Bengal & Assam Company Ltd

Bengal & Assam Company Ltd

₹ 9,236 -0.06%
20 Dec - close price
About

Bengal & Assam Company Limited is a Core Investment Company registered with the RBI. Its objective is to hold investments in its subsidiaries, other group companies, money market mutual funds etc., as prescribed by the RBI. [1]

Key Points

Holding Company
BACL majorly holds investments in almost all the group companies of the JK group, which was founded in the year 1918. BACL held ~97% of its total assets in the form of investments in equity share and preference share capital, subsidiaries and group companies, listed companies, and unlisted companies as of FY23. The company has a notable stake in prominent group companies, including JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., JK Fenner (India) Ltd., JK Paper Ltd, JK Agri Genetics Ltd., Umang Dairies Ltd., and Divyashree Company Ltd. [1]

  • Market Cap 10,433 Cr.
  • Current Price 9,236
  • High / Low 11,499 / 7,299
  • Stock P/E 9.07
  • Book Value 8,330
  • Dividend Yield 0.43 %
  • ROCE 14.1 %
  • ROE 22.3 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 1.11 times its book value
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 33.7% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 0.67% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.3,166 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.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
3,380 3,473 3,702 4,167 4,228 3,993 4,103 4,241 4,377 3,777 523 528 590
3,002 3,165 3,445 3,814 3,847 3,619 3,622 3,710 3,697 3,224 413 445 432
Operating Profit 377 307 257 353 381 374 481 531 680 553 110 83 157
OPM % 11% 9% 7% 8% 9% 9% 12% 13% 16% 15% 21% 16% 27%
58 118 191 149 99 191 201 18 14 3,098 28 17 24
Interest 115 108 109 107 117 129 135 129 119 106 10 10 10
Depreciation 107 106 108 112 110 114 120 120 122 114 17 17 17
Profit before tax 212 212 232 283 252 322 427 299 452 3,431 111 73 154
Tax % 28% 19% 8% 14% 17% 16% 19% 33% 32% 11% 25% 28% 20%
153 170 214 244 210 272 345 378 437 3,062 317 256 128
EPS in Rs 111.33 128.55 172.26 195.57 168.24 212.38 253.91 263.66 283.68 2,622.08 275.57 219.90 113.29
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
1,144 1,251 1,371 1,438 1,560 1,531 12,534 10,122 10,439 13,609 16,521 12,962 5,418
1,000 1,133 1,205 1,243 1,283 1,247 11,151 8,858 8,937 12,278 14,903 11,044 4,514
Operating Profit 144 118 166 195 277 284 1,383 1,263 1,502 1,330 1,618 1,918 904
OPM % 13% 9% 12% 14% 18% 19% 11% 12% 14% 10% 10% 15% 17%
29 101 27 26 28 29 -33 -76 52 26 -7 2,929 3,166
Interest 91 86 84 94 93 164 574 608 504 449 488 364 136
Depreciation 32 33 34 37 40 42 367 420 428 428 456 373 165
Profit before tax 49 99 74 90 171 108 409 159 622 479 667 4,109 3,769
Tax % 22% 22% 19% 24% 24% 29% 34% -87% 38% 35% 32% 16%
38 77 178 250 345 207 457 522 678 731 1,071 4,194 3,763
EPS in Rs 40.19 83.65 199.70 279.03 382.63 231.31 415.28 402.92 450.08 555.74 830.10 3,445.00 3,230.84
Dividend Payout % 10% 6% 4% 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 1%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: -68%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 56%
5 Years: 34%
3 Years: 49%
TTM: 0%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 33%
5 Years: 48%
3 Years: 62%
1 Year: 23%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 19%
Last Year: 22%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Reserves 455 522 1,274 1,514 1,813 2,005 2,991 3,363 3,904 4,533 5,502 9,044 9,398
483 371 410 444 422 348 6,474 6,093 5,110 5,527 5,185 422 460
294 303 314 328 347 416 4,734 4,833 5,418 6,155 6,527 960 993
Total Liabilities 1,241 1,205 2,006 2,294 2,591 2,777 14,211 14,300 14,443 16,226 17,226 10,437 10,863
395 376 355 377 366 391 6,701 6,810 6,647 6,841 6,931 461 461
CWIP 4 4 9 3 20 11 287 295 328 136 232 22 8
Investments 578 564 1,289 1,508 1,703 1,984 1,819 2,085 2,423 2,749 3,602 9,090 9,468
264 261 353 406 502 391 5,404 5,110 5,045 6,500 6,460 864 926
Total Assets 1,241 1,205 2,006 2,294 2,591 2,777 14,211 14,300 14,443 16,226 17,226 10,437 10,863

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
128 139 109 144 113 102 993 1,499 1,780 351 1,437 1,817
-64 44 -105 -102 54 -163 -368 -348 -177 -188 -647 -1,392
-77 -183 -3 -37 -172 64 -567 -1,191 -1,567 -144 -778 -590
Net Cash Flow -14 -0 1 4 -5 3 58 -39 37 19 12 -165

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 39 34 34 32 29 32 65 73 63 61 57 9
Inventory Days 24 23 24 25 27 28 89 118 120 114 91 20
Days Payable 22 28 30 32 32 30 81 114 101 96 70 9
Cash Conversion Cycle 41 29 28 26 24 30 73 77 81 79 78 20
Working Capital Days 20 11 13 16 40 16 61 56 40 51 42 9
ROCE % 14% 12% 12% 10% 12% 11% 15% 8% 10% 8% 10% 14%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 73.02% 73.02% 73.02% 73.02%
0.00% 3.53% 3.89% 3.89% 3.89% 3.90% 3.92% 4.28% 4.31% 4.31% 4.31% 4.55%
0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.37% 0.07% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
26.84% 23.31% 22.95% 23.09% 23.38% 23.38% 23.42% 23.06% 22.67% 22.67% 22.67% 22.43%
No. of Shareholders 23,64322,98422,66522,34521,60221,43520,79220,62920,81921,01921,02121,119

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