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Schneider Electric Infrastructure Shares Hit Record High After Q1 Profit, Revenue Jump

The heavy-electrical-equipment maker's net profit rose 32% year-on-year to Rs 34.9 crore in the quarter ended June.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Source: Schneider Electric Infrastructure website)</p></div>
(Source: Schneider Electric Infrastructure website)

Shares of Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. jumped over 7% to hit a record high on Thursday after its revenue and profit surged over 30% in the first quarter.

The heavy-electrical-equipment maker's net profit rose 32% year-on-year to Rs 34.9 crore in the quarter ended June, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday.

Schneider Electric Q1 FY24 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)

  • Revenue up 33% at Rs 495.3 crore.

  • Ebitda up 71% at Rs 49.5 crore.

  • Ebitda margin at 9.99% vs. 7.79%

  • Net profit up 32% at Rs 34.9 crore.

Shares of Schneider Electric rose 2.97% to 295.95 apiece, compared to 0.29% decline in the benchmark NSE Nifty 50 as of 12:05 p.m. The stock rose as much as 7.86% intraday to hit an all-time high of Rs 310 apiece.

It has risen 80% year-to-date. The total traded volume stood at 4.2 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 63.

One analyst tracking Schneider Electric maintains a 'buy' rating on the stock, according to Bloomberg data. The 12-month analyst price target implies a potential downside of 11.2%.

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