Ester Industries Ltd

Ester Industries Ltd

₹ 95.5 -0.91%
22 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1985, Ester Industries Ltd is a manufacturer of polyester film and engineering plastics.[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
EIL is an ISO certified leading manufacturer of
Polyester Film, Speciality Polymers and
rPET in India.

  • Market Cap 932 Cr.
  • Current Price 95.5
  • High / Low 156 / 68.6
  • Stock P/E 213
  • Book Value 97.3
  • Dividend Yield 0.63 %
  • ROCE 3.42 %
  • ROE 0.47 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.98 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.05% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -0.40% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.504 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 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
252.31 198.11 237.59 203.84 215.85 239.63 298.08 274.72 258.03 279.01 260.00 250.06 256.06
236.80 193.97 241.25 212.13 211.46 226.85 266.11 233.07 225.20 253.04 249.27 239.68 231.70
Operating Profit 15.51 4.14 -3.66 -8.29 4.39 12.78 31.97 41.65 32.83 25.97 10.73 10.38 24.36
OPM % 6.15% 2.09% -1.54% -4.07% 2.03% 5.33% 10.73% 15.16% 12.72% 9.31% 4.13% 4.15% 9.51%
3.37 8.37 6.39 7.10 4.41 4.14 4.36 2.63 3.34 5.97 3.30 3.96 1.21
Interest 8.09 9.23 9.56 9.23 9.31 8.53 10.09 8.39 8.67 8.06 9.52 8.61 8.90
Depreciation 9.74 10.03 10.45 10.87 11.45 11.00 10.88 10.74 10.76 10.90 10.78 10.88 10.67
Profit before tax 1.05 -6.75 -17.28 -21.29 -11.96 -2.61 15.36 25.15 16.74 12.98 -6.27 -5.15 6.00
Tax % -178.10% -21.78% -26.16% -24.24% -23.41% -21.46% 24.22% 26.00% 26.34% 25.73% -23.13% -5.24% 26.00%
2.93 -5.28 -12.76 -16.13 -9.16 -2.04 11.64 18.61 12.33 9.64 -4.81 -4.89 4.44
EPS in Rs 0.35 -0.63 -1.53 -1.93 -0.97 -0.22 1.24 1.98 1.31 0.99 -0.49 -0.50 0.45
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
895 768 703 807 1,028 1,039 992 1,110 1,077 855 1,070 1,045
823 696 660 740 919 848 756 937 977 858 951 974
Operating Profit 72 72 43 66 109 191 236 173 101 -3 120 71
OPM % 8% 9% 6% 8% 11% 18% 24% 16% 9% -0% 11% 7%
2 3 6 5 5 7 8 60 142 25 14 14
Interest 37 36 33 33 34 24 19 25 30 37 36 35
Depreciation 32 32 32 31 32 35 35 37 39 43 43 43
Profit before tax 5 7 -16 7 47 139 190 171 173 -57 55 8
Tax % 21% 33% -33% 29% 34% 28% 25% 19% 7% -24% 26% 42%
4 5 -11 5 31 100 142 139 161 -43 41 4
EPS in Rs 0.61 0.55 -1.28 0.63 3.73 11.93 17.04 16.65 19.31 -4.61 4.31 0.45
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 21% 20% 20% 3% 0% 0% 56%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: -2%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: -50%
3 Years: -70%
TTM: -89%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: -8%
3 Years: -10%
1 Year: -21%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 0%
Last Year: 0%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 31 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 47 47 49
Reserves 242 252 235 242 273 366 475 587 733 779 861 901
376 316 310 307 248 156 208 320 386 367 300 334
66 80 94 114 103 127 139 153 116 99 107 121
Total Liabilities 715 689 681 704 665 691 864 1,101 1,276 1,292 1,316 1,405
399 385 416 399 387 364 377 388 371 397 406 388
CWIP 12 23 2 1 3 23 22 19 78 82 39 34
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 181 424 442 510 545
304 280 263 304 275 304 367 513 403 371 360 438
Total Assets 715 689 681 704 665 691 864 1,101 1,276 1,292 1,316 1,405

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
68 81 50 51 117 172 151 79 138 66 80 53
-36 -20 -11 -15 -23 -51 -154 -122 -156 -37 -103 -105
-18 -75 -38 -36 -94 -120 3 65 24 43 -54 31
Net Cash Flow 14 -14 -0 -0 -0 0 0 23 5 72 -77 -21
Free Cash Flow 32 58 36 36 91 129 105 18 12 9 65 34
CFO/OP 96% 115% 115% 77% 117% 107% 83% 78% 147% -2,654% 69% 82%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 48 53 60 67 44 43 56 64 46 46 45 44
Inventory Days 74 96 92 77 65 65 98 110 73 69 69 84
Days Payable 11 18 15 26 12 19 27 34 14 22 18 25
Cash Conversion Cycle 111 131 137 118 97 88 126 140 106 93 96 103
Working Capital Days -6 0 -16 -22 10 39 52 65 13 -21 24 39
ROCE % 7% 7% 3% 7% 14% 29% 32% 17% 7% -3% 7% 3%

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Capacity Utilization - Polyester Films
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Installed Capacity - Polyester Films
KTPA
Polyester Films Sales Volume
MT
Specialty Polymers Sales Volume
MT
rPET Sales Volume
MT
Share of Value Added Products (Consolidated)
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026May 2026
64.04% 64.04% 62.45% 62.45% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.73% 62.73% 62.72% 62.72% 62.32%
0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.10% 0.04% 0.08% 0.17% 0.03% 0.06% 0.05% 0.03%
0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.44% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.13% 0.16% 0.15%
35.91% 35.92% 37.50% 37.49% 37.06% 37.55% 37.51% 37.09% 37.19% 37.09% 37.07% 37.48%
No. of Shareholders 41,56441,44741,42837,80338,29138,64037,77237,68138,33737,69436,92436,623

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