Navkar Corporation (NCL) has delivered a decent performance in 1QFY18. Surpassing volume growth, its consolidated revenue grew by 9.6% YoY (flat on QoQ basis) to Rs988mn. Volume grew by 4.7% YoY (4.4% QoQ) to 86,073 TEUs, while realisation grew by 4.6%YoY (-4.5% QoQ) to Rs11,482/TEU. Realisation growth was aided by higher contribution from Vapi ICD and improved revenue-mix and lower share of empty cargoes, which stood at 4,524 in 1QFY18 compared to 5,300 in 1QFY17. EBITDA increased by 10% YoY and 11.6% QoQ to Rs390mn partly due to certain one-off expenses relating to: (1) loss on sale of asset; (2) employee bonus accounting post IND-AS; (3) higher operating and employee cost relating to Greenfield project at Vapi in...