EPL Ltd

EPL Ltd

₹ 264 -0.32%
23 Dec - close price
About

EPL Limited (formerly known as Essel Propack Limited),is the largest specialty packaging global company, manufacturing laminated plastic tubes catering to the Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma & Health, Food, Oral and Home.

The company was acquired by the Blackstone group on Aug – 2019 from the Essel group of companies. The Blackstone Group is one of the leading investment firms in the world with an AUM of around USD 511 billion across sectors like private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions and credit businesses. The Group also has an exposure in the packaging industry through acquisition of varied companies such as the USA based Graham Packaging, Owens-Illinois Inc, Ohio and China based packaging firm ShyaHsin. [1]

Key Points

Global Footprints[1]
The company is the world's largest global specialty packaging company with annual capacity of ~8 billion Tubes with manufacturing units operating across USA, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Poland, Germany, Egypt, China, Philippines and India.

  • Market Cap 8,426 Cr.
  • Current Price 264
  • High / Low 290 / 170
  • Stock P/E 29.1
  • Book Value 69.3
  • Dividend Yield 1.68 %
  • ROCE 15.1 %
  • ROE 12.3 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 63.4%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.82 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.67% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.1% over last 3 years.

* 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
870 883 880 832 948 945 969 910 1,002 975 1,029 1,007 1,086
717 745 747 708 800 796 815 751 821 792 838 822 868
Operating Profit 153 138 133 123 148 148 155 159 181 183 191 186 219
OPM % 18% 16% 15% 15% 16% 16% 16% 17% 18% 19% 19% 18% 20%
1 3 2 3 7 4 27 11 11 24 -44 6 14
Interest 10 10 11 12 16 19 21 24 31 29 32 29 29
Depreciation 62 64 63 65 66 70 79 80 84 84 85 84 85
Profit before tax 82 67 61 49 72 64 82 66 78 94 30 80 118
Tax % 36% 12% 18% 29% 34% 2% -3% 16% 33% 7% 50% 17% 25%
52 58 50 35 48 63 85 56 52 87 15 66 88
EPS in Rs 1.61 1.81 1.54 1.06 1.46 1.97 2.65 1.71 1.59 2.71 0.70 2.02 2.73
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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
1,831 2,125 2,321 2,128 2,302 2,424 2,707 2,761 3,092 3,433 3,694 3,916 4,098
1,517 1,770 1,929 1,723 1,880 1,960 2,208 2,204 2,481 2,864 3,119 3,201 3,319
Operating Profit 313 355 392 404 422 464 499 558 611 569 575 715 779
OPM % 17% 17% 17% 19% 18% 19% 18% 20% 20% 17% 16% 18% 19%
30 21 26 30 52 21 37 3 -2 11 41 2 2
Interest 91 81 79 61 58 55 61 56 43 40 67 116 120
Depreciation 126 126 132 123 141 167 186 230 235 251 280 333 338
Profit before tax 126 169 206 251 274 263 289 275 331 289 268 268 323
Tax % 35% 34% 30% 31% 29% 34% 32% 23% 26% 23% 14% 22%
84 112 145 173 196 174 195 212 244 221 231 210 256
EPS in Rs 2.58 3.43 4.48 5.41 6.06 5.46 6.11 6.57 7.58 6.79 7.12 6.70 8.16
Dividend Payout % 15% 18% 18% 20% 20% 22% 20% 50% 54% 63% 60% 66%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: 7%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: 15%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 10%
1 Year: 34%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 12%

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 31 31 31 31 31 31 63 63 63 63 64 64 64
Reserves 913 674 752 933 1,008 1,219 1,325 1,470 1,635 1,761 1,926 2,028 2,143
962 1,024 962 709 798 734 632 737 642 769 890 912 846
265 362 365 334 412 452 492 526 654 670 723 767 940
Total Liabilities 2,172 2,093 2,110 2,008 2,250 2,437 2,513 2,796 2,994 3,264 3,601 3,771 3,992
1,132 898 887 924 1,179 1,184 1,307 1,364 1,531 1,473 1,694 1,912 1,932
CWIP 48 36 89 57 19 42 41 35 27 147 178 72 84
Investments 46 45 46 30 15 13 17 16 15 7 19 8 6
945 1,114 1,088 996 1,036 1,198 1,147 1,381 1,421 1,636 1,711 1,780 1,970
Total Assets 2,172 2,093 2,110 2,008 2,250 2,437 2,513 2,796 2,994 3,264 3,601 3,771 3,992

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
169 257 313 361 369 343 356 471 522 312 602 586
-59 -213 -145 -46 -279 -156 -188 -108 -278 -266 -412 -361
-107 -33 -168 -320 -76 -154 -194 -142 -319 -95 -138 -263
Net Cash Flow 4 11 0 -5 13 34 -25 221 -75 -50 52 -37

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 60 63 59 57 60 69 67 65 70 68 64 65
Inventory Days 85 79 74 79 89 101 101 116 117 143 133 144
Days Payable 48 64 52 51 53 66 65 112 119 109 109 125
Cash Conversion Cycle 97 78 82 85 95 104 103 70 67 102 87 85
Working Capital Days 70 61 63 79 64 66 66 52 65 82 70 69
ROCE % 11% 14% 16% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 17% 13% 12% 15%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
51.91% 51.91% 51.91% 51.91% 51.53% 51.53% 51.53% 51.52% 51.50% 51.50% 51.50% 51.47%
14.95% 14.58% 14.70% 12.21% 12.13% 11.99% 12.22% 10.41% 9.89% 10.91% 11.35% 13.43%
14.07% 13.92% 13.90% 15.88% 15.92% 16.35% 15.85% 15.54% 14.52% 13.35% 11.55% 11.20%
19.07% 19.58% 19.49% 19.99% 20.41% 20.14% 20.40% 22.54% 24.07% 24.22% 25.58% 23.89%
No. of Shareholders 58,80262,60264,30065,49768,09767,65767,12775,04082,10985,87793,06396,754

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