1. Opening Hook
When crude prices zigzagged and Washington sneezed about “Russian oil bans,” MRPL didn’t flinch—it flexed. The refinery that once blamed monsoons now talks GRMs like a Wall Street trader. Q2 was the quarter they turned barrels into bragging rights: throughput up, margins fat, and diplomacy intact. If there’s a refinery that can turn geopolitical drama into EBITDA, it’s this one.
Stick around—the real masala begins when they discuss “discounted” Russian barrels and how even their forex losses somehow sound patriotic. 🇮🇳😏
2. At a Glance
- Revenue ₹25,953 Cr – Crude math meets crude magic; cracks widened, so did smiles in Mangalore.
- EBITDA ₹1,565 Cr – Finally, some refinery heat that didn’t come from furnaces.
- PAT ₹639 Cr – Profit that didn’t evaporate with diesel fumes.
- Throughput 4.4 MMT – The post-turnaround revenge tour worked.
- Fuel & Loss 10.42% – Plants coughed post-maintenance; management calls it “hiccups,” investors call it “expensive air.”
- Exports 40% of Revenue – When domestic chaos bores you, sell abroad.
- Stock? – Up on cracks, down on logic. Traders heard “growth” and muted “fuel loss.”
3. Management’s Key Commentary
Kamath (MD): “We processed 4.4 MMT and came back fully after turnaround.”
(Translation: Our refinery was in ICU last quarter. Now it’s lifting weights again.)
CFO Devendra Kumar: “Revenue rose to ₹25,953 Cr; GRMs were roughly double last year’s.”
(Translation: We don’t reveal GRMs now—mystery adds market cap.)
Kamath: “Diesel grew 3%, gasoline 7%, ATF 1%—India keeps driving even when global demand snores.”
(Translation: Ola cabs and weddings saved our quarter.)
CFO: “We’ve stopped reporting GRMs publicly.”
(Translation: Why spoil a good story with real numbers?)
Kamath: “Russian barrels? Still 30–40% of mix,
