17 May , 2024 By : Debdeep Gupta
Following Wonderla Holidays' disappointing performance in the January-March quarter (Q4FY24), investors have expressed their dissatisfaction for the second consecutive day. The company reported its Q4 results on May 15, after which its shares have tumbled over 10 percent in two days to Rs 868 per share on May 17. However, despite this setback, the management remains confident about its new project pipeline, slated for a soft launch in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on May 24, 2024.
Year-to-date, Wonderla Holidays' shares have seen a meagre 3 percent increase, compared to a 2 percent gain in the benchmark Nifty 50 index. Previously, the stock had reached a 52-week high of Rs 1,106 per share on April 8, 2024.
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Wonderla Holidays footfalls declined to 7.09 lakh in Q4FY24 from 8.04 lakh a year back. This, therefore, led to a drop in gross revenue by 7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 104.8 crore in Q4FY24 as compared to Rs 112.6 crore in Q4FY23.
The company's profit-after-tax (PAT) also declined by 35.4 percent YoY to Rs 22.6 crore in Q4FY24 from Rs 35 crore in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) slipped by 28 percent YoY to Rs 40.6 crore in the March-ended quarter.
Commenting on the performance during the quarter, the management said that they have achieved the highest earnings per share (EPS) ever at Rs 27.93.
"Despite a challenging quarter, we are on track to soft launch our amusement park in Bhubaneswar on 24 May, 2024. We are confident that this new addition will further enhance our growth and appeal," said Arun K Chittilappilly, Managing Director at Wonderla Holidays.
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