Linde India Ltd

Linde India Ltd

₹ 8,167 0.28%
22 Jul 12:22 p.m.
About

Linde India Limited, a subsidiary of BOC Group,UK (owns 75% stake in the co), is primarily engaged in manufacture of industrial and medical gases and construction of cryogenic and non cryogenic air separation plants.[1]

Key Points

Business Segment
Gas and Related Products: It comprises of pipeline gas supplies to large industrial customers like primary steel, glass and chemical industries, supply of liquefied gases through Cryogenic tankers (Bulk) to cater to demand across a wide range of industrial sectors and compressed gas supply in cylinders (Packaged Gas) for meeting smaller demand for gases mainly across fabrication, manufacturing and construction industry.
Healthcare business: It provides high quality gases for pharmaceutical use such as medical oxygen, synthetic air and nitrous oxide in addition to providing state of the art medical gas distribution systems to major hospitals.
Project Engineering division (PED): It comprises the business of design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Air Separation plants and related projects on turnkey basis. [1][2]

  • Market Cap 69,646 Cr.
  • Current Price 8,167
  • High / Low 9,935 / 4,561
  • Stock P/E 165
  • Book Value 403
  • Dividend Yield 0.05 %
  • ROCE 17.4 %
  • ROE 12.9 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 66.2% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 21.8%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 19.8 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
441 519 507 644 534 588 686 697 630 721 711 706 630
309 383 377 496 403 453 542 529 444 557 538 520 452
Operating Profit 132 136 130 148 132 135 144 168 186 164 174 186 179
OPM % 30% 26% 26% 23% 25% 23% 21% 24% 30% 23% 24% 26% 28%
299 18 11 21 14 11 35 28 22 18 19 22 18
Interest 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4
Depreciation 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 48 66 49 50 51 52
Profit before tax 385 109 95 122 99 98 130 146 140 132 141 156 141
Tax % 21% 35% 35% 36% 35% -72% 30% 23% 30% 26% 24% 25% 26%
303 71 62 78 64 169 91 113 99 98 107 117 104
EPS in Rs 35.48 8.27 7.31 9.20 7.49 19.84 10.64 13.27 11.58 11.51 12.51 13.74 12.23
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
1,324 1,428 1,491 1,567 1,825 2,033 2,192 1,762 1,471 2,112 3,136 2,769
1,120 1,167 1,214 1,337 1,539 1,705 1,866 1,347 1,096 1,564 2,371 2,066
Operating Profit 205 261 277 230 287 328 326 415 375 548 765 702
OPM % 15% 18% 19% 15% 16% 16% 15% 24% 25% 26% 24% 25%
74 59 11 22 34 11 23 862 44 348 109 77
Interest 40 74 103 90 116 116 103 86 6 3 6 7
Depreciation 113 129 181 162 195 206 199 177 176 181 253 201
Profit before tax 126 117 4 1 10 16 47 1,013 236 711 614 571
Tax % 29% 34% -51% -4,164% -31% -17% 29% 28% 34% 28% 13% 25%
89 77 5 23 13 19 33 727 156 514 536 426
EPS in Rs 10.49 9.07 0.63 2.75 1.57 2.22 3.93 85.27 18.24 60.26 62.82 49.99
Dividend Payout % 14% 17% 237% 27% 48% 45% 38% 12% 16% 22% 19% 24%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 23%
TTM: -12%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 66%
3 Years: 42%
TTM: -20%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 37%
5 Years: 75%
3 Years: 69%
1 Year: 78%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 13%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
Reserves 1,249 1,342 1,304 1,307 1,310 1,322 1,342 2,052 2,118 2,606 3,029 3,349
1,099 1,528 1,564 1,388 1,445 1,282 1,199 108 7 24 22 21
981 1,011 926 883 722 680 759 970 1,048 1,287 1,246 1,324
Total Liabilities 3,414 3,966 3,880 3,664 3,563 3,369 3,385 3,215 3,259 4,003 4,382 4,780
1,684 1,665 2,201 2,158 2,573 2,498 2,162 2,035 1,989 1,869 1,762 1,822
CWIP 576 744 356 577 80 36 44 53 17 68 225 483
Investments 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 0 2 2 16 27
1,139 1,542 1,308 915 895 821 1,179 1,127 1,251 2,064 2,378 2,448
Total Assets 3,414 3,966 3,880 3,664 3,563 3,369 3,385 3,215 3,259 4,003 4,382 4,780

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
96 229 271 242 293 252 376 327 339 589 629 437
-166 -385 -264 -58 -128 -59 -73 981 -54 98 -306 -539
93 169 -8 -222 -80 -261 -216 -1,193 -201 -28 -119 -105
Net Cash Flow 23 12 -1 -37 85 -68 87 115 84 659 203 -208

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 85 74 75 78 71 63 61 79 101 73 47 63
Inventory Days 86 104 153 141 102 91 66 57 72 37 22 32
Days Payable 310 424 541 466 447 348 293 327 477 312 156 235
Cash Conversion Cycle -139 -246 -313 -247 -274 -194 -166 -190 -303 -202 -87 -139
Working Capital Days -9 -32 -45 27 -50 -42 -39 -20 6 -3 -9 -11
ROCE % 4% 5% 3% 3% 4% 5% 6% 11% 10% 17% 21% 17%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024
75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
2.38% 2.56% 2.59% 2.65% 2.77% 2.80% 2.77% 2.85% 2.89% 2.25% 2.31% 3.03%
8.71% 8.27% 8.31% 7.97% 7.77% 7.80% 8.01% 7.76% 7.44% 7.22% 7.45% 6.84%
13.91% 14.17% 14.10% 14.38% 14.45% 14.39% 14.23% 14.38% 14.67% 15.52% 15.23% 15.13%
No. of Shareholders 47,02346,25348,53751,97450,99550,48144,45744,13749,72454,66152,22160,138

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