Astral Ltd

Astral Ltd

₹ 1,735 -2.68%
20 Dec - close price
About

Astral Poly Technik Ltd was established in 1996, with the aim to manufacture pro-India plumbing and drainage systems in the country. It has also forayed into adhesive business over years. [1]

Key Points

History[1]
Astral is amongst the leading players in the CPVC pipes and fittings business in India. It was the first company to launch lead-free PVC pipes in 2004 and lead-free uPVC column pipes in 2012. Astral forayed into related adhesives business in 2014 with the acquisition of Seal IT Services Limited (UK) and later acquired Resinova Chemie Limited (RCL) in Nov 2014.

  • Market Cap 46,597 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,735
  • High / Low 2,454 / 1,696
  • Stock P/E 84.2
  • Book Value 124
  • Dividend Yield 0.22 %
  • ROCE 25.3 %
  • ROE 18.6 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 17.5%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 14.9 days to 10.9 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 14.0 times its book value

* 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

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
910 1,029 1,109 1,068 1,042 1,141 1,361 1,149 1,223 1,243 1,488 1,253 1,230
735 839 923 919 911 966 1,065 963 1,016 1,045 1,207 1,044 1,024
Operating Profit 175 190 186 149 131 176 296 186 208 198 281 209 206
OPM % 19% 18% 17% 14% 13% 15% 22% 16% 17% 16% 19% 17% 17%
6 6 12 8 4 3 5 13 8 8 10 12 13
Interest 0 1 4 12 12 8 2 4 6 5 6 5 7
Depreciation 26 29 27 33 34 35 36 36 38 40 42 44 47
Profit before tax 155 166 167 112 88 136 264 160 171 161 243 172 165
Tax % 25% 24% 28% 25% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 26% 26%
116 126 121 84 65 101 197 119 128 120 183 128 122
EPS in Rs 4.33 4.71 4.51 3.15 2.43 3.78 7.32 4.44 4.77 4.47 6.82 4.77 4.55
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
798 1,050 1,235 1,318 1,477 1,582 1,916 2,043 2,486 4,061 4,612 5,103 5,214
687 899 1,085 1,152 1,270 1,345 1,612 1,672 1,952 3,352 3,860 4,224 4,320
Operating Profit 112 151 151 166 207 237 304 370 535 709 752 879 894
OPM % 14% 14% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 18% 22% 17% 16% 17% 17%
2 2 2 1 8 8 9 8 8 31 20 33 43
Interest 18 30 23 28 14 17 28 34 8 10 33 21 24
Depreciation 18 21 33 35 42 47 67 90 96 116 137 156 173
Profit before tax 78 101 97 104 159 181 218 254 439 614 601 735 741
Tax % 24% 24% 29% 30% 33% 34% 35% 21% 26% 25% 25% 25%
60 77 69 73 107 119 141 201 327 462 448 550 554
EPS in Rs 1.19 1.24 2.62 2.74 4.01 4.47 5.31 7.50 12.20 17.23 16.67 20.49 20.61
Dividend Payout % 5% 5% 6% 7% 6% 6% 6% 8% 12% 13% 21% 18%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 27%
TTM: 7%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 17%
TTM: 1%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: -10%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 20%
Last Year: 19%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 15 20 20 27 27 27
Reserves 231 304 601 720 824 937 1,142 1,317 1,625 2,271 2,652 3,103 3,294
89 136 161 170 172 116 196 122 29 35 10 49 68
207 232 278 322 308 367 435 488 548 850 899 1,033 990
Total Liabilities 539 684 1,052 1,224 1,317 1,431 1,785 1,942 2,222 3,176 3,588 4,212 4,378
206 278 285 361 409 449 686 822 875 1,388 1,531 1,896 2,009
CWIP 11 3 21 8 17 65 78 43 52 123 126 146 170
Investments 2 11 271 336 336 338 340 339 334 45 287 371 386
320 392 474 519 554 580 682 738 962 1,620 1,643 1,799 1,814
Total Assets 539 684 1,052 1,224 1,317 1,431 1,785 1,942 2,222 3,176 3,588 4,212 4,378

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
69 81 84 186 87 231 289 339 515 537 486 788
-72 -85 -322 -175 -104 -124 -266 -241 -350 87 -598 -517
-21 -7 244 27 -14 -84 -7 -141 -116 -56 -121 -99
Net Cash Flow -24 -10 6 39 -31 23 15 -42 48 568 -232 173

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 48 50 56 50 66 51 43 25 26 18 19 19
Inventory Days 93 89 80 80 68 89 85 119 85 89 94 97
Days Payable 105 85 91 101 84 95 92 115 98 94 90 97
Cash Conversion Cycle 35 53 45 29 50 45 36 29 13 12 23 18
Working Capital Days 32 40 42 26 45 30 22 24 10 12 22 11
ROCE % 31% 33% 20% 16% 18% 19% 21% 21% 29% 31% 25% 25%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
55.73% 55.73% 55.73% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 54.10% 54.10% 54.10% 54.10%
19.85% 17.79% 16.07% 16.26% 14.88% 13.86% 15.65% 18.50% 19.79% 21.22% 22.48% 22.32%
11.62% 12.70% 13.60% 14.37% 15.23% 16.50% 15.87% 13.21% 13.66% 12.85% 12.45% 12.48%
12.80% 13.78% 14.60% 13.53% 14.04% 13.79% 12.64% 12.44% 12.44% 11.81% 10.96% 11.11%
No. of Shareholders 1,99,7562,41,9312,72,6802,70,0453,03,2813,19,8992,92,6722,95,4562,93,6022,85,6882,62,0502,93,911

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Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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