Polychem Ltd

Polychem Ltd

₹ 1,950 -5.33%
25 Apr 11:52 a.m.
About

Incorporated in 1956, Polychem Ltd manufactures specialty chemicals and also does property development[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
The company's polymer division specializes in manufacture of Polymers & Co-Polymers from
Styrene, Di vinyl Benzene, Acrylic Acid and Acrylates through either suspension or emulsion polymerization routes. Apart from this, the company is also, in the business of property development, and manufacturing and trading of capacitors

  • Market Cap 78.0 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,950
  • High / Low 3,725 / 1,786
  • Stock P/E 17.2
  • Book Value 1,051
  • Dividend Yield 1.54 %
  • ROCE 22.7 %
  • ROE 18.9 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 17.1%
  • Debtor days have improved from 70.1 to 54.8 days.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.1% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.2.18 Cr.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024
8.76 11.12 14.10 13.63 12.38 11.13 13.72 12.04 13.27 14.85 13.19 7.41 10.47
8.65 10.35 12.87 12.23 10.22 10.27 11.72 10.09 11.09 12.22 11.06 7.93 9.26
Operating Profit 0.11 0.77 1.23 1.40 2.16 0.86 2.00 1.95 2.18 2.63 2.13 -0.52 1.21
OPM % 1.26% 6.92% 8.72% 10.27% 17.45% 7.73% 14.58% 16.20% 16.43% 17.71% 16.15% -7.02% 11.56%
0.15 0.06 0.07 3.55 0.38 1.72 0.52 0.38 0.49 0.57 0.55 0.70 0.36
Interest 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03
Depreciation 0.17 0.17 0.15 0.16 0.19 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.22 0.26 0.26
Profit before tax 0.08 0.64 1.13 4.77 2.33 2.30 2.25 2.03 2.37 2.90 2.42 -0.12 1.28
Tax % -12.50% -14.06% 4.42% 5.24% 19.31% 6.09% 14.22% 18.23% 18.99% 7.59% 28.10% 66.67% 12.50%
0.08 0.72 1.08 4.52 1.89 2.16 1.93 1.66 1.92 2.68 1.74 -0.20 1.11
EPS in Rs -4.46 13.86 23.02 71.53 38.37 36.88 39.60 37.38 43.07 58.17 37.38 -11.39 21.78
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
12.63 26.70 30.75 41.54 36.64 24.63 35.78 51.24 53.87 45.92
12.93 26.58 30.23 35.52 32.69 23.98 35.08 45.39 45.10 40.47
Operating Profit -0.30 0.12 0.52 6.02 3.95 0.65 0.70 5.85 8.77 5.45
OPM % -2.38% 0.45% 1.69% 14.49% 10.78% 2.64% 1.96% 11.42% 16.28% 11.87%
1.00 0.81 0.34 0.43 1.12 1.43 0.82 5.61 1.96 2.18
Interest 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.08 0.07 0.16 0.16 0.15
Depreciation 0.23 0.30 0.29 0.32 0.70 0.73 0.68 0.77 1.02 1.00
Profit before tax 0.47 0.59 0.56 6.13 4.33 1.27 0.77 10.53 9.55 6.48
Tax % 27.66% -32.20% 7.14% 0.00% 16.17% -1.57% -12.99% 8.36% 14.24%
0.34 0.79 0.53 6.12 3.63 1.29 0.87 9.65 8.19 5.33
EPS in Rs 8.42 20.05 5.69 89.60 75.99 20.54 12.62 178.96 178.22 105.94
Dividend Payout % 29.41% 12.35% 0.00% 2.76% 16.29% 0.00% 23.53% 11.07% 16.67%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 30%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 105%
TTM: -28%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: 46%
1 Year: -22%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 19%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Reserves 14.84 18.18 18.28 21.86 24.73 25.12 27.50 34.49 40.80 42.08
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.81 1.63 0.23
1.20 3.05 3.78 5.35 7.24 7.72 5.45 7.89 8.38 9.90
Total Liabilities 16.44 21.63 22.46 27.61 32.37 33.24 33.35 43.59 51.21 52.61
0.54 2.20 2.23 2.66 3.56 3.10 2.57 3.63 4.12 3.91
CWIP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Investments 2.19 2.90 3.06 7.43 8.12 10.13 9.38 19.02 22.51 26.52
13.71 16.53 17.17 17.44 20.69 20.01 21.40 20.94 24.58 22.18
Total Assets 16.44 21.63 22.46 27.61 32.37 33.24 33.35 43.59 51.21 52.61

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
0.00 0.02 0.28 3.64 5.88 1.36 -2.20 5.28 6.37
0.00 -0.01 0.27 -4.20 -3.61 0.56 -0.87 -3.81 -3.10
0.00 -0.10 -0.11 0.00 -0.41 -0.82 -0.29 -0.44 -1.12
Net Cash Flow 0.00 -0.09 0.45 -0.56 1.87 1.10 -3.36 1.03 2.16

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 68.20 73.55 86.41 74.95 76.81 107.14 99.87 55.70 54.81
Inventory Days 120.45 118.31 95.57 73.00 79.36 119.71 93.97 96.05 93.01
Days Payable 38.06 38.78 43.13 15.70 20.21 40.79 27.70 18.16 17.85
Cash Conversion Cycle 150.59 153.08 138.85 132.25 135.95 186.06 166.14 133.59 129.98
Working Capital Days 259.81 80.11 75.49 79.52 62.06 92.18 126.19 87.26 87.47
ROCE % 5.00% 3.72% 33.88% 18.75% 5.30% 2.94% 17.60% 22.67%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09% 52.09%
3.08% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99%
44.83% 44.91% 44.93% 44.94% 44.92% 44.93% 44.91% 44.93% 44.92% 44.93% 44.93% 44.92%
No. of Shareholders 9,7116,0075,9675,9316,0215,8395,8885,8995,9886,0635,8355,792

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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