Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL) returned to profitability in the quarter with PBT of Rs. 59 Mn Vs a loss of Rs. 385 Mn QoQ & a loss of Rs. 339 Mn YoY.
- Reported a sharp increase in Income from Operations for the quarter at Rs. 2,979 Mn from Rs 793 Mn (3.8x growth QoQ) and Rs 443 Mn for Q1 FY22 (6.7x growth YoY)
- On a like to like basis, the underlying PBT would be Rs. 115 Mn compared to a loss of Rs. 137 Mn QoQ and Rs. 497 Mn YoY, reflecting a strong PBT recovery of Rs. 612 Mn over the previous year (Adjusting for the impact of Loss of Rs. 56 Mn, Loss of Rs. 247 Mn and Gain of Rs. 158 Mn in respective quarters as a result of a Mark to Market non-cash, non-operational loss arising from the Company’s shares in Quess Corp Limited through its Employee Benefit Trust)
- The surge in profits was spurred by the rapid rebound across Forex and Business Travel as well as the sustainable savings accruing from continuing cost management initiatives
Group consolidated 96% reduction in losses QoQ to loss of Rs. 23 Mn; Significant improvement from a loss of Rs. 1,247 Mn in Q1 FY22 propelled by recovery across the businesses – TCIL, Sterling Resorts & SOTC and Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging Ltd. (DEI)
- On a like to like basis, the underlying PBT would be Rs. 33 Mn compared to a loss of Rs. 271 Mn QoQ and Rs. 1405 Mn YoY, reflecting a strong PBT recovery of Rs. 1,438 Mn over the previous year (Adjusting for the impact of Loss of Rs. 56 Mn, Loss of Rs. 247 Mn and Gain of Rs. 158 Mn in respective quarters as a result of a Mark to Market non-cash, non-operational loss arising from the Company’s shares in Quess Corp Limited through its Employee Benefit Trust)
- Income from Operations grew 87% QoQ to Rs. 9,762 Mn (239% growth YoY)
- Cash and bank balances as on Jun 30, 2022, were at Rs. 8,500 Mn up from Rs. 6,399 Mn as on March 31, 2022
Sterling Holiday Resorts reported another profitable quarter with a PBT of Rs. 283 Mn from Rs. 157 Mn (81% growth QoQ)
- Revenue from Operations crossed the Rs. 1 Bn mark for the quarter for the first time, signaling a strong comeback in the sector
- Marked improvement in occupancy to 73% from 52% QoQ
- Increase in ARR by 51% YoY; 35% increase Vs. pre pandemic
SOTC Travel returned to profitability with a PBT of Rs. 83 Mn against a loss of Rs. 21 Mn for Q4 FY22 and a loss of Rs. 160 Mn YoY
- Income from Operations growing to Rs. 1,504 Mn (4.9x QoQ;18.6x growth YoY)
- Return to profitability was led by strong recovery across B2B and B2C segments & the company has a strong pipeline of business for the upcoming quarters
Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging Ltd. PBT grew to Rs. 73 Mn from Rs. 45 Mn for Q4 FY22
- Revenue from Operations grew 7% QoQ to Rs. 1,507 Mn (2.1x growth YoY) led by traction in Southeast Asia and US markets