Birla Cable Ltd

Birla Cable Ltd

₹ 181 0.01%
06 Jun - close price
About

Incorporated in 1992, Birla Cable
Ltd manufactures and sells telecommunications cables, other types of wires & cables, etc.[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
BCL is a part of the M P Birla group and is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of all types of optical fibre cables, copper telecommunication cables, structured copper cables, specialty cables, and allied accessories

  • Market Cap 544 Cr.
  • Current Price 181
  • High / Low 317 / 125
  • Stock P/E 108
  • Book Value 84.8
  • Dividend Yield 0.96 %
  • ROCE 5.15 %
  • ROE 1.99 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.87% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.600 Cr.

* 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

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
162.19 147.86 199.34 199.70 245.30 174.10 174.71 161.97 174.72 165.91 181.72 157.80 156.23
144.74 139.66 182.45 183.77 222.76 161.62 164.72 150.71 167.66 159.57 172.36 148.58 148.32
Operating Profit 17.45 8.20 16.89 15.93 22.54 12.48 9.99 11.26 7.06 6.34 9.36 9.22 7.91
OPM % 10.76% 5.55% 8.47% 7.98% 9.19% 7.17% 5.72% 6.95% 4.04% 3.82% 5.15% 5.84% 5.06%
0.93 0.10 1.44 1.86 1.10 9.67 2.90 0.76 1.66 0.56 1.03 0.75 0.76
Interest 1.54 1.84 3.45 4.03 3.59 3.66 3.28 3.99 3.93 2.97 3.95 3.94 2.48
Depreciation 2.63 2.71 2.64 2.59 2.70 2.41 2.60 3.01 2.77 3.84 3.83 3.92 4.16
Profit before tax 14.21 3.75 12.24 11.17 17.35 16.08 7.01 5.02 2.02 0.09 2.61 2.11 2.03
Tax % 25.62% 18.93% 25.00% 25.69% 25.30% 25.44% 24.39% 25.50% 27.72% 66.67% 23.37% 26.54% 28.57%
10.58 3.05 9.18 8.30 12.96 11.98 5.30 3.74 1.46 0.03 2.00 1.55 1.45
EPS in Rs 3.53 1.02 3.06 2.77 4.32 3.99 1.77 1.25 0.49 0.01 0.67 0.52 0.48
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
291 264 250 211 325 502 223 329 535 792 686 662
255 235 223 198 290 423 206 303 492 728 645 629
Operating Profit 35 29 26 14 35 79 17 25 43 64 41 33
OPM % 12% 11% 11% 6% 11% 16% 8% 8% 8% 8% 6% 5%
2 4 -2 3 1 3 2 2 3 4 15 3
Interest 9 8 7 3 4 5 7 5 6 13 15 13
Depreciation 5 6 7 8 8 11 12 11 11 11 11 16
Profit before tax 23 18 11 5 24 66 0 11 29 45 30 7
Tax % 18% 32% 20% 39% 33% 29% -240% 25% 26% 25% 25% 26%
19 12 8 3 16 47 1 8 22 33 22 5
EPS in Rs 6.41 4.17 2.83 1.11 5.38 15.68 0.34 2.73 7.25 11.16 7.50 1.68
Dividend Payout % 16% 24% 35% 0% 19% 13% 0% 37% 21% 22% 23% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: -3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -9%
5 Years: 38%
3 Years: -39%
TTM: -70%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 15%
1 Year: -22%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 2%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Reserves 48 57 62 66 91 142 126 138 157 200 222 224
48 58 67 40 45 59 75 71 82 129 165 111
106 73 73 73 92 110 50 77 77 103 42 51
Total Liabilities 232 218 232 209 258 341 281 317 346 461 459 417
38 41 61 55 60 67 85 79 74 83 117 128
CWIP 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 2 3 0 0
Investments 14 14 19 20 11 19 9 13 12 30 37 42
178 162 152 133 187 248 187 225 258 345 304 247
Total Assets 232 218 232 209 258 341 281 317 346 461 459 417

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
4 8 29 30 -7 17 32 -1 3 -7 16 112
-11 -10 -20 -5 6 -25 -19 -3 -5 -24 -32 -38
7 1 -1 -31 1 8 0 -10 3 30 15 -74
Net Cash Flow -0 -1 7 -7 -0 -0 13 -14 0 -0 -0 1

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 118 113 111 118 117 118 133 147 106 100 114 92
Inventory Days 87 82 90 115 100 73 170 106 73 60 51 35
Days Payable 152 88 112 142 118 94 79 98 56 49 17 20
Cash Conversion Cycle 54 106 89 91 99 97 224 155 122 111 148 107
Working Capital Days 79 105 96 94 101 99 184 158 121 108 140 104
ROCE % 29% 20% 14% 6% 19% 36% 3% 7% 14% 18% 10% 5%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35%
0.40% 0.23% 0.01% 0.00% 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.34% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.13%
0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.21% 0.09% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
33.24% 33.42% 33.63% 33.64% 33.40% 33.56% 33.64% 33.31% 33.61% 33.65% 33.65% 33.52%
No. of Shareholders 39,61039,32439,12238,61138,41250,77451,58750,64151,46451,54950,94150,723

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