Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd

Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd

₹ 237 -1.16%
22 Jul 4:01 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1983, Popular Vehicles and Services Limited is engaged in the business of automobile dealerships in India.[1]

Key Points

Business Profile[1] Popular Vehicles and Services is an automobile dealer catering to the complete life cycle of vehicle ownership, from sale of new vehicles, servicing and repairing vehicles, distributing spare parts and accessories, facilitating sale and exchange of preowned vehicles and sale of third-party financial and insurance products, and operating driving schools.

  • Market Cap 1,684 Cr.
  • Current Price 237
  • High / Low 297 / 199
  • Stock P/E 68.7
  • Book Value 69.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 9.96 %
  • ROE 6.76 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.42 times its book value
  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.90% 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Trading Industry: Trading

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024
658.34 606.24 810.71 666.86 605.08
633.29 581.06 769.43 639.61 577.77
Operating Profit 25.05 25.18 41.28 27.25 27.31
OPM % 3.81% 4.15% 5.09% 4.09% 4.51%
2.40 4.20 3.15 6.55 5.11
Interest 11.09 11.12 15.13 16.01 12.38
Depreciation 11.82 11.53 12.03 12.49 12.45
Profit before tax 4.54 6.73 17.27 5.30 7.59
Tax % 61.89% 17.09% 9.21% 23.21% -1.19%
1.73 5.58 15.68 4.07 7.68
EPS in Rs 1.38 4.45 2.50 0.65 1.08
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
2,253 1,839 1,692 1,866 2,514 2,644
2,210 1,782 1,607 1,783 2,394 2,529
Operating Profit 43 57 84 82 119 115
OPM % 2% 3% 5% 4% 5% 4%
13 32 12 12 10 19
Interest 21 43 35 39 45 55
Depreciation 16 36 39 42 46 48
Profit before tax 19 10 22 14 39 31
Tax % 35% -38% 29% 49% 25% 16%
12 13 16 7 29 26
EPS in Rs 9.79 10.72 12.64 5.56 23.39 3.63
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 16%
TTM: 5%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 15%
3 Years: 15%
TTM: -20%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: %
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 7%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 13 13 13 13 13 14
Reserves 170 169 184 192 220 478
266 380 378 482 508 463
138 215 133 138 115 268
Total Liabilities 587 777 707 824 856 1,223
132 285 288 385 387 428
CWIP 28 23 16 12 6 13
Investments 50 70 62 62 93 111
377 398 341 365 371 672
Total Assets 587 777 707 824 856 1,223

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
-73 147 75 27 86 115
-37 -28 2 -27 -57 -176
100 -116 -56 -31 -30 89
Net Cash Flow -9 3 21 -30 -1 28

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 20 10 19 13 12 12
Inventory Days 34 52 38 48 35 50
Days Payable 7 29 9 12 7 19
Cash Conversion Cycle 46 33 47 49 40 43
Working Capital Days 33 26 33 37 29 32
ROCE % 5% 10% 8% 12% 10%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2024Jun 2024
61.18% 61.18%
7.01% 16.01%
10.26% 12.12%
21.54% 10.68%
No. of Shareholders 93,69072,611

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