Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 1: The Board of Directors of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a subsidiary company of ONGC and Schedule “A” Mini Ratna Category I Company during its 259th meeting held on October 31 approved it’s standalone and consolidated unaudited financial results for the second quarter (Q2 FY 2023-24) and half year (H1 FY 2023-24) ended September 30.

Major Highlights for the second quarter (Q2 FY 2023-24):

• In the month of July 2023, a record highest gross crude throughput of 1,438.5 TMT was achieved, surpassing the previous record of 1,428.4 TMT set in July 2019.

• Ever highest Reformate dispatch of 102.2 TMT recorded in the month of July 2023 (Previous highest was 89.4 TMT during Oct-2022).

• Highest MS-VI Production - 195 TMT, in the month of August-2023 (Previous highest was 174 TMT during June-23).

• Highest MS-VI Domestic Dispatch-188 TMT, in the month Of July-2023(Previous highest was 178 TMT during June 23).

• Mandatory Maintenance & Inspection Shutdown of Phase-III Refinery was taken during August-September and all the activities completed successfully.

• First Indian refinery to be certified with AS9100D:2016 for production, certification and distribution of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).

 Awards received:

- Government e-Market (GeM) Star Buyer Award.
- Dun & Bradstreet Award for Best Miniratna across all sectors.
- Best Innovation in Refinery award in Energy Technology Meet 2023 (Second time in a Row).
- Water Management Company of the Year 2023 (From Energy & Environment Foundation).

Financial Highlights for the Second quarter Q2 FY 2023-24 (Q2 FY 2022-23):

• Revenue from operations ` 22,844 Crore (Q2 FY 2022-23 ` 28,453 Crore).

• Profit before Tax ` 1,606 Crore (Q2 FY 2022-23 Loss before tax ` 2,576 Crore).

• Profit after Tax of ` 1,059 Crore (Q2 FY 2022-23 Loss after tax ` 1,789 Crore).

• GRM of 17.11 $/bbl (Q2 FY 2022-23 GRM of (4.46) $/bbl).

• Total reduction in interest bearing Long Term Borrowings: ` 2,158 Crore (i.e. from ` 13,783 Crore as on June 30, 2023 to ` 11,625 Crore as on September 30, 2023).

Financial Highlights for the Half year H1 FY 2023-24 (H1 FY 2022-23):

• Revenue from operations ` 47,676 Crore (H1 FY 2022-23 ` 64,368 Crore).

• Profit before Tax ` 3,164 Crore (H1 FY 2022-23 Profit before tax ` 1,577 Crore).

• Profit after Tax of ` 2,072 Crore (H1 FY 2022-23 Profit after tax ` 918 Crore). % increase of PBT of 162.34% for Q2 FY2023-24 vis-a-vis Q2 FY2022-23

• Total reduction in interest bearing Long Term Borrowings: ` 3,212 Crore (i.e. from ` 14,837 Crore as on March 31, 2023 to ` 11,625 Crore as on September 30, 2023). Networth shored up to ` 11906 Cr.

• Debt Equity Ratio improved from 2.24 as on 30th September 2022 to 1.17 as on 30th September 2023.

• Strategic initiatives: With an ambition to improve its retail marketing foot print and reduce its export reliance, the company seeks to expand its retail business under its HiQ brand, with a primary goal of achieving a 1 Million Metric Ton (MMT) sales target in the next 3 to 5 years. Additionally, recognizing the evolving energy landscape toward renewables, MRPL is strategically looking into Green fuels and future expansion configuration studies to further improve its profitability.