20 specially in last quarter has seen unprecedented event like
outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic leading to nationwide lock downs and demand
contraction on the back of generally sluggish global economic activities. This
coupled with inability of oil producing countries to reach a consensus to
rebalance the supply demand situation lead to unprecedented volatility in crude
oil and product prices and also in exchange rates. Surplus inventories, lower demand, geo
political situations lead to one of the steepest fall in crude oil prices seen
in last two decades. The nationwide lock down to contain the spread of the
pandemic in India lead to significant demand contraction in the last part of
March 2020 necessitating regulated refinery operations.
During
this period, HPCLcontinued its operations without any disruption to ensure
availability of LPG, Petrol and Diesel for essential services and generalpublic
while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its stakeholders and the workforce.
Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Limited has recorded Profit afterTax of Rs.2,637 crore
during FY 2019-20 as compared to Rs 6,029 crore for the previous year. The
decrease in Net Profit is mainly because of impact of inventory losses due to sharp
fall in crude prices and exchange rate fluctuations. Gross sales for the FY 19-20
was Rs. 2,86,250 crore as compared Rs.2,95,713 crore for the previous year.
During 2019-20, HPCL
refineries at Mumbai and Visakh achieved combined refining throughput of 17.18
Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) with capacity utilization of 109%. Both Mumbai and
Vizag Refineries were up-graded to produce BS VI compliant transportation fuels
and BS VI grade MS and HSD was rolled out pan India basis as per the timelines
stipulated by Government of India.Mumbai Refinery achieved highest ever LOBS (Lube Oil Base
Stock) production with 478 TMT. Vizag refinery has started the production of
VLSFO (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil of Sulphur less than 0.5 %) to meet the
regulatory requirement of MARPOL. Lower Refinery thruput this year compared to
last year thruput of 18.44 MMT was mainly due to planned shutdowns required for
upgrade of the refineries for BS VI fuel and revamps of secondary units at
Visakh Refinery to cater to upcoming new primary processing units in VRMP
project.
HPCL achieved combined Gross Refining
Margin of USD1.02 per barrel during the year as compared to USD 5.01 per barrel
during 2018-19. GRMs were lower in comparison to previous year mainly due to inventory
losses and reduced cracks in Diesel, LPG and FO.
During 2019-20, HPCL
achieved the highest ever sales volume of 39.6 MMT compared to previous year’s
sales of 38.7 MMT. Domestic sales of Motor Spirit (Petrol) increased by 4.7%
compared to financial year 2018-19 while LPG sales grew by 7.3%. HPCL continues to be India’s largest lube
marketer. HPCL also continues to be
India’s second largest LPG marketer.In Industrial & Consumer (I&C)segment,
HPCL recorded an overall sales volume of about 5 MMT.
In order to enhance the
overseas footprint, HPCL had tied up with State Trade Corporation of Bhutan
Limited (STCBL) for setting up of retail outlets and supply of motor fuels in
Bhutan. The first retail outlet in Bhutan was commissioned during March 2020.
HPCL also achieved highest export of lubes in current financial year.
HPCL along with other
OMC’s successfully accomplished the target of providing 8 crore LPG connections
to women from BPL families under PMUY well before the target date specified by
GoI. As on 31st March, 2020, HPCL has enrolled over 2 Crore
beneficiaries under the scheme making total consumer base of HPCL cross 8 crore.
HPCL reported consolidated PAT of Rs 2,639
crore during 2019-20 as against Rs 6,691 crore during previous financial year.
The consolidated PAT is lower due to reduction in profits of MRPL and HMEL, resulting
in reduction of HPCL’s share of profits.
For the year 2019-20, HPCL has
proposed a final dividend of Rs 9.75 per share.
QUARTER ENDING 31st MARCH, 2020
For the period January-March 2020,
HPCL has registered gross sales of Rs. 71,268crore as compared to Rs. 72,840
crore for the period January to March 2019. Sales were lower mainly on account
of sharp fall in crude prices during current quarter.Quarterly profit was Rs 27
crore for the period January-March 2020 as against Rs 2,970 Crore during the corresponding period of previous financial
year mainly because of inventory losses and exchange rate fluctuations.
During January-March
2020, HPCL recorded domestic sales volume of 9.25 MMT against 10.03 MMT for the
corresponding quarter of previous financial year. The drop in sales is mainly due
to the reduction in transportation fuel demand for fuel in the month of March
2020 due to nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID 19.
The refineries at Mumbai
and Visakh processed 4.54 MMT of crude during January-March 2020. The combined GRM during the period
January-March 2020 was USD(-)
1.23per barrel as compared to USD4.51 per barrel in the corresponding
previous period.
During
Q4 2019-20, HPCL has introduced branded MTO in barrels “HP Shine”, for catering
to the demand of the un-organized paint and allied industry. HPCL has launched
HP PAY application to provide convenience to its customers and promote digital
transactions.HP Lubricants have proactively developed the next generation of
Lubricants for both BS VI and Specialty Fluids for Electric and Hybrid vehicle.
HPCL along with ONGC acquired 34.56% equity of Petronet MHB Limited (PMHBL)
from8 bankers. HPCL’s equity in PMHBL thus increased from 32.7% to nearly 50%.
HPCL commissioned record number of 1,194 new
retail outlets and 245 new LPG distributorships during 2019-20 taking the
number of total retail outlets to 16,476 and number of total LPG distributors
to 6,110 as of 31st March, 2020.
With its thrust on natural gas as a new line
of business, HPCL has commenced CNG sales at 476 outlets. Construction activities at Chhara LNG
gasification terminal are in Progress. HPCL is also participating in cross
country natural gas pipelines in Joint venture with other companies.
During the year 2019-20,
supply infrastructure was strengthened towards enhanced logistic efficiencies with
commissioning of –
·
UranChakanShikrapur LPG
Pipeline Project
·
Mundra Delhi Pipeline
(MDPL) Capacity Expansion and Palanpur Vadodara Pipeline Project
·
VVSPL Capacity Expansion
Project and OSTT/Jetty sub sea pipeline project.
·
Revamping of Meerut depot
·
Tank wagon loading
facilities at Kanpur Terminal and decantation facilities at Kolkata.
Palanpur Vadodara pipeline project was completed
6 months ahead of schedule at 90% of the approved cost.
The number of LPG bottling plants have
crossed the 50th mark with the commissioning of 120 TMT capacity LPG
bottling plant at Sugauli (Bihar). In addition ,LPG bottling capacity
augmentation projects were completed
& commissioned in Jatni (Odisha), Kondapally (Andhra Pradesh), Hoshiarpur
(Punjab), Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh), Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Manglia (Madhya
Pradesh)LPG plants, with total capacity addition of 360 TMTPA during the year.
The enhanced capacities shall help in meeting the growing LPG demand in India.
HPCL’s Visakh Refinery Modernization Project
and Mumbai Refinery expansion Project are progressing well. The revamping of existing
MS block and Diesel Hydro treating Unit as part of VRMP has been completed and
commissioned.
Engineering & procurement activities are
progressing well with placement of various purchase orders for 9 MMTPA
greenfield refinery cum petrochemical complex project of HPCL Rajasthan
Refinery Limited (HRRL) and site construction activities are in progress at
Pachpadra in Barmer.
All the project construction sites, which
were temporarily closed due to COVID 19 lock downs in March end 2020 have
recommenced activities post relaxation effective April 20, 2020 with all
necessary precautions.
For outstanding
performance across various spheres of business, HPCL was recognized with
several prestigious International and National awards during the quarter. HPCL
was conferred with
·
“Best
Navratna” award in ‘Manufacturing Sector’ category by M/s Dun &Bradstreet
for second year in a row.
·
“Company of
the Year for Excellence in Human Resource Management” award by Federation of
Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI)
·
“National
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award under the category ‘Contribution to
National Priority Areas: Education’ by Government of India and Honorable
Mention in the category ‘Contribution to National Priority Areas: Support to
Differently Abled’ for Project ADAPT
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