Mercator Ltd

Mercator Ltd

₹ 0.85 0.00%
10 Mar 2023
About

Mercator Ltd along with its subsidiaries is a diversified group engaged in shipping, gas, coal mining and E&P activities. It commenced business as a shipping company in 1984 and has over the years, through its subsidiaries, diversified into various other sectors like coal mining and logistics, E&P and dredging. [1]

Key Points

Segment Revenue in FY21
Coal Mining, Trading and Logistics - 98% vs (78% in FY 20)
Shipping & Dredging - 2% vs (21% in FY 20)
Revenue in FY21 decreased drastically mainly due to decrease in revenue of Shipping business from 132 Cr in FY20 to 7 Cr in FY21 [1]

  • Market Cap 25.7 Cr.
  • Current Price 0.85
  • High / Low /
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value -42.0
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE %
  • ROE %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Promoter holding is low: 3.01%
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.763 Cr.
  • Promoters have pledged 98.9% of their holding.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -7.98%

* 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: Shipping Industry: Shipping

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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
-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 -2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 296
Operating Profit -2 -3 2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -296
OPM %
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Interest 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax -59 -0 5 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -292
Tax % 16% -1,120% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
-68 1 5 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -292
EPS in Rs -2.25 0.03 0.15 -0.01 -0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 -9.64
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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
551 497 659 589 538 406 312 132 7 0 0 0
540 372 465 365 344 311 393 196 32 8 12 304
Operating Profit 12 125 194 223 194 94 -81 -64 -25 -8 -12 -304
OPM % 2% 25% 29% 38% 36% 23% -26% -49% -363%
14 27 21 23 20 5 -178 -700 31 13 12 14
Interest 133 73 71 93 97 104 117 220 210 0 0 0
Depreciation 109 68 92 127 147 138 124 41 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax -216 11 52 26 -30 -143 -500 -1,025 -204 4 0 -290
Tax % 1% 14% 4% 4% 3% 30% 2% 0% 5% -27% 0% 0%
-217 9 50 25 -31 -185 -511 -1,026 -213 5 0 -290
EPS in Rs -8.88 0.38 2.02 1.01 -1.13 -6.12 -16.91 -33.91 -7.05 0.17 0.01 -9.60
Dividend Payout % 0% 27% 10% 10% -4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
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Compounded Profit Growth
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5 Years: -3%
3 Years: -15%
TTM: -70895%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -30%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: -16%
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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
Equity Capital 24 24 24 24 27 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Reserves 645 640 676 727 795 741 223 -802 -1,015 -1,009 -1,009 -1,299
781 881 932 993 1,014 953 1,196 962 964 943 943 225
611 147 170 141 219 218 139 243 421 419 418 1,232
Total Liabilities 2,062 1,692 1,803 1,886 2,055 1,942 1,588 434 400 383 382 188
1,233 923 972 1,152 1,055 847 453 17 8 1 1 0
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investments 4 3 17 36 46 75 474 64 64 64 64 0
825 766 814 698 953 1,013 661 354 329 319 318 188
Total Assets 2,062 1,692 1,803 1,886 2,055 1,942 1,588 434 400 383 382 188

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
71 132 155 292 188 132 -24 8 8 -4 -2 95
670 -271 -72 -300 -175 -92 57 104 -6 27 2 -95
-627 8 -49 -42 18 -59 -44 -118 -1 -22 -1 0
Net Cash Flow 114 -131 35 -50 31 -18 -11 -7 1 1 -2 -0

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 138 137 133 104 116 146 79 127 2,223
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 138 137 133 104 116 146 79 127 2,223
Working Capital Days -195 -17 83 -22 20 -6 28 -1,961 -47,549
ROCE % -4% 6% 8% 7% 4% -0% -8% -11% 10%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
10.83% 7.11% 7.11% 6.84% 6.84% 6.84% 4.45% 4.45% 4.45% 4.45% 3.01% 3.01%
3.74% 3.21% 3.21% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
85.40% 89.66% 89.66% 93.16% 93.16% 93.16% 95.53% 95.51% 95.55% 95.54% 96.99% 96.99%
No. of Shareholders 83,94787,70190,14895,0401,09,3481,08,9831,07,6441,06,6421,05,7251,05,71046,59146,525

* 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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