IRB announces Q2FY18 results; posts Net Profit of Rs. 235 Crs; H1FY18 Net Profit at Rs. 473 Crs

• Total income for Q2FY18 is 1,269 Crs; for H1FY18, its Rs. 3,140 Crs

Mumbai, November 8, 2017: IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. (IRB); India’s leading and one of the largest highways infrastructure developers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of FY18.

The Company registered Net Profit of Rs. 235 Crs in Q2; and Rs. 473 Crs in the first half of FY 18.

The highlights of Financial Performance are:

Q2FY18 v/s. Q2FY17            

Sr. No.	Particulars	Q2FY18 (In Crs. Rs.)	Q2FY17 In Crs. Rs.)	% Increase / (Decrease)
1	Total Income	1,269	1,324	(4%)
2	Profit before tax	357	176	103%
3	Net Profit	235	142	65%

H1FY18 v/s. H1FY17            

Sr. No.	Particulars	H1FY18 (In Crs. Rs.)	H1FY17 (In Crs. Rs.)	% Increase / (Decrease)
1	Total Income	3,140	2,872	9%
2	Profit before tax	762	431	77%
3	Net Profit	473	324	46%

While commenting on the occasion, Mr. Virendra D. Mhaiskar, Chairman & Managing Director, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. said, “Q2 and first half performance is  encouraging as it set robust pace for coming quarters and involved major developments. We tied up Rs. 1,461 Crores Project Finance for Udaipur – Gujarat Border Project; started tolling on two new projects; successfully transferred Pathankot Amritsar project to IRB InvIT and got two notches rating upgrade to A+ which likely to reduce finance cost.”

He further added, “We are out of GST led slowdown in traffic and, since September, have been witnessing promising growth across projects. We have entered second half with lot more gusto and look forward to large opportunities unfolding with latest Government initiatives”

The highlights of quarterly performance are:

• Achieved Financial Closure for Udaipur – Gujarat Border 6 laning highway project on 5^th July 2017 and started tolling from4^th September 2017, after receipt of Appointed Date from the NHAI.
• Achieved COD for Kaithal – Rajasthan Border project on 8^th September 2017.
• Transferred Pathankot-Amritsar highway project to IRB InvIT on 28^th September 2017 at a P/BV of ~1.3x, generating cash of Rs 544 Crs to IRB.
• Debt Equity Ratio has further reduced, substantially, from 2.1:1 before InvIT IPO to 1.7:1 now and company stands at a net cash position, leading to credit rating upgrade by couple of notches from A- to A+.
• Total Order Book stands at approx. Rs. 8,200 Crs, including Rs. 7,500 Crs of Construction order book, at the end of Q2FY18

About IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd:

IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd (IRB) is leading and one of the largest private roads and highways infrastructure developing Companies in India.

The Company, at present, is having 7 operational projects under BOT space post InvIT; 7 projects under O & M contracts and 7 projects under various stages of construction.

IRB, in the 20^th year of its journey towards excellence, has achieved several unmatchable milestones, which includes completion of around 12,000 lanes Kms, contributing near 20% share in India’s prestigious Golden Quadrilateral project; maintaining assets of more than Rs.35,000 Crs, under BOT as well as O&M space, which is the largest by any private highways infrastructure developers in India.

IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. is India’s first Infrastructure developer Company to have privilege of successfully launching and listing of India’s first ever InvIT IPO.

 For further details, please contact:

• Vivek Devasthali, Head – Corporate Communications, 99300 80099, devasthali@irb.co.in
• Shahab Shaikh, Concept PR, 93208 97525,shahab@conceptpr.com