Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd

Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd

₹ 186 -1.64%
24 Apr 2:25 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1980, Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd is in the business of manufacturing Boron and Lithium products[1]

Key Points

Product & Usage:[1]
a) Boric Acid Technical Grade Granular:
IBCL is first in the country to be awarded BIS certification for manufacturing Boric Acid Technical Grade. This is used in fused products i.e. glass, glass fibre ceramics, fritss, glazed, porcelain enamels. It is also used as fluxes and metallurgical operations like welding, brazing, paste fluxes and soldering fluxes, etc. and as a catalyst in cyclohexane and hydrocarbon oxidation.
b) Boric Acid Technical Grade Powder:
This is used in metallurgical operations like welding and brazing, fire retardant, and as catalysts in cyclohexane and hydrocarbon oxidation. Itis also used as condensers, dishwashing products, lubricants, in nuclear applications and in agricultural as micronutrients in thefertilizers.
c) Boric Acid IP Grade:
Company is the only Indian manufacturer of IP grade Boric Acid with an FDA license. IP Grade is used in eye wash, ointments, foot powder, shampoo, skin cream, mouthwash and in veterinary formulations.
Disodium Octaborare Tetra hydrate (D.O.T.):
IBCL has a Fertilizer licence for manufacturing Disodium OCTA-borate Tetra-hydrate, which is an important value-added Agriculture Micro nutrient Fertilizer. It was developed using in-house technology and is used in manufacturing solution or suspension fertilizers, formulations of high-performance liquids containing Boron or with combination of other nutrients for spraying on soil or through irrigation, and for formulation
of soluble micronutrients powders for foliar spraying. It is also used as fire retardant in cellulosic materials such as cotton batting,
paper, fabric, wooden composites etc.,
in fire retardant treatments for clothing,
drapes or curtains, rugs, ironing board
covers, firefighter clothing and fire retarded
paper products, in water-based systems
for corrosion inhibition, lubrication, thermal oxidative stabilization. It is used to manufacture water treatment chemicals and as an additive to reduce abrasiveness and to control viscosity in cleaning products such hand cleaners, polishes, and waxes, cleaning compounds.
**d) Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate: **
This is used in manufacturing lubricant greases, dyestuff and speciality resins. It is also used in batteries of electric
vehicles

  • Market Cap 596 Cr.
  • Current Price 186
  • High / Low 263 / 141
  • Stock P/E 13.8
  • Book Value 98.0
  • Dividend Yield 0.53 %
  • ROCE 18.5 %
  • ROE 13.8 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 91.0 days to 50.1 days

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.32% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -4.62%

* 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

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
44.81 48.76 52.52 51.14 55.36 55.94 54.98 46.80 44.06 45.46 49.76 37.87 37.51
33.75 35.39 37.57 37.53 37.40 40.54 43.15 36.64 34.88 33.89 33.31 28.71 27.44
Operating Profit 11.06 13.37 14.95 13.61 17.96 15.40 11.83 10.16 9.18 11.57 16.45 9.16 10.07
OPM % 24.68% 27.42% 28.47% 26.61% 32.44% 27.53% 21.52% 21.71% 20.84% 25.45% 33.06% 24.19% 26.85%
1.30 0.78 2.26 1.95 1.85 2.22 2.81 2.51 2.54 3.16 3.05 4.14 4.04
Interest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Depreciation 0.26 0.26 0.24 0.25 0.46 0.61 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.59 0.50 0.52 0.62
Profit before tax 12.10 13.89 16.97 15.31 19.26 17.01 14.08 12.10 11.15 14.14 19.00 12.78 13.49
Tax % 31.57% 24.69% 24.16% 25.67% 29.23% 26.40% 27.27% 27.36% 27.53% 20.16% 27.05% 29.34% 33.88%
8.28 10.46 12.87 11.38 13.62 12.52 10.25 8.79 8.08 11.29 13.86 9.03 8.92
EPS in Rs 2.58 3.26 4.01 3.55 4.24 3.90 3.19 2.74 2.52 3.52 4.32 2.81 2.78
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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
66 63 73 65 67 97 128 115 144 175 215 191 171
51 51 57 53 56 79 108 97 100 128 153 149 123
Operating Profit 15 12 16 12 10 17 20 19 44 48 62 43 47
OPM % 23% 19% 21% 18% 16% 18% 16% 16% 31% 27% 29% 22% 28%
3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 8 11 14
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Profit before tax 17 15 18 14 12 20 24 23 47 50 69 51 59
Tax % 34% 33% 32% 32% 30% 35% 27% 23% 26% 27% 26% 25%
11 10 12 9 8 13 18 18 35 36 50 38 43
EPS in Rs 3.28 2.79 3.87 2.85 2.59 4.09 5.48 5.46 10.82 11.31 15.70 11.97 13.43
Dividend Payout % 5% 5% 4% 5% 6% 4% 3% 4% 9% 1% 6% 8%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: -15%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 3%
TTM: 9%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 58%
3 Years: 7%
1 Year: 5%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 18%
Last Year: 14%

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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Reserves 56 63 74 83 91 100 117 135 170 204 252 289 311
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
7 7 8 8 9 12 11 10 17 14 20 18 18
Total Liabilities 69 74 85 94 103 116 131 148 190 222 275 310 342
3 3 11 20 52 51 50 46 89 91 96 99 98
CWIP 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Investments 22 35 15 33 24 21 38 19 41 14 19 53 33
43 36 58 39 26 43 42 83 59 116 158 157 210
Total Assets 69 74 85 94 103 116 131 148 190 222 275 310 342

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
7 13 -7 12 20 -2 15 13 26 11 51 68
-8 -7 22 -23 -24 5 -16 26 -63 26 -8 -31
1 -5 -2 -1 -0 -1 -1 -0 -1 -3 -3 -3
Net Cash Flow 0 1 14 -12 -4 3 -2 39 -38 34 39 34

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 17 16 17 30 28 33 27 25 22 21 22 26
Inventory Days 102 102 237 205 38 62 53 56 117 262 215 80
Days Payable 29 33 40 41 34 20 9 15 31 23 13 13
Cash Conversion Cycle 90 86 214 195 31 75 71 66 108 260 224 93
Working Capital Days 42 42 121 108 30 77 66 39 56 123 100 50
ROCE % 32% 23% 25% 17% 13% 20% 22% 17% 30% 26% 29% 18%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
54.19% 53.78% 53.78% 53.00% 52.07% 52.07% 52.07% 50.80% 50.79% 50.79% 50.79% 50.79%
0.06% 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.22% 0.01% 0.03% 0.10% 0.00% 0.06% 0.01% 0.02%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
45.76% 46.12% 46.10% 46.94% 47.71% 47.90% 47.89% 49.09% 49.15% 49.14% 49.20% 49.16%
No. of Shareholders 21,00521,68720,74121,06822,91927,02927,86328,11127,43629,81729,64628,603

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

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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