Textured Jersey records highest annual net profit of Rs. 1.3bn

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Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL) recorded its highest ever annual net profit of Rs. 1.3bn for the year ended 31st March 2015, an increase of 16 percent year-on-year.
This result was achieved on the back of a Rs. 512 million net profit for the quarter ended 31st March 2015, representing an impressive 46 percent year-on-year increase.
According to Bill Lam, Chairman of Textured Jersey, the strong quarterly performance enabled the company conclude the year with a record profit despite the slowdown in sales experienced in the early part of the year, attributed to unusual and extreme weather conditions in the United States.
TJL reported Rs. 3.8 billion in sales for 4Q FY2014/15, up 16 percent year-on-year. As per the statement released, this was mainly due to demand from its main customers being back on track.
Additionally, Lam explained that improved demand conditions coupled with recently added capacity enabled TJL to optimize capacity utilisation and product mix to achieve gross profit margins of 15 percent for 4Q FY 2014/15 compared to 12 percent during the same quarter of last year. This in turn allowed the company to increase its gross profit by 45 percent to Rs. 583 million for 4Q FY2014/15 and drive its annual gross profit to Rs. 1.6 billion, up 11 percent compared to the year before.
The statement further noted that the strong performance at gross profit level allowed TJL to post an operating profit of approximately Rs. 476 million for 4Q FY 2014/15, recording a 52 percent year-on-year growth at the operating profit level. TJL’s annual operating profit for the year ended 31st March 2015 came in at Rs. 1.2 billion, 14 percent higher year-on-year.
Talking about the balance sheet, Lam mentioned that TJL continued to maintain its near debt-free balance sheet as at 31st March 2015, with a net cash position of Rs. 1.9 billion. Additionally, the Chairman explained that the lower interest rates, combined with a marginally lower cash position versus a year before led to net finance income dropping to Rs. 14 million for 4Q FY2014/15. The net finance income for the year ended 31st March 2015 came in at Rs. 58 million, down 36 percent compared to the year before.
In his statement, Lam went on to explain that despite the reduction in finance income, the quarter concluded with a net profit of Rs. 512mn growing 46 percent year-on-year. The combined effect of added capacity and strong demand recovery in the latter part of the financial year, coupled with solid cost and productivity management enabled TJL to report a record annual net profit of Rs. 1.3 billion for FY2014/15 despite challenges.
The statement also mentioned that TJL engaged with Ernst & Young during the quarter to carry out an independent valuation of Ocean India Private Limited and Quen by Lanka Prints Private Limited as part of the initial discussions to further its acquisition plans.
Commenting on the coming year, Lam stated that the recently enhanced capacity and strategic investments coming into fruition will place TJL on a solid growth platform. The Chairman concluded by stating that as regional expansion plans move forward to secure TJL’s long term growth trajectory, the prospects of GSP+ being reinstated in the future would further augment TJL’s current momentum.

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