Linde India Ltd

Linde India Ltd

₹ 8,296 -0.61%
29 Apr 4:01 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 70,744 Cr.
  • Current Price 8,296
  • High / Low 8,485 / 3,809
  • Stock P/E 168
  • Book Value 377
  • Dividend Yield 0.05 %
  • ROCE 20.8 %
  • ROE 18.2 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 85.8% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 19.3%
  • Debtor days have improved from 76.6 to 55.5 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 22.2 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 13.0% 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: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
475 441 519 507 644 534 588 686 697 630 721 711 706
345 309 383 377 496 403 453 542 529 444 557 538 520
Operating Profit 130 132 136 130 148 132 135 144 168 186 164 174 186
OPM % 27% 30% 26% 26% 23% 25% 23% 21% 24% 29% 23% 24% 26%
14 299 18 11 21 14 11 35 28 22 18 19 22
Interest 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 47 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 48 66 49 50 51
Profit before tax 96 385 109 95 122 99 98 130 146 140 132 141 156
Tax % 35% 21% 35% 35% 36% 35% -72% 30% 23% 30% 26% 24% 25%
62 303 71 62 78 64 169 91 113 99 98 107 117
EPS in Rs 7.30 35.48 8.27 7.31 9.20 7.49 19.84 10.64 13.27 11.58 11.51 12.51 13.74
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 TTM
1,153 1,324 1,428 1,491 1,567 1,825 2,033 2,192 1,762 1,471 2,112 3,136 2,769
925 1,120 1,167 1,214 1,337 1,539 1,705 1,866 1,347 1,096 1,564 2,371 2,059
Operating Profit 228 205 261 277 230 287 328 326 415 375 548 764 710
OPM % 20% 15% 18% 19% 15% 16% 16% 15% 24% 25% 26% 24% 26%
18 74 59 11 22 34 11 23 862 44 348 109 80
Interest 1 40 74 103 90 116 116 103 86 6 3 6 5
Depreciation 71 113 129 181 162 195 206 199 177 176 181 253 215
Profit before tax 175 126 117 4 1 10 16 47 1,013 236 711 614 570
Tax % 30% 29% 34% -51% -4,164% -31% -17% 29% 28% 34% 28% 13%
122 89 77 5 23 13 19 33 727 156 514 536 421
EPS in Rs 14.27 10.49 9.07 0.63 2.75 1.57 2.22 3.93 85.27 18.24 60.26 62.82 49.34
Dividend Payout % 11% 14% 17% 237% 27% 48% 45% 38% 12% 16% 22% 19%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 21%
TTM: 11%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 86%
3 Years: 63%
TTM: -4%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 39%
5 Years: 77%
3 Years: 66%
1 Year: 109%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 18%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
Reserves 1,177 1,249 1,342 1,304 1,307 1,310 1,322 1,342 2,052 2,118 2,606 3,029 3,131
838 1,099 1,528 1,564 1,388 1,445 1,282 1,199 108 7 24 22 22
880 981 1,011 926 883 722 680 759 970 1,048 1,287 1,246 1,238
Total Liabilities 2,980 3,414 3,966 3,880 3,664 3,563 3,369 3,385 3,215 3,259 4,003 4,382 4,476
993 1,684 1,665 2,201 2,158 2,573 2,498 2,162 2,035 1,989 1,869 1,762 1,697
CWIP 499 576 744 356 577 80 36 44 53 17 68 225 371
Investments 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 0 2 2 16 16
1,474 1,139 1,542 1,308 915 895 821 1,179 1,127 1,251 2,064 2,378 2,391
Total Assets 2,980 3,414 3,966 3,880 3,664 3,563 3,369 3,385 3,215 3,259 4,003 4,382 4,476

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023
193 96 229 271 242 293 252 376 327 339 589 629
-419 -166 -385 -264 -58 -128 -59 -73 981 -54 98 -306
192 93 169 -8 -222 -80 -261 -216 -1,193 -201 -28 -119
Net Cash Flow -34 23 12 -1 -37 85 -68 87 115 84 659 203

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 103 85 74 75 78 71 63 61 79 101 73 56
Inventory Days 140 86 104 153 141 102 91 66 57 72 37 22
Days Payable 475 310 424 541 466 447 348 293 327 477 312 158
Cash Conversion Cycle -232 -139 -246 -313 -247 -274 -194 -166 -190 -303 -202 -80
Working Capital Days -19 -9 -32 -45 27 -50 -42 -39 -20 6 -3 -9
ROCE % 9% 4% 5% 3% 3% 4% 5% 6% 11% 10% 17% 21%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 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%
1.55% 2.38% 2.56% 2.59% 2.65% 2.77% 2.80% 2.77% 2.85% 2.89% 2.25% 2.31%
10.47% 8.71% 8.27% 8.31% 7.97% 7.77% 7.80% 8.01% 7.76% 7.44% 7.22% 7.45%
12.98% 13.91% 14.17% 14.10% 14.38% 14.45% 14.39% 14.23% 14.38% 14.67% 15.52% 15.23%
No. of Shareholders 46,08047,02346,25348,53751,97450,99550,48144,45744,13749,72454,66152,221

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