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Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts

Five charts show how Reliance Industries will fare in the third quarter.

The government has imposed a new penalty of $264 million (about Rs 1,700 crore) on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners.
The government has imposed a new penalty of $264 million (about Rs 1,700 crore) on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners.

Reliance Industries Ltd.’s standalone results for the quarter ended December may take a hit on account of lower gross refining margin and fall in oil prices.

Crude prices fell in the October-December period over excess supply and tepid demand growth. Concerns over excess supply also lowered the gross refining margin—the amount a company earns for converting a barrel of crude oil into fuel.

Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts

Singapore gross refining margin, the Asian benchmark, averaged lower at $4.3 a barrel as of December. This means refiners would earn less, according to data compiled by BloombergQuint.

Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts

While lower gross refining margin will weigh on the refining business, the petrochemicals business could be aided by higher volumes. Over the last few quarters, Reliance Industries’ petrochemicals business has been gaining more importance over its mainstay refining unit.

Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts

Growth of the retail arm of Reliance Industries is expected to get a boost from a strong festive season. Earnings before interest and tax are likely to grow more than 200 percent for the fourth straight quarter, BloombergQuint’s calculations showed.

Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. is again expected to benefit from aggressive subscriber addition. The telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-led company has been adding customers at a rapid pace since its entry in September 2016 when it triggered a tariff war and consolidation in the industry. The revenue growth, however, comes at the cost of average revenue per user.

Reliance Industries’ Q3 Earnings Preview: In Charts