Forbes & Company Ltd

Forbes & Company Ltd

₹ 640 -0.55%
28 Jun - close price
About

Incorporated in 1919, Forbes & Company Ltd
is in the business of Health, Hygiene, Safety Products and its services, manufacturing &
sale of engineering products, real estate development project and leasing of
premises, IT Enabled Services and
Products and Shipping and Logistics
Services[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
FCL is a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which holds a 73.85% equity stake in FCL. Company's operations including:
a) Engineering business:
This comprises industrial automation and coding
b) Residential project development:
Company is developing real estate projects called Vicinia in Chandivali, Mumbai. In addition, FCL earns substantial income from its real estate holdings.
c) Others:
It has many subsidiaries, JVs, and associate companies. However, the company has undertaken various divestment and business discontinuations over the years

  • Market Cap 826 Cr.
  • Current Price 640
  • High / Low 796 / 239
  • Stock P/E 38.2
  • Book Value 109
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 11.6 %
  • ROE 11.8 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Debtor days have improved from 46.1 to 28.6 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 5.89 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -46.4% over past five years.
  • Promoters have pledged 98.2% of their holding.

* 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: Engineering Industry: Engineering

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024
521.35 545.45 131.36 136.73 116.52 121.85 64.42 60.75 11.26 59.01 69.96 11.89 87.08
434.01 512.23 115.37 123.05 113.15 121.76 57.05 63.60 14.94 50.66 59.23 11.81 83.58
Operating Profit 87.34 33.22 15.99 13.68 3.37 0.09 7.37 -2.85 -3.68 8.35 10.73 0.08 3.50
OPM % 16.75% 6.09% 12.17% 10.01% 2.89% 0.07% 11.44% -4.69% -32.68% 14.15% 15.34% 0.67% 4.02%
-43.31 0.17 -42.03 -2.00 4,294.54 195.02 13.64 8.15 14.10 17.54 -19.73 2.96 -1.03
Interest 7.07 18.75 10.38 8.98 10.91 6.51 4.12 3.51 -0.90 0.62 0.69 0.17 0.80
Depreciation 14.12 17.63 11.23 11.41 8.08 6.82 4.50 4.49 1.36 3.33 3.32 0.35 0.43
Profit before tax 22.84 -2.99 -47.65 -8.71 4,278.92 181.78 12.39 -2.70 9.96 21.94 -13.01 2.52 1.24
Tax % 248.34% -56.86% -11.69% -27.32% -0.35% 19.87% -223.00% -51.11% -2.71% 27.67% -20.14% -55.95% -173.39%
-33.88 -4.69 -53.22 -11.09 4,293.80 145.66 40.02 -4.08 10.23 15.87 -15.63 3.93 3.39
EPS in Rs -11.33 -3.36 -38.52 -8.56 3,326.29 113.01 31.02 -3.16 7.93 12.30 -12.12 3.05 2.63
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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
1,999 3,067 3,546 3,231 2,999 2,822 2,853 2,731 932 515 442 126
1,948 2,914 3,417 3,194 2,892 2,693 2,710 2,701 821 465 461 124
Operating Profit 51 153 129 37 106 129 143 30 111 49 -19 2
OPM % 3% 5% 4% 1% 4% 5% 5% 1% 12% 10% -4% 2%
153 52 65 135 134 39 35 -171 -48 4,252 284 -1
Interest 51 79 91 107 74 96 89 101 52 42 18 2
Depreciation 45 54 22 75 71 77 77 98 68 41 27 2
Profit before tax 109 72 81 -9 95 -4 11 -341 -56 4,218 220 -2
Tax % 24% 30% 54% -423% 26% -682% 126% 1% -107% -0% 13% -122%
84 50 37 -48 89 -32 -3 -338 -117 4,229 192 -4
EPS in Rs 66.32 31.05 25.17 -45.39 65.49 -15.07 5.40 -251.63 -60.21 3,278.84 148.80 -3.46
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% -17% 93% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -27%
5 Years: -46%
3 Years: -49%
TTM: -72%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -7%
5 Years: 34%
3 Years: -18%
TTM: 720%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 42%
5 Years: 64%
3 Years: 103%
1 Year: 164%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
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
Equity Capital 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Reserves 410 398 431 206 301 303 251 -101 -154 73 212 127
Preference Capital 19 19 112 0 0 27 30 34 38 2 2
397 899 1,068 1,140 1,164 1,163 1,040 1,104 485 287 70 9
810 1,179 1,300 1,220 1,228 1,281 1,571 1,729 1,691 416 393 271
Total Liabilities 1,629 2,488 2,811 2,579 2,706 2,759 2,874 2,744 2,036 789 688 421
367 878 1,140 997 1,036 1,139 1,134 1,027 598 158 143 27
CWIP 13 29 51 72 74 94 87 29 4 1 2 0
Investments 119 10 26 92 73 80 81 123 60 117 145 171
1,129 1,571 1,594 1,418 1,524 1,445 1,573 1,565 1,374 513 398 223
Total Assets 1,629 2,488 2,811 2,579 2,706 2,759 2,874 2,744 2,036 789 688 421

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
95 114 98 120 67 170 207 229 366 201 55 -20
-85 -409 -51 -83 5 -130 -44 -143 65 9 216 8
-34 421 -80 -36 -20 -94 -230 -122 -382 -275 -243 -6
Net Cash Flow -25 126 -34 2 52 -53 -66 -36 49 -65 27 -19

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 65 66 60 59 56 54 60 54 47 62 48 29
Inventory Days 137 131 102 98 138 155 220 284 188 533 565 518
Days Payable 152 192 162 140 115 142 151 162 99 214 191 198
Cash Conversion Cycle 51 5 0 17 79 68 128 177 136 380 422 348
Working Capital Days 1 -14 0 -2 8 -4 -34 -64 -139 16 -62 -188
ROCE % 12% 14% 11% 3% 5% 5% 7% -2% 14% 12% 4%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85%
11.48% 11.52% 11.53% 11.53% 11.52% 11.52% 11.52% 11.52% 11.52% 11.51% 11.58% 11.56%
0.13% 0.12% 0.62% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86%
13.69% 13.65% 13.15% 13.65% 13.66% 13.70% 13.69% 13.68% 13.68% 13.67% 13.61% 13.63%
No. of Shareholders 11,75311,97112,02612,37311,72114,81914,33613,83013,58613,06712,61913,302

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