Top 5 Companies With Highest OPM As Of December 2013

The quarterly results have been out for some time now and we are again on the verge of another result season. Here we take a look at those companies which have reported the highest operating profit margin (OPM) as of the December quarter 2013.

In this list we have taken into consideration companies from BSE 500 index with market capitalisation of more than Rs 200 crore. We have excluded the banking companies from this list.

Essar Ports: Essar Ports Limited (EPL) develops and operates ports and terminals and is one of the largest private sector port companies in India by capacity and throughput. It provides services for liquid, dry bulk, break bulk and general cargo. In the December quarter, the company reported an operating profit of Rs 232.74 crore and the OPM stood at 61.76%. The company was numero uno on the list.

Cairn India: Cairn India is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in India with a market capitalisation of USD 10 billion. Cairn India was rated as the fastest-growing energy company in the world, as per 2012 & 2013 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings. The OPM for December 2013 stood at 59.94% and the stock has generated a return of 1.47% on YTD basis.

Parsvnath Developers: Parsvnath Developers is India’s one of the leading real estate developers, with pan India presence across 44 cities in 15 states. It has a diversified portfolio which includes, Integrated Townships, Group Housing, Commercial Complexes, Hotels, I.T. Parks, B.O.T. Projects, SEZs and 3rd Party Contracting. As on date, the company has a total developable area of over 195.82 million square feet across all real state verticals. The OPM of the company as of December 2013 stood at 52.14% and on YTD basis the company generated a negative return of 7.89%.

Oberoi Realty: Mumbai based Oberoi Reality is an Indian real estate development company. It currently manages a portfolio spanning across Residential, Office Space, Retail, Hospitality and Social Infrastructure properties in Mumbai. The OPM as of December 2013 for the company stood at 49.12% and on YTD basis, the stock prices declined by 12.54%.

Adani Ports & SEZ: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) is a part of India’s leading infrastructure conglomerate the Adani Group, India’s largest multi-port operator. APSEZ is the only private sector port operator with a presence across six ports in India. The company’s aim is to increase the annual cargo handling capacity from 91 million MT in 2013 to 200 million MT by 2020. The operating profit margin of the company stood at 44.98% as of December 2013 and the stock generated a return of 14.95% on YTD basis.