Forbes & Company Ltd

Forbes & Company Ltd

₹ 324 -2.54%
18 May 3:29 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1919, Forbes & Company Ltd
is in the business of Health, Hygiene, Safety Products and its services, manufacturing &
sale of engineering products, real estate development project and leasing of
premises, IT Enabled Services and
Products and Shipping and Logistics
Services[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
FCL is a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which holds a 73.85% equity stake in FCL. Company's operations including:
a) Engineering business:
This comprises industrial automation and coding
b) Residential project development:
Company is developing real estate projects called Vicinia in Chandivali, Mumbai. In addition, FCL earns substantial income from its real estate holdings.
c) Others:
It has many subsidiaries, JVs, and associate companies. However, the company has undertaken various divestment and business discontinuations over the years

  • Market Cap 418 Cr.
  • Current Price 324
  • High / Low 477 / 302
  • Stock P/E 31.1
  • Book Value 155
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 8.76 %
  • ROE 6.40 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Promoters have pledged 98.2% of their holding.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.14.1 Cr.
  • Debtor days have increased from 24.1 to 37.2 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from -74.6 days to 124 days

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
11.26 11.37 15.54 11.89 87.08 35.79 34.66 40.23 88.68 22.45 18.70 17.80 17.19
14.94 11.30 17.04 11.81 83.58 31.00 30.45 36.75 77.13 21.30 15.83 14.78 18.00
Operating Profit -3.68 0.07 -1.50 0.08 3.50 4.79 4.21 3.48 11.55 1.15 2.87 3.02 -0.81
OPM % -32.68% 0.62% -9.65% 0.67% 4.02% 13.38% 12.15% 8.65% 13.02% 5.12% 15.35% 16.97% -4.71%
14.10 17.40 -20.24 2.96 -1.03 2.31 2.60 10.19 97.29 5.34 6.22 2.55 1.40
Interest -0.90 0.24 0.39 0.17 0.80 0.23 0.20 0.21 0.13 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.18
Depreciation 1.36 0.41 0.46 0.35 0.43 0.38 0.37 0.42 0.41 0.57 0.56 0.52 1.26
Profit before tax 9.96 16.82 -22.59 2.52 1.24 6.49 6.24 13.04 108.30 5.76 8.38 4.89 -0.85
Tax % -2.71% 36.09% 0.53% -55.95% -173.39% 18.64% 17.63% 27.15% 5.04% 15.62% 24.46% 14.31% 131.76%
10.23 10.75 -22.71 3.93 3.39 5.28 5.14 9.50 102.84 4.86 6.33 4.19 -1.97
EPS in Rs 7.93 8.33 -17.60 3.05 2.63 4.09 3.98 7.36 79.72 3.77 4.91 3.25 -1.53
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
3,546 3,231 2,999 2,822 2,853 2,731 932 515 47 125 199 76
3,417 3,194 2,892 2,693 2,710 2,701 821 465 76 119 173 69
Operating Profit 129 37 106 129 143 30 111 49 -29 6 26 8
OPM % 4% 1% 4% 5% 5% 1% 12% 10% -63% 5% 13% 10%
65 135 134 39 35 -171 -48 4,252 243 -5 110 14
Interest 91 107 74 96 89 101 52 42 10 1 1 1
Depreciation 22 75 71 77 77 98 68 41 6 2 2 3
Profit before tax 81 -9 95 -4 11 -341 -56 4,218 198 -2 134 18
Tax % 54% 423% 26% 682% 126% -1% 107% -0% 3% 116% 8% 26%
37 -48 89 -32 -3 -338 -117 4,229 192 -4 123 13
EPS in Rs 25.17 -45.39 65.49 -15.07 5.40 -251.63 -60.21 3,278.84 148.80 -3.46 95.16 10.40
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 4% -17% 93% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -31%
5 Years: -39%
3 Years: 18%
TTM: -62%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: -19%
3 Years: 37%
TTM: -88%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 44%
3 Years: 11%
1 Year: -13%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 19%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Reserves 431 206 301 303 251 -101 -154 73 212 127 207 186
1,180 1,140 1,164 1,189 1,070 1,137 523 288 9 5 5 6
1,188 1,220 1,228 1,254 1,541 1,695 1,654 415 467 275 77 49
Total Liabilities 2,811 2,579 2,706 2,759 2,874 2,744 2,036 789 701 421 301 255
1,140 997 1,036 1,139 1,134 1,027 598 158 29 27 27 27
CWIP 51 72 74 94 87 29 4 1 0 0 0 0
Investments 26 92 73 80 81 123 60 117 145 171 200 164
1,594 1,418 1,524 1,445 1,573 1,565 1,374 513 527 223 74 63
Total Assets 2,811 2,579 2,706 2,759 2,874 2,744 2,036 789 701 421 301 255

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
98 120 67 170 207 229 366 201 55 -20 -11
-51 -83 5 -130 -44 -143 65 9 216 1 7
-80 -36 -20 -94 -230 -122 -382 -275 -243 -6 -1
Net Cash Flow -34 2 52 -53 -66 -36 49 -65 27 -26 -5
Free Cash Flow 37 35 -20 15 163 145 494 150 235 -2 -3
CFO/OP 109% 435% 92% 158% 157% 823% 328% 458% -191% -358% -50%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 60 59 56 54 60 54 47 62 61 20 15 37
Inventory Days 102 98 138 155 220 284 188 533 892 43 113
Days Payable 162 140 115 142 151 162 99 214 217 71 167
Cash Conversion Cycle 0 17 79 68 128 177 136 380 61 695 -13 -17
Working Capital Days -17 -29 -27 -42 -71 -126 -273 -135 -175 -299 -49 124
ROCE % 11% 3% 5% 5% 7% -2% 14% 12% -9% 5% 16% 9%

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Shareholding Pattern

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85% 73.85%
11.52% 11.51% 11.58% 11.56% 11.51% 11.30% 10.16% 8.24% 8.24% 8.24% 8.24% 8.24%
0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.19% 0.19% 0.19% 0.19% 0.11%
0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86% 0.86%
13.68% 13.67% 13.61% 13.63% 13.68% 13.89% 15.04% 16.85% 16.87% 16.87% 16.85% 16.95%
No. of Shareholders 13,58613,06712,61913,30213,12812,85212,83613,06112,94612,74312,39112,184

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