Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd

Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd

₹ 132 1.00%
25 Apr - close price
About

Incorporated in 1979, Lords Chloro Alkali
Ltd manufactures caustic soda and other chemicals[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
LCAL n ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certified producer and exporter of a wide range of chemicals in North India.

  • Market Cap 331 Cr.
  • Current Price 132
  • High / Low 217 / 91.0
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 66.7
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 44.2 %
  • ROE 37.3 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Debtor days have improved from 29.1 to 15.1 days.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 42.5 days to 15.2 days

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.3.03 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chlor Alkali / Soda Ash

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Quarterly Results

Figures in Rs. Crores

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
43.38 47.41 44.56 47.23 68.05 80.24 84.39 76.47 74.31 59.88 52.37 48.12 58.16
41.79 46.72 39.19 42.72 48.91 53.24 51.51 53.27 53.86 52.65 51.58 48.99 59.81
Operating Profit 1.59 0.69 5.37 4.51 19.14 27.00 32.88 23.20 20.45 7.23 0.79 -0.87 -1.65
OPM % 3.67% 1.46% 12.05% 9.55% 28.13% 33.65% 38.96% 30.34% 27.52% 12.07% 1.51% -1.81% -2.84%
0.34 2.76 0.17 1.58 0.58 0.20 0.23 0.24 0.32 0.65 1.30 0.71 0.37
Interest 1.09 1.63 1.09 1.22 0.94 1.52 0.76 0.50 0.69 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.62
Depreciation 1.58 0.83 1.65 1.74 1.82 2.06 1.90 2.05 2.06 2.06 2.01 2.21 2.37
Profit before tax -0.74 0.99 2.80 3.13 16.96 23.62 30.45 20.89 18.02 5.36 -0.36 -2.81 -4.27
Tax % 14.86% 47.47% 27.50% 32.27% 34.61% 27.90% 27.62% 29.92% 28.80% 30.41% 13.89% 56.58% 25.06%
-0.64 0.51 2.03 2.12 11.09 17.04 22.04 14.63 12.82 3.73 -0.32 -1.22 -3.20
EPS in Rs -0.25 0.20 0.81 0.84 4.41 6.77 8.76 5.82 5.10 1.48 -0.13 -0.49 -1.27
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
27 0 0 9 98 121 166 251 204 154 240 295 219
37 3 3 12 84 108 145 209 182 149 184 211 213
Operating Profit -10 -3 -3 -3 13 13 21 42 22 5 56 84 6
OPM % -37% -37% 14% 11% 12% 17% 11% 3% 23% 28% 3%
2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 3
Interest 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 4 5 2 2
Depreciation 5 4 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9
Profit before tax -13 -4 -5 -4 9 8 15 34 14 -2 47 75 -2
Tax % 35% 12% 9% 82% 21% 55% 42% 32% 25% 15% 31% 29%
-8 -3 -4 -1 7 4 8 23 10 -2 32 53 -1
EPS in Rs -3.27 -1.28 -1.68 -0.27 2.98 1.43 3.37 9.14 4.09 -0.81 12.83 21.16 -0.41
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 13%
TTM: -31%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 34%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: 71%
TTM: -102%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 54%
1 Year: -37%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 24%
Last Year: 37%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Reserves 17 13 9 8 15 19 27 50 61 59 91 144 143
6 5 17 51 63 67 76 68 61 65 42 22 22
24 21 20 16 16 14 22 23 24 31 42 46 42
Total Liabilities 71 64 71 100 120 126 151 166 171 180 200 238 231
33 29 26 62 60 83 111 124 120 121 126 124 137
CWIP 8 10 19 8 16 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 25 26 30 44 42 39 42 51 58 74 103 91
Total Assets 71 64 71 100 120 126 151 166 171 180 200 238 231

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
-1 3 -4 -8 3 5 28 38 6 -2 67 69
2 -2 -8 -25 -10 -10 -33 -19 -0 -1 -6 -15
-0 -1 12 34 11 2 7 -11 -11 -3 -30 -24
Net Cash Flow 1 0 0 0 3 -3 1 8 -5 -6 31 30

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 65 199 40 27 8 13 30 50 22 15
Inventory Days 231 3,547 226 359 397 86 190 367 137 98
Days Payable 176 1,792 13 18 15 3 13 25 8 8
Cash Conversion Cycle 121 1,955 253 368 389 96 208 392 151 105
Working Capital Days 88 363 102 79 28 11 50 87 25 15
ROCE % -26% -8% -10% -5% 12% 8% 14% 27% 12% -1% 32% 44%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

8 Recently
Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
68.60% 68.60% 74.72% 74.72% 74.72% 74.73% 74.73% 74.73% 74.73% 74.73% 74.67% 74.66%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02%
0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
31.35% 31.36% 25.24% 25.24% 25.24% 25.24% 25.25% 25.24% 25.24% 25.24% 25.30% 25.27%
No. of Shareholders 43,15143,03742,93742,95643,80245,90646,34446,63547,15147,73647,50349,546

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